Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on Ecosystem Stability in Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria

This study examined the impact of
anthropogenic activities on ecosystem stability in
Gashaka-Gumti National Park. The study employed
survey research design. Questionnaires were used to
solicit information from the respondents. 156 structured
5-point Likert scale questionnaire were administered to
158 staff. However, only 156 were later retrieved and
their responses carefully analyzed using IBM-SPSS
version 25 software in conjunction with descriptive
statistics. The results show that anthropogenic activities
have led to the destruction of wildlife, agricultural
resource degradation, draining of streams/rivers,
destruction of habitat, air pollution and ecosystem
instability. The study recommended the need for Federal
Government of Nigeria to employ more staff with
adequate training for effective policing of the Park as the
current number of 259 staff cannot effectively manage
the Park which covers 6,731Km2

of land area.