PENGUATAN PENDIDIKAN KONSERVASI RUSA TIMOR (Rusa Timorensis) PADA GENERASI MUDA DI KOTA SURAKARTA

Siti Badriyah Rushayati; Siva Devi Azahra; Rachmad Hermawan; Lin Nuriah Ginoga; Nyoto Santoso

doi:10.31764/jmm.v10i5.43362

PENGUATAN PENDIDIKAN KONSERVASI RUSA TIMOR (Rusa Timorensis) PADA GENERASI MUDA DI KOTA SURAKARTA

Siti Badriyah Rushayati, Siva Devi Azahra, Rachmad Hermawan, Lin Nuriah Ginoga, Nyoto Santoso

Abstract

Abstrak: Rusa timor (Rusa timorensis) merupakan satwa yang dilindungi oleh pemerintah Indonesia dan termasuk ke dalam IUCN Red List dengan status Rentan (Vulnerable). Pengelolaan satwa ini di Kota Surakarta masih menghadapi persoalan terkait kesejahteraan dan rendahnya literasi konservasi masyarakat, khususnya generasi muda. Kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap konservasi rusa timor pada143 siswa kelas VII SMP Muhammadiyah Program Khusus (PK) Kottabarat Kota Surakarta. Pelaksanaan sosialisasi dimulai dari tahap pra kegiatan (koordinasi dan penilaian kebutuhan), pelaksanaan (pre-test, sosialisasi, dan diskusi), serta evaluasi (post-test,perumusan rekomendasi). Keberhasilan kegiatan diukur menggunakan kuesioner yang terdiri dari lima belas butir pertanyaan yang mencakup pertanyaan untuk mengukur pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku yang diberikan secara identik untuk pre-test maupun post-test. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan peningkatan pada keseluruhan rerata skor pengetahuan (95,8 menjadi 96,22), sikap (89,79 menjadi 91,33), dan perilaku (95,66 menjadi 96,22). Perubahan ini menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan ini membantu siswa memahami status perlindungan rusa timor serta bagaimana cara untuk turut serta berkontribusi dalam upaya konservasi rusa timor. Dari kegiatan ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa pendidikan konservasi berbasis spesies ikonik lokal efektif untuk meningkatkan kepedulian generasi muda sehingga direkomendasikan untuk dilakukan sebagai program berkelanjutan.

Abstract: Rusa timor (Rusa timorensis) is a species protected by the government of Indonesia and listed on the IUCN Red List with a vulnerable status. The management of these animals in the city of Surakarta still faces problems related to animal welfare and low conservation literacy among the community, especially the younger generation. This service activity aims to improve knowledge and attitudes toward rusa timor conservation among 143 students in class VII of the SMP Muhammadiyah Special Program (PK) Kottabarat, Surakarta City. The Implementation of socialization starts with the pre-activity stage (coordination and needs assesment), implementation (pre-test, socialization, and discussion), and evaluation (post-test, recommendation formulation). The success of the activity was measured using a 15-item questionnaire covering knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, which was administered identically in both the pre-test and the post-test. The results of the activity showed an increase in the overall average scores for knowledge (from 95.8 to 96.22), attitudes (from 89.79 to 91.33), and behavior (from 95.66 to 96.22). This activity also shows that it helps students understand the status of rusa timor protection and how to participate and contribute to the conservation efforts of rusa timor. From this activity, it can be concluded that conservation education based on local iconic species is effective in increasing concern among the younger generation, so it is recommended to be implemented as a sustainable program.

Keywords

Animal Welfare; Conservation Education; Conservation Literacy; Ex Situ Conservation; Rusa Timorensis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31764/jmm.v10i5.43362