<![CDATA[Around the Dua Island area is a fertile rice field area, many flocks of egrets are found in the rice fields looking for food. The existence of the buffalo egret (Bubulcus ibis) as a natural predator in eradicating plant pests, is also an important component in the wetland ecosystem. This study aims to determine farmers' perceptions of the function and existence of the buffalo egret (Bubulcus ibis) and analyze the factors that influence farmers' perceptions of the buffalo egret (Bubulcus ibis) in the Pulau Dua Nature Reserve, Banten Bay. Methods of data analysis using tabulations to describe the factors that influence the perceptions and perceptions of farmers, while analysis of canonical correlation to determine the relationship between perceptions with the factors that influence farmer's perceptions. The results showed that most of the farmer respondents had a low level of education, control over land area and limited information sources and did not participate in farmer groups, however, their understanding of the function and existence of the buffalo egret (Bubulcus ibis) was very good. While the canonical correlation results show that farmers' perceptions of egrets are influenced by gender, age, status in the family, level of education, land area, participation in farmer groups and sources of information. Of the seven variables, there are two of the strongest variables, namely age and level of education.]]>
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