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Husbandry practices and mitigation of human-carnivore conflicts : a case of the Maasai Steppe, Tanzania.
Contributor(s):: Ifura Godfrey Ukio
Biodiversity losses are often influenced by humans due to increased demand over natural resources and retaliatory killing of wildlife as a result of human–wildlife conflicts. Large carnivores are in decline globally due to the current human–carnivore conflicts. This study was...
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Mitigating Human-Black Bear Conflicts by Understanding Spatial Patterns and Assoicated Site Characteristics
Contributor(s):: Mary Wendy Von Der Porten
Conflict with humans poses a serious risk to the viability of carnivore populations worldwide. Identifying effective non-lethal management strategies demands an understanding of the interplay among multiple drivers of conflict at the scale of conflict situations. I quantified the spatial patterns...
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Understanding Human-Large Carnivore Conflict in Chobe, Botswana
Contributor(s):: Sahil Nijhawan
Large carnivores most often get in conflicts with people because they compete for resources that humans require-space and food. Throughout Africa, large carnivores have been eliminated or significantly reduced because of livestock predation. This study is part of the Large Carnivore Research...
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Domestic Dogs as Invasive Species: From Local to Global Impacts
Contributor(s):: Eduardo Andres Silva, Kathryn E. Sieving (adviser)
Domestic dogs are the most abundant carnivores worldwide. Food and other subsidies to dogs do not prevent their predation on wildlife. Dog impacts on wildlife are suspected to be significant, yet the nature of dog-wildlife interactions is not fully understood. In this context I addressed three...
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The needs of emerging commercial farmers in Namibia in relation to human-carnivore conflict
Contributor(s):: Bonnie Schumann
Carnivore species globally are on the decline and population extinctions continue despite intensive conservation efforts. In Namibia, although 13.6 % of the country falls under the protection of national parks or game reserves, most of these protected areas are situated along the coastline and...
