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The ecological potential of the kudu for commercial production in savanna regions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N. Owen‐Smith --- Centre for Resource Ecology,This paper considers the choice of a browsing ungulate to supplement cattle in savanna regions susceptible to problems of bush encroachment, and evaluates the kudu in particular. Relevant aspects of its ecology considered include (i) the vegetation components utilized at... -
Feeding characteristics of sheep (Ovis aries) and Grant's gazelles (Gazella granti) on Kapiti ranch, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JM Kilonzo WN Ekaya RN KinuthiaA study was conducted to determine the dietary characteristics of sheep and Grant's gazelles on Kapiti Ranch, Kenya. The botanical composition of the diet was determined using the faecal microhistological technique. Plant species in the diets were categorised into grass,... -
Wildlife or livestock? New directions for developing communal rangelands in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Petronella Chaminuka --- Department of Agricultural Economics, South AfricaThe paper agrees with three fundamental points raised by Vetter (in this issue), whilst highlighting an emerging trend in wildlife land use, which should be considered in policy making. Firstly, the paper supports the argument that communal rangelands are important... -
A Protocol for Wildlife Conservation Planning in an Afforestable Montane Grassland Region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: A.J. Armstrong --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa H.J. van Hensbergen --- Department of Nature Conservation, South AfricaThe grassland biome is the biome most transformed by human activity in South Africa. At least thirteen percent of the biome is suitable for pine afforestation. There is a need for conservation evaluations before large-scale commercial afforestation to determine which... -
Perceptions towards Egyptian Geese at the Steenberg Golf Estate, Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: RobM Little --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa JessL Sutton --- , South AfricaThe number of Egyptian Geese Alopochen aegyptiaca has increased in the Western Cape province, South Africa, during the past few decades and they are allegedly perceived as a problem on golf courses. However, attitudes towards the geese on golf courses... -
Habitat use pattern of three species of egrets in a small coastal lagoon in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Francis Gbogbo --- Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, Ghana Gideon Kwarteng Acheampong --- Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, Ghana John-Mark Yaw Atiemo --- Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, Ghana Quist Elorm Crepindale --- Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, GhanaThe foraging and pattern of habitat use of Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis, Little Egret Egretta garzetta and Great Egret Egretta alba were studied in Sakumo II Lagoon in Ghana to determine the extent of utilisation of non-fish resources by... -
Guidelines for the design and management of artificial raptor perches and nest-tree stands on forestry estates in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: G. Malan --- Department of Nature Conservation Pretoria Technikon, A.vN. Marais --- Biological Diversity Services,The aim of this paper is to provide timber growers with silvicultural guidelines for the establishment of raptor perches and nest stands on forestry estates. Rodents do extensive damage to young saplings and as an ecologically friendly alternative to rodenticides,... -
Management of avian cholera Pasteurella multocida outbreaks on Dyer Island, South Africa, 2002–2005
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LJ Waller LG UnderhillIn 2002 there was a widespread epizootic involving seabirds on five of the offshore islands of the Western Cape, South Africa. Since then, avian cholera Pasteurella multocida outbreaks have been occurring annually on one of these islands, Dyer Island. This... -
Wildlife roadkill patterns on a major highway in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: John Kioko --- School for Field Studies, Tanzania Christian Kiffner --- School for Field Studies, Tanzania Nicole Jenkins --- Department of Environmental Studies, Davidson College, USA Wendy J Collinson --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South AfricaDespite expanding road networks, there is limited understanding of the effects of roads on wildlife in East Africa. We present a baseline survey and describe the patterns of roadkill in the Tarangire–Manyara ecosystem of Tanzania. A 75 km stretch of... -
Does supplemental feeding affect behaviour and foraging of critically endangered western giant eland in an ex situ conservation site?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pavla Hejcmanová --- Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic Pavla Vymyslická --- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic Magdalena Žáčková --- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic Michal Hejcman --- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech RepublicThe western giant eland (Tragelaphus derbianus derbianus) needs appropriate management for its survival. We measured the effects of supplemental food on activity and browsing patterns during seasons of scarce natural food resources in 2008 and 2009 for a herd of... -
Visual obstruction as a method to quantify herbaceous biomass in southern African semi-arid savannas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Dave Joubert --- Polytechnic of Namibia, Namibia Larkin A Powell --- School of Natural Resources, USA Walter H Schacht --- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, USABiomass of aboveground vegetation is a useful descriptor for studies of grazing, fire and wildlife habitat use in grassland systems. The traditional method to estimate biomass, hand-clipping, is time intensive and other indices of biomass have been used successfully. In... -
Long-term response of an herbaceous sward to reduced grazing pressure and rainfall variability in a semi-arid South African savanna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Tim G O'Connor --- SAEON, South AfricaReduced grazing pressure is expected to promote recovery of degraded semi-arid savanna. Transformation of degraded livestock ranches to a wildlife reserve in 1982 created a system with about one-third of the grazing pressure, which was maintained until 2011. Herbaceous composition... -
Feeding rank in the Derby eland: lessons for management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pavla Jůnková Vymyslická --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Karolína Brandlová --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Kateřina Hozdecká --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Magdalena Žáčková --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Pavla Hejcmanová --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences,Transfers to new breeding herds and supplementary feeding are crucial management steps for small populations of ungulates. However, the successful realisation of those steps is strongly dependent on social interactions among individuals. Agonistic encounters connected with feeding determine the quality... -
Digestive parameters and energy assimilation of Cape porcupine on economically important crops
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kerushka R Pillay --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Amy-Leigh Wilson --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Tharmalingam Ramesh --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaTo better understand how Cape porcupines are able to successfully occupy many agricultural lands, we studied their digestive parameters and energy assimilation when fed three economically important agricultural crops (potatoes [Solanum tuberosum], sweet potatoes [Ipomoea batatas] and butternut [Juglans cinerea])... -
Carbon stocks of the terraces of the Lower Tana River floodplain and delta, Kenya, prior to conversion for biofuel production
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LV Mukhwana --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya Q Luke --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya E Delmas --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya K Otoi --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya O Hamerlynck --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya L Vandepitte --- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium B Adkins --- Dadacha Consulting Ltd, KenyaFew studies have addressed the terraces adjacent to the Tana River and delta. In May 2012 a survey assessed the woody vegetation of the terraces in anticipation of their conversion to a biofuel farm. The 64 000 hectares targeted by... -
Effectiveness of electro-fencing for restricting the ranging behaviour of wildlife: a case study in the degazetted parts of Akagera National Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jean D Bariyanga --- College of Science and Technology, School of Science, Department of Biology, Rwanda Torsten Wronski --- College of Science and Technology, School of Science, Department of Biology, Rwanda Martin Plath --- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Ann Apio --- College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources Management, RwandaSeveral national parks on the African continent have been fenced to mitigate human–wildlife conflict, but the effectiveness of different fencing strategies seems to vary between regions. Here, we assessed the effectiveness of electro-fencing for restricting movement patterns of several wild... -
Fun, animal welfare or community development? Understanding young tourists’ preferences for a wildlife tourism package
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Elena Cavagnaro --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Simona Staffieri --- Italian National Institute of Statistics, Italy Tamara Huisman --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The NetherlandsThis paper explores the impact of young travellers’ value orientations on their choice for a wildlife tourism package. On the basis of existing literature, four different packages were designed: one mirroring the traditional offer of wildlife tourism as a hedonic... -
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, EthiopiaHuman–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... -
Unearthing poison use and consequent anecdotal vulture mortalities in Namibia’s commercial farmland – implications for conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Andrea Santangeli --- Helsinki Laboratory of Ornithology, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Finland Volen Arkumarev --- Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds/BirdLife Bulgaria, Bulgaria Liz Komen --- Namibia Animal Rehabilitation Research and Education Centre, Namibia Peter Bridgeford --- Vultures Namibia, Namibia Holger Kolberg --- Directorate Scientific Services, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, NamibiaAcross Africa, the illegal use of poison is triggering a continent-wide scavenger crisis, with vultures suffering the most severe negative consequences. Vultures may die as indirect victims of the conflict between livestock farmers and predators, or they may be directly... -
GPS tracking cattle as a monitoring tool for conservation and management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Jennifer M Schieltz --- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, USA Sharon Okanga --- Department of Entomology, USA Brian F Allan --- Department of Entomology, USA Daniel I Rubenstein --- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, USAThe emergence of GPS technology has resulted in significant advances in the ease and flexibility of studying animal movement patterns, yet barriers remain to the widespread use of GPS units for animal tracking. Here, we developed a low-cost, logistically simple... -
The wild bird trade and African parrots: past, present and future challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Rowan O Martin --- Africa Programme, World Parrot Trust, Hayle, UK; and DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Biological Sciences, South AfricaAfrican parrots are among the most traded of all birds listed on the appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Collapses in some wild populations due to trapping for the pet... -
Long-term vegetation change (>20 years) in the plains habitat on the Goegap Nature Reserve, Succulent Karoo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Margaretha W van Rooyen --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Annelise le Roux --- CapeNature, Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve, South Africa Helga van der Merwe --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON): Arid Lands Node, South Africa Noel van Rooyen --- Private, South Africa Conrad Geldenhuys --- Environment and Nature Conservation, South AfricaBecause vegetation change in arid ecosystems is slow, long-term data are essential to gain an understanding of how the vegetation responds to short-term, inter-annual variation in rainfall; long-term cyclic rainfall patterns; and grazing pressure. The point intercept method was conducted... -
Brown hyaena (Parahyaena brunnea) diet composition from Zingela Game Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J Philip B Faure --- Department of Nature Conservation, George South Africa Nadine J Holmes --- Primate and Predator Project, Lajuma Research Centre, South Africa Lawrence H Watson --- Department of Nature Conservation, George South Africa Russell A Hill --- Primate and Predator Project, Lajuma Research Centre, South AfricaBrown hyaenas Parahyaena brunnea are classified as ‘Near Threatened’. Although predominantly scavengers, they are frequently blamed for livestock depredations leading to persecution. Information on brown hyaena diets is important for understanding the degree of potential conflict with farming livelihoods and... -
Vegetation dynamics in the face of a major land-use change: a 30-year case study from semi-arid South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Olli Hyvärinen --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa M Timm Hoffman --- Plant Conservation Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Chevonne Reynolds --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaAlthough wildlife production is widely considered beneficial for semi-arid environments, few studies have reported on the long-term environmental effects of converting from livestock production to game ranching. Asante Sana Game Reserve in South Africa was stocked with domestic livestock for... -
Identification of land predators of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus through post-mortem examination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ralph ET Vanstreels --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa Nola J Parsons --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa Cuan McGeorge --- Stony Point Nature Reserve, South Africa Renata Hurtado --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa Katrin Ludynia --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa Lauren Waller --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa Monique Ruthenberg --- Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve, South Africa Arne Purves --- Environmental Management Department, Transport and Urban Development Authority, South Africa Lorien Pichegru --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa Pierre A Pistorius --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South AfricaThe African Penguin Spheniscus demersus is an endangered seabird endemic to southern Africa, and killing sprees by terrestrial predators have been one of the main threats for its mainland colonies. The methods employed to manage predators may differ depending on... -
Using radar technology to assess visual monitoring accuracy of Cape Vulture movements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Frowin K Becker --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Rhonda L Millikin --- EchoTrack Inc., Canada Alison J Leslie --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaSouth Africa’s expanding wind energy industry is providing much needed alleviation from an ongoing energy crisis. Its development, however, does bear environmental repercussions, which most notably include its impact on birds. Collision risks, habitat loss, and barrier effects are amongst... -
The diet of spotted-necked otters foraging in trout-stocked waters in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Rowan K Jordaan --- , South Africa Michael J Somers --- , South Africa Grant Hall --- , South Africa Trevor McIntyre --- , South AfricaHuman-wildlife conflict is likely to increase as urbanisation increases. African clawless otters, Aonyx capensis, and spotted-necked otters, Hydrictis maculicollis, are illegally persecuted for their perceived role in reducing trout in artificially stocked habitats in South Africa. The diet of African... -
The trade in the endangered African Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus and the Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh in Algeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sadek Atoussi --- , Algeria Daniel Bergin --- , United Kingdom Imane Razkallah --- , Algeria Vincent Nijman --- , United Kingdom Mouslim Bara --- , Algeria Zihad Bouslama --- , Algeria Moussa Houhamdi --- , AlgeriaThe global wildlife trade is considered one of the main threats to the conservation of a large number of imperilled species. African Grey parrots are one of the most heavily traded groups of birds, which led the International Union for... -
Violence of science and development: Withering away of the displaced Van Gujjars in and around Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Prerna Sah --- , India Sambit Mallick --- , IndiaThis paper examines the displacement of the semi-nomadic pastoral community of the Van Gujjars from the Protected Area of Rajaji National Park, displacement falling under the rubric of ‘development-induced displacement’. The study carried out was based on qualitative data collection... -
Distribution and abundance of African elephants in Ngorongoro Crater, northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: John Kioko --- , Tanzania Alanna Horton --- , United States Margo Libre --- , United States Jennifer Vickers --- , United States Emma Dressel --- , United States Heather Kasey --- , United States Pastory M Ndegeya --- , Tanzania Donatus Gadiye --- , Tanzania Bernard Kissui --- , Tanzania Christian Kiffner --- , TanzaniaWe studied the distribution and abundance of African elephants in Ngorongoro Crater (NC), northern Tanzania to test whether male and female elephants select different habitats and to assess whether elephant abundance was related to monthly precipitation. From 2016 to 2017,... -
Application of DNA mini-barcoding reveals illegal trade in endangered shark products in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TA Asbury --- , South Africa R Bennett --- , United States AS Price --- , South Africa C da Silva --- , South Africa M Bürgener --- , South Africa JD Klein --- , South Africa SN Maduna --- , South Africa N Sidat --- , Mozambique S Fernando --- , Mozambique AE Bester-van der Merwe --- , South AfricaIn recent decades, a combination of increasing demand and economic globalisation has created a global market for elasmobranch products, especially the highly prized shark fins for Asian markets. Morphological species identification, as well as traditional cytochrome c oxidase subunit I... -
Traditional authorities, legal power and land disputes in north-west Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kana Miyamoto --- , JapanThis study considers the revitalisation of traditional authorities, a phenomenon found throughout modern Africa. It analyses and compares court cases involving land disputes amongst herders living in north-western Namibia. Since the 1990s, African nations have pursued land reform to stabilise... -
The case of Lovina, Bali: how dolphin-watching procedures put village hospitality revenue at risk
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rodney Westerlaken --- , the Netherlands I Gede Hendrawan --- , Indonesia Luh Putu Eswaryanti Kusuma Yuni --- , IndonesiaThis article focuses on the current practice of dolphin watching in Lovina, Bali. The current approach, in which tourists can hire a traditional boat with a captain, has been evaluated. The results show that the anthropogenic disturbance caused by dolphin... -
Conservation status and threats to lovebirds: knowledge gaps and research priorities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sascha Dueker --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sandi Willows-Munro --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Michael R Perrin --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Yilma D Abebe --- , Ethiopia Nathaniel ND Annorbah --- University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ghana Esther W Mwangi --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Ireene R Madindou --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Wondimagegnehu Tekalign --- Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia Emiliano Mori --- Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri, Italy Tiwonge I Mzumara --- , United Kingdom Chris Brown --- , Namibia Ursula Bryson --- , Namibia Henry Ndithia --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Tim Dodman --- , United Kingdom Henriette van der Zwan --- North-West University, South Africa Rencia van der Sluis --- North-West University, South Africa Chaona R Phiri --- Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Abigail Karimanzira --- , Zimbabwe Rowan O Martin --- , United KingdomLovebirds (genus Agapornis of family Psittaculidae) are a group of small, colourful parrot species endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, two-thirds of which are considered to have declining populations. Effective conservation efforts are hampered by a lack of information, particularly... -
Shepherding is not a shot in the dark: evidence of low predation losses from the Northern Cape province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: --- , South Africa --- University of Mpumalanga, South Africa --- University of the Free State, South Africa --- University of the Free State, South Africa --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaPredation threatens the viability of livestock farming, while lethal predator management can negatively influence wildlife ecology. There is renewed interest in non-lethal vs lethal methods of livestock protection, but a systematic comparison is lacking. Using multivariate models, we explored how... -
Wildlife corridors in a Southern African conservation landscape: the political ecology of multispecies mobilities along the arteries of anthropogenic conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael Bollig --- University of Cologne, GermanyThe decline of biodiversity is a key topic in public discussions around the globe. These debates have triggered massive efforts to increase protected areas and to safeguard the corridors connecting them. The wildlife corridors dealt with in this article are... -
Killing tsetse and/or saving wildlife? A multispecies assemblage in colonial Zambia (1895–1959)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Léa Lacan --- University of Cologne, GermanyThis article investigates the problem of the tsetse fly and the trypanosomiasis disease it conveys as a transforming multispecies assemblage in colonial Zambia from the late nineteenth century until 1959. Based on archival research, it analyses the tsetse fly (Glossina... -
“We have that connection, we have love; we take wildlife as gifts from our ancestors”: relations between antelopes and Khwe in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Romie Nghitevelekwa --- University of Namibia, Namibia Selma Lendelvo --- University of Namibia, Namibia Fenny Ndapewa Nakanyete --- University of Namibia, Namibia Kletus Likuwa --- Social Sciences Division, University of Namibia, Namibia Kenneth Matengu --- University of Namibia, Namibia David Mushavanga --- , NamibiaWildlife plays significant roles in many societies that go beyond its ecological importance and economic rationale associated with conservation. This article examines the meanings of antelopes for the Khwe people in Bwabwata National Park in north-eastern Namibia. It underlines the... -
Aspects of the illegal hunting and trade of vultures in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Nomthandazo S Manqele --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa SA Jeanetta Selier --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Colleen T Downs --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe harvesting and trade of species for use in traditional medicine, or muthi, is predominantly illegal, unregulated, and likely unsustainable, representing a major conservation challenge. In South Africa, vulture populations have declined considerably in recent decades, but evidence shows a... -
A review of the contribution of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa to understanding conservation and wildlife research and management in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Mike JS Peel --- Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production Institute, South Africa Peter JK Zacharias --- , South AfricaWe identified 440 papers and 81 book reviews published chronologically by the Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) over 60 years, determined as making a contribution to understanding the drivers and response variables affecting the management and use of grassland... -
Free-ranging poultry owners’ opinion towards raptors in Plateau State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Caka Karlsson --- Biota Conservation Hub Foundation, Nigeria Michael M Williams --- Biota Conservation Hub Foundation, Nigeria Josiah Ibrahim --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Talatu Tende --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Ulf Ottosson --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, NigeriaDespite the importance of the poultry sector in Nigeria, limited research has explored free-ranging poultry farmers’ attitudes towards raptors and the factors influencing these perceptions. Perceptions, whether grounded in evidence or not, can shape behaviours and influence conservation outcomes, as... -
Bird community composition across a land use gradient in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Regine C Tabe Tiku --- Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria Samuel EI Jones --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Malange NF Elikwo --- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Cameroon Kowo Cyril --- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Cameroon Steve Ngoy --- Centre de Suiveillance de la Biodiversite, Universite de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo Virginia Zaunbrecher --- Center for Tropical Research, University of California, United States Ravinder NM Sehgal --- Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, United StatesCocoa agroforestry expansion is widespread in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, posing a significant threat to the integrity of protected areas. Despite this threat, the impact of this expansion on forest bird communities remains largely unexamined. This study investigated bird...