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NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORDS FOR CLARIAS THEODORAE WEBER 1897, BARBUS EUTAENIA BOULENGER 1904, BARBUS POLYLEPIS BOULENGER 1907 AND OPSARIDIUM ZAMBEZENSE (PETERS 1852) FROM THE WATERBERG, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: C.J. Kleynhans --- , South Africa A. Hoffman --- , South AfricaNew distribution records for four fish species in the Waterberg mountains of the Transvaal were established during surveys since 1987–92. Clarias theodorae was previously reported from one locality each in the Waterberg and Soutpansberg. The current survey disclosed its presence... -
A preliminary assessment of the impact of alien rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) on indigenous fishes of the upper Berg River, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DJ Woodford ND ImpsonImpacts of alien rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) on critically endangered Berg River redfin (Pseudobarbus burgi), Cape kurper (Sandelia capensis) and Cape galaxias (Galaxias zebratus) in the upper Berg River were investigated in terms of predation and spatial interactions. Trout stomach... -
The vulnerable Osprey breeding population of the Al Hoceima National Park, Morocco: present status and threats
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Flavio Monti --- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS UMR5175), France Houssine Nibani --- Association de Gestion Intégrée des Ressources (AGIR), Morocco Jean-Marie Dominici --- Rèserve Naturelle Scandola, Parc Naturel Règional de Corse, France Hamid Rguibi Idrissi --- University Chouaib Doukkali, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco Mathieu Thévenet --- , France Pierre-Christian Beaubrun --- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS UMR5175), France Olivier Duriez --- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS UMR5175), FranceIn the Mediterranean, most areas belonging to the initial distribution range of the Osprey Pandion haliaetus have been lost and local populations have disappeared in recent decades because of persecution. Even though direct management actions have allowed local partial recovery,... -
Conservation biology and management of a critically endangered cyprinid, the Twee River redfin, Barbus erubescens (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ND Impson MS Marriott IR Bills PH SkeltonThe Twee River redfin Barbus erubescens is a critically endangered small cyprinid endemic to the Twee River System, a subcatchment of the Olifants-Doring River System of South Africa. It is currently the most threatened freshwater fish in both the Cape... -
Conserving the fishes of the Twee River, Western Cape, South Africa: revisiting the issues
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Marr LME Sutcliffe JA Day CL Griffiths PH SkeltonThe Twee River catchment contains two endemic fish species — the Twee River redfin and the Twee River galaxias — which are threatened by water abstraction, habitat degradation, and the presence of introduced fishes. Fyke nets were used to determine... -
Chest pain: An approach for family practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JO Opolot --- Department of Medicine Helen Joseph Hospital,Chest pain is a common symptom in clinical practice and has many aetiological factors. A rapid but systematic assessment of patients in a primary care setting is essential to identify those with potential life-threatening aetiologies of chest pain. Once a... -
A comparative analysis of components incorporated in conservation priority assessments: a case study based on South African species of terrestrial mammals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. Keith --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa C. T. Chimimba --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa B. Reyers --- Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa A. S. van Jaarsveld --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaAssessing the risk of extinction to species forms an essential part of regional conservation initiatives that facilitate the allocation of limited resources for conservation. The present study conducted conservation priority assessments for 221 South African terrestrial mammal species using existing... -
New records of a threatened lion population (Panthera leo) in a West African national park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Francesco M. Angelici --- F.I.Z.V, Italy Massimiliano Di Vittorio --- Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali e Biodiversità, Italy Fabio Petrozzi --- Dipartimento di Scienze Ecologiche e Biologiche, ItalyIn West Africa, the lion is currently characterised by small populations that are fragmented and often isolated from one another, with virtually no ecological connection. In addition, lion populations are generally declining. In recent reports, in Ghana the lion has... -
Causes of admissions to a raptor rehabilitation centre in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lindy J. Thompson --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ben Hoffman --- Raptor Rescue, South Africa Mark Brown --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaWith many species of southern African raptors becoming increasingly threatened, records from rehabilitation centres can give an indication of the threats faced by birds of prey in particular areas and to particular species. Thus, admissions records from a raptor rehabilitation... -
Fragmented populations of leopards in West-Central Africa: facing an uncertain future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pauline Toni --- Université de Rennes 1, France Thierry Lodé --- Université de Rennes 1, FranceDuring recent decades, most endangered species have suffered serious population declines. Little has been documented on leopards inWest-Central Africa and as a result the efficiency of protection measures and wildlife managing practices can be questioned. Using 416 occurrences of leopards,... -
Political intolerance: the role of intergroup threat and negative intergroup emotion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melina Ojiambo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Johann Louw --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated whether the perception of intergroup threat, and intergroup emotion, are related to political intolerance. One hundred and twenty three South African undergraduate students (females = 76%; males = 24%; White = 65%; Coloured = 24%; Indian = 8%; Chinese = 2%; mean age = 19.8, SD = 3.03 years) were randomly assigned... -
Current conservation status of the Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Sundevall 1850 in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Steven W Evans --- SARCHI Chair on Biodiversity Value and Change, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, South Africa Ara Monadjem --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Lizanne Roxburgh --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Andrew E McKechnie --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Ellizabeth M Baker --- Tanzanian Bird Atlas Project, United Republic of Tanzania Robert B Kizungu --- Organisation of Biodiversity Information and Conservation in Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Ian T Little --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa Fadzai Matsvimbo --- BirdLife Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Ronald K Mulwa --- National Museums of Kenya and Nature Kenya, Kenya Daniel Mwizabi --- Zambian Wildlife Authority, Zambia Dianah Nalwanga --- Nature Uganda, Uganda Kariuki Ndang'ang'a --- BirdLife International, Africa Partnership Secretariat, Kenya Leigh Combrink --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South AfricaThe global Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea was classified as Vulnerable in 2010 on account of its small and rapidly declining population estimated at less than 1 500 pairs. We undertook this study to gain a better understanding of the current... -
Current distribution, breeding population and habitat use of the globally threatened Grey-necked Picathartes Picathartes oreas in south-eastern Nigeria: a call for conservation action
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Fidelis Akunke Atuo --- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, USA Samuel T Ivande --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI), Nigeria Zingfa J Wala --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI), Nigeria Shiiwa Manu --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI), Nigeria Timothy J O’Connell --- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, USAThe Grey-necked Picathartes Picathartes oreas is a globally threatened bird species in Africa with a wild population of less than 10,000 individuals. The Nigerian population, which has been poorly studied, is restricted to the forest of Cross River. This study... -
Grey Parrots Psittacus erithacus in Kampala, Uganda – are they becoming suburbanised?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Immaculate-Odd Irumba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Uganda Derek Pomeroy --- Department of Biological Sciences, Uganda Michael Perrin --- Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation, School of Life Sciences, South AfricaThe globally Vulnerable Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) has been seen in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, in increasing numbers in recent years. This apparently new behaviour of a typically forest species is helped by the presence of many large trees, which... -
Status of globally threatened birds of Sapo National Park, Liberia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Benedictus Freeman --- Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, USA Filibus Danjuma Dami --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Mary Molokwu-Odozi --- Fauna & Flora International, LiberiaSapo National Park was the first established and is the largest national park in Liberia and contains the secondlargest area of primary tropical rainforest in West Africa. However, little is known about the distribution, population density, and ecology of threatened... -
Distribution, ecology, and conservation of Philochortus zolii in Mauritania: implications for the long-term persistence of an endangered lizard
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Marisa Naia --- , Portugal Andack S Sow --- , Mauritania João Campos --- , Portugal Zeine El Abidine Sidatt --- , Mauritania José C Brito --- , PortugalPhilochortus zolii is a globally endangered lizard known only from five localities scattered across North Africa. The population is thought to be decreasing, but there are almost no data about this Sahara-Sahel endemic lizard. Recently, a sixth population was found... -
Distribution and community structure of at-risk and Data Deficient elasmobranchs in Zavora Bay, Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: B O’Connor --- , The Netherlands N Cullain --- , United StatesPersistent threats from fishing pressure and increasing habitat degradation, as well as slow recovery rates resulting from K-selected life histories, are putting increasing numbers of elasmobranch species (sharks, rays and skates) at risk of extinction worldwide. Global declines in elasmobranch... -
A strategy to enhance consumer trust in the adoption of mobile banking applications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theo Tsokota --- , Zimbabwe Samuel Musungwini --- , Zimbabwe Amanda Mutembedza --- , ZimbabweDespite the popularity of mobile banking applications among banks and a phenomenal increase in Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) customer base of 206.6% since 2009, uptake of mobile banking applications has remained deplorably low with CBZ Touch mobile application recording... -
A study on e-commuting: Alleviating technical and mobility threats in a BYOD-enabled banking environment in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lizzy Oluwatoyin Ofusori --- , South Africa Prabhakar Rontala Subramaniam --- , South AfricaInformation flow has increased significantly due to globalization and technological advancement, which has resulted in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). This phenomenon has necessitated all sectors to adapt to the changes and align themselves with technology in order to maximize... -
Trends in the admission of raptors to the Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: N Mbali Mashele --- , South Africa Lindy J Thompson --- , South Africa Colleen T Downs --- , South AfricaRaptors have crucial functions, both ecologically and as environmental indicators. Currently, many raptor species worldwide are threatened, and the potential loss of functional groups will yield dire consequences. We identified the trends and causes of raptor admissions to the Moholoholo... -
Local perceptions and sociocultural value of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Clément Daboné --- University Centre of Tenkodogo/University Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso Adama Ouéda --- University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso Lindy J Thompson --- , South Africa Jacques Boco Adjakpa --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Peter DM Weesie --- University of Groningen, The NetherlandsHooded Vultures have suffered from dramatic population declines in recent decades owing to anthropogenic pressures. To properly address this threat, the sociocultural perspectives towards this species should be considered. We examined peoples' perceptions, knowledge and beliefs on Hooded Vulture's sociocultural... -
An indicator-based approach for cross-realm coastal biodiversity assessments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LR Harris --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa AL Skowno --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa KJ Sink --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa L van Niekerk --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa SD Holness --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa M Monyeki --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa P Majiedt --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South AfricaEcosystem status assessments are generally separated into realm-specific analyses (terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine or marine), but without integrating these into a coherent assessment of coastal biodiversity across the land–sea interface. Trends in assessment indicators in coastal versus non-coastal areas have also... -
Distribution and breeding numbers of a recently split species, the West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jan Veen --- Wenum-Wiesel, The Netherlands Ahmed Amarejeyat --- Scientific Institute, Mohammed V University, Morocco Mohamed Aziz el Agbani --- Scientific Institute, Mohammed V University, Morocco Mohamed Camara --- Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania Hanneke Dallmeijer --- Wenum-Wiesel, The Netherlands Yelli Diawara --- Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania Moussa Sega Diop --- , Senegal Abdou Diouf --- , Senegal Eelke Folmer --- , The Netherlands Nicolas Gomis --- , Senegal Valentin Mansali --- , Senegal Hamilton Monteira --- , Guinea Bissau Moussa Samb --- , Senegal Lamin Manneh --- , The Gambia Effoleming Manga --- , Senegal Thor Veen --- Quest University Canada, Canada Wim C Mullié --- , SenegalThis study investigated the distribution, numbers and conservation threats of the West African Crested Tern, which was recently elevated to full species after it was split from the Royal Tern with an American and African subspecies. In the period 1998–2019,... -
Distribution and conservation status of the desert rain frog Breviceps macrops
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Alan Channing --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Kirsty Wahlberg --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe desert rain frog, Breviceps macrops, is found along the greater Namaqualand coast, an area of acute conservation concern. We reconstruct the distribution of this species from museum specimens to the north and quantitative surveys in the south. In addition,... -
Temporal changes in allelic variation among Cape Dwarf Chameleons, Bradypodion pumilum, inhabiting a transformed, semi-urban wetland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Eric M. Katz --- , , South Africa Krystal A. Tolley --- , , South Africa Jacqueline M. Bishop --- , , South AfricaThe Cape Dwarf Chameleon, Bradypodion pumilum, is threatened by extensive habitat loss and transformation in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As a result, the species exists as a collection of populations inhabiting an increasingly fragmented landscape within a... -
Water quality of the Blue Nile at Khartoum, Sudan, before complete filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AMH Bashir --- University of Khartoum, Sudan ME Abdelrahman --- University of Khartoum, Sudan FA Sinada --- University of Khartoum, SudanPhysico-chemical variables were monitored biweekly for the Blue Nile at Khartoum between July 2017–June 2019. The aim was to document the present status of water quality at Khartoum before complete filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Physico-chemical parameters... -
An inventory of amphibian roadkill in the western Soutpansberg, Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Treading a Delicate Tightrope: A principal balancing between education and political change during turbulent times • Authors: Thabo I Hlatshwayo --- , South Africa Eduard M Stam --- , South Africa Wendy J Collinson-Jonker --- , South Africa Abeda Dawood --- , South AfricaIncreasing linear infrastructure development often impacts habitats and wildlife negatively. Roads, in particular, have numerous threats to wildlife with the most noticeable direct impact being roadkill, and this requires urgent conservation interventions. To assess amphibian roadkill, driven surveys were conducted... -
Distribution, habitat and vulnerability to climate change of the Endangered Leptopelis xenodactylus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Kirsty J. Kyle --- North-West University, South Africa Louis H. Du Preez --- North-West University, South Africa James Harvey --- 41 Devonshire Avenue, South Africa Adrian J. Armstrong --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaLeptopelis xenodactylus is a little-known, Endangered species of frog that is thought to be endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. In an effort to determine the distribution of this species more accurately, a working species distribution model was... -
Use and management of seagrass ecosystems in southwestern Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: F Rakotonjanahary --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar C Rakotomahazo --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar J Nirinamamiko --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar T Razakarisoa --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar GGB Todinanahary --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar T Lavitra --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, Madagascar G Lepoint --- UR FOCUS, University of Liège, Belgium MA Vanderklift --- CSIRO Environment, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Australia L Ranivoarivelo --- Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM), University of Toliara, MadagascarMadagascar’s seagrass meadows are among the least-studied ecosystems in the western Indian Ocean region. To facilitate sustainable management, understanding the traditional uses of seagrass areas in relation to current management policies is necessary. This study assessed the uses of, and... -
Local knowledge and uses of the Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus in northern Benin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Hermann Cyr Toni --- Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Benin Ayékotchami Jacques Dossou --- Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Benin Mèvognon Pacôme Mama --- Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Benin Christel Kenou --- , Benin Agossou Bruno Djossa --- Université Nationale d’Agriculture, BeninHumans rely on several services delivered by biodiversity for their subsistence. Relationships between humans and biodiversity vary among sociocultural groups. Considering the increasing threats on parrot species worldwide, this study assessed local knowledge and uses of the Senegal Parrot Poicephalus... -
Molecular evidence reveals fish-pathogenic Aphanomyces spp. (Oomycetes: Saprolegniales) on new host of the threatened seasonal cyprinodont fish Nothobranchius spp. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Béla Nagy --- , FranceThe Aphanomyces species pose an important global threat and cause damage to aquaculture and agriculture by infecting aquatic animals and plants. Several subpopulations of the seasonal cyprinodont fish genus Nothobranchius with lesions suggestive of infection with Aphanomyces invadans, were observed... -
Camera trapping observations of the Kloof Frog, Natalobatrachus bonebergi, in South Africa, reveals effects of environmental conditions on breeding behaviour patterns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: C Acker-Cooper --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa L Roxburgh --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa J Tarrant --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South AfricaThe threatened Kloof Frog (Natalobatrachus bonebergi) is associated with coastal forested rocky streams in the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa. Their expanded toe tips allow them to navigate rocks, branches and leaves, where the species lays distinct egg... -
The first record of Cape Clawless Otters Aonyx capensis predating on African Penguins Spheniscus demersus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Albert Snyman --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), South Africa Arne Purves --- , South Africa Alison Kock --- , South Africa Mashudu H Mashau --- , South Africa Faroeshka Rodgers --- , South Africa Katrin Ludynia --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), South AfricaThe African Penguin Spheniscus demersus, a critically endangered seabird endemic to southern Africa, faces substantial threats from terrestrial predators at its mainland colonies. Correct identification of the predator species is essential for effective conservation management. This study provides the first... -
The amphibians and reptiles of Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve on the Mambilla Plateau of eastern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Denise Arroyo-Lambaer --- Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México Lauren A Scheinberg --- , USA Jens V Vindum --- , USA Walter P Tapondjou --- University of Florida, USA Morgan G Davidson --- University of Florida, USA Hazel Chapman --- University of Canterbury, New Zealand David C Blackburn --- , USAThe herpetofauna of the montane forests of Taraba State in eastern Nigeria is poorly known. During the twentieth century, two short surveys of amphibian and reptile diversity were conducted on the Mambilla Plateau, but these did not generate a comprehensive...