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   Human–wildlife conflict and attitude of local people towards conservation of wildlife in Chebera Churchura National Park, Ethiopia

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Aberham Megaze --- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ethiopia Mundanthra Balakrishnan --- Department of Zoological Sciences, Ethiopia Gurja Belay --- Department of Zoological Sciences, Ethiopia

   Human–wildlife conflict is a serious challenge undermining the integrity of protected areas in developing countries. Developing effective human–wildlife conflict mitigation strategies requires an understanding of the conflict patterns, species involved and attitudes of local people living along protected area boundaries...

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   Rats and prions at Tristan da Cunha Island

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ben J Dilley --- , South Africa Delia Davies --- , South Africa Julian Repetto --- , United Kingdom (South Atlantic Ocean) George Swain --- , United Kingdom (South Atlantic Ocean) Peter G Ryan --- , South Africa

   Tristan da Cunha is a 96 km2 volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Black Rats Rattus rattus reached the island from a shipwreck in 1882 and their depredation of seabirds’ eggs and chicks are likely partly responsible for the...

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   Adding economic and ecological value to communal pastoralism: lessons from implementing a Herding for Health model in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Edwin I Mudongo --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Mathata Tomeletso --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Kelebogile Motshoi --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Paul Dube --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Charles Chibidika --- , Botswana Andrew B Stein --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana

   The Herding for Health (H4H) model integrates ecosystem restoration with improved livestock management to address rangeland degradation, livestock losses, and market constraints in pastoral communities. This four-year case study evaluates the implementation of H4H in Eretsha, Botswana, where annual cattle...

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