KETERKAITAN PERSEPSI DAN PERILAKU PENGUNJUNG TERHADAP KESEJAHTERAAN RUSA TIMOR DI TAMAN SATWA CIKEMBULAN GARUT

<p class="Default"><em>Rusa</em><em> deer management in Taman Satwa Cikembulan (TSC) as one of the conservation institution</em><em> </em><em>needs to consider animal welfare,</em><em> perceiption, and</em><em> </em><em>behavior of visitors, </em><em>order to optimize the function of Rusa</em><em> deer</em><em> as an exhibition wildlife</em><em>. The data </em><em>were </em><em>collected on March </em><em>to</em><em> April 2014 in TSC, Garut</em><em>, </em><em>gai</em><em>ns</em><em> by interview and</em><em> questionnaire</em><em>. This research</em><em> </em><em>shown that animal welfare implementation o</em><em>f</em><em> </em><em>T</em><em>imor deer in TSC</em><em> </em><em>rank into sufficient. </em><em>Health management wasn’t yet optimal and it influence pain and injury aspect has become the lowest value</em><em>.</em><em> Visitors behavior wasn’t relate significantly with animal welfare assesment, nevertheless if animal welfare emendation done by manager, it will increase visitors anxiety of Timor deer. Animal welfare emendetaion, management of visitors, additional utilities and infrastructures are some manegement which can minimize the annoying behaviors by visitors in TSC.</em></p><p class="Default"><em> </em></p><p><em>Keyword : animal welfare, behavior, perception, Rusa deer</em>