Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Gajah Sumatera dilindungi berdasarkan Ordonansi Perlindungan Binatang Liar No. 134 dan 226 tahun 1931 dan surat Keputusan mentan RI No327/1972 (Dephut RI, 2007). Hidup Gajah Sumatera juga tergantung pada pengelolaan habitat yang mencakup pengontrolan dan pengaturan terhadap vegetasi hutan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui Pengelolaan Gajah Sumatera (Elephas maximus sumatranus) di Pusat Latihan Gajah (PLG), Saree, Lembah Seulawah Aceh Besar berdasarkan pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survei dengan menggunakan teknik Purposive Sampling dan jenis penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi penelitian adalah 350 KK warga Gampong Suka Mulya dengan sampel 77 KK warga Gampong Suka Mulya dan 15 Penglola PLG Saree. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan disajikan berupa tabel, gambar, dan analisis statistik uji Chi Kuadrat dengan nilai (α) =0,05. Hasil penelitian adalah pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan pengelola dan masyarakat sudah baik. Hasil analisis uji Chi Kuadrat pada variabel pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan maka didapatkan nilai 〖X^2〗_hitung berjumlah 149,60 sedangkan 〖X^2〗_tabel berjumlah 12,592. Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah Pengelolaan Gajah Sumatera (Elephas maximus sumatranus) pada Pusat Latihan Gajah (PLG) Saree, Lembah Seulawah, Aceh Besar berdasrkan pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan telah baik.
Kata Kunci: Pengelolaan, Gajah, Kuantitatif, Chi Kuadrat

The Sumatran elephant was protected under the Wild Animal Protection Ordinance No. 134 and 226 of 1931 and the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 327/1972 (Dephut RI, 2007). The survival of the Sumatran elephant also depended on habitat management, which included controlling and regulating forest vegetation. The purpose of this study was to determine the management of the Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) at the Elephant Training Center (PLG), Saree, Seulawah Valley, Aceh Besar, based on knowledge, attitudes, and actions. The method used in this research was a survey method using the Purposive Sampling technique and a descriptive research type with a quantitative approach. The research population was 350 households of Gampong Suka Mulya residents, with a sample of 77 households from Gampong Suka Mulya and 15 managers of PLG Saree. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively and presented in tables, figures, and statistical analysis using the Chi-Square test with a value of (α) = 0.05. The results of the study showed that the knowledge, attitudes, and actions of the managers and the community were good. The results of the Chi-Square test analysis on the variables of knowledge, attitudes, and actions showed that the calculated value of 〖X^2〗_hitung was 149.60, while the table value of 〖X^2〗_tabel was 12.592. The conclusion of this study was that the management of the Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) at the Elephant Training Center (PLG) Saree, Seulawah Valley, Aceh Besar, based on knowledge, attitudes, and actions, had been good. Keywords: Management, Elephan, Quantitative, Chi Square