Assessing the Wild Mammals Status Affected by Human Wastes, Based on the Field Works and MCDM Analysis

Ahmadipari*, Masumeh; Pazoki, Maryam; Ghobadi, Morteza

doi:https://doi.org/10.5812/jjhs.102390

Assessing the Wild Mammals Status Affected by Human Wastes, Based on the Field Works and MCDM Analysis

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Masumeh Ahmadipari* ¹

Maryam Pazoki ¹

Morteza Ghobadi ²

¹ Department of Environment, Graduate Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Environment, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

https://doi.org/10.5812/jjhs.102390

Abstract

Background:
Waste has negative impacts on animal species and their habitats.
Objectives:
This study was aimed to evaluate the wild mammals status affected by human wastes.
Methods:
The study was carried out in villages of Oshtorankooh protected area of Lorestan province in 2019. The quality and quantity of waste was measured by sampling and measuring waste in 42 villages. The Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) in combination with the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) was used to evaluate impacts.
Results:
The waste generation rate and density were 555 g/day and 412 kg/m³, respectively. Also, the results of ranking showed that Canis lupus, Vulpes vulpes, and Hyaena hyaena were ranked with the highest scores of 2.260, 1.958, and 1.948, respectively, and these species were more affected.
Conclusions:
It is necessary to consider waste effects on animal species, and according to the results of TOPSIS and impacts assessment, the presented method has shown good performance.
Keywords:Human Waste,Biodiversity,Habitat,Impact Assessment,TOPSIS,FAHP

Keywords

Human Waste

Biodiversity

Habitat

Impact Assessment

TOPSIS

FAHP