ABSTRACT Park rangers form an integral part of national parks because they help to ensure that the objectives of the park are achieved. The objective of the study was to investigate the challenges facing rangers at the frontiers of conservation at Okomu National Park, Nigeria. Questionnaires and structured interviews using the purposive sampling method was used to collect data. Atlas.ti version 8.0 was used to analyse the data. The findings indicated that 46% of the respondents are natives of the area, major constraints faced by the park rangers are inadequate funding (86%), poaching (82%), and poor salaries (82%). These limitations affect the output of the rangers. The findings indicate that both internal factors (which can be solved by the management of the park) and external factors (which need to be addressed at the national level) affecting rangers in the field, which needs to be addressed to improve ranger productivity conservation efforts.

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奥科穆国家公园保护的制约因素：护林员的观点

摘要 公园护林员是国家公园不可或缺的一部分，因为他们有助于确保实现公园的目标。该研究的目的是调查护林员在尼日利亚奥科穆国家公园的保护前沿面临的挑战。使用有目的的抽样方法进行问卷调查和结构化访谈来收集数据。Atlas.ti 8.0版用于分析数据。调查结果表明，46% 的受访者是该地区的本地人，公园管理员面临的主要限制是资金不足 (86%)、偷猎 (82%) 和工资低 (82%)。这些限制会影响游侠的输出。