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(Oxford University Press, 2015-01)Large carnivores are important ecosystem components but frequently suffer local extinctions. However, reintroductions and shifting conservation attitudes have lead to some population repatriations. Since the ecological ...
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(Innovative Space of Scientific Research Journals, 2017-01)The zone of study is located north of Pointe noire town, in the Department of Kouilou, in Republic of Congo. In order to better understand the floristic richness and chorology of the study site of interest, an analysis ...
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(Public Library of Science, 2018-05-08)Human-dominated landscapes comprise the bulk of the world's terrestrial surface and Africa is predicted to experience the largest relative increase over the next century. A multi-scale approach is required to identify ...
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(Elsevier, 2016-10)Worldwide rodent pests are of significant economic and health importance. Controlling rodent pests will, therefore, not only benefit food security but also human and animal health. While rodent pests are most often ...
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(Springer, 2013)Geographically referenced data on humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) distribution and behaviour were collected in Richards Bay, South Africa, between 1998 and 2006. Utilization distributions presented a clear pattern ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-03-23)The present study compared Sand Forest bird assemblages found in a communal land area with that of the Tembe Elephant Park, and determined the habitat preference and status of selected herbivore species within the park. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 1997)The Grassland biome of South Africa is ofmajor importance to this country's agriculture, mining and conservation practices. The extent of urbanisation and economic activity within this biome has led to the destruction ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2022-07-29)Translocations are commonly employed to mitigate human–carnivore conflict but rarely evaluated, resulting in conflicting reports of success, particularly for leopards (Panthera pardus). We evaluate the status of available ...
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(Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2015-10)We studied the diet of Cape clawless otters (Aonyx capensis) at three sites along the eastern and southern coast of South Africa to assess possible spatial variation along a community species richness and biomass gradient ...
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(Consortium of European Natural History Museums, 2017)In 1966, Robert William Hayman, Xavier Misonne and Walter Verheyen published their listing of the Congolese, Rwandan and Burundian bat specimens in the collections in the museums of Tervuren, Brussels, Geneva, London ...
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(Springer, 2019-10)Changes in group composition are not exclusive to zoos and conservation breeding centers. The recent increase in poaching of African rhino species has accelerated the arrival of orphan calves at rehabilitation centers. ...
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(Elsevier, 2015-01)It is now widely recognized that mating systems contain both social and genetic components, where social components describe patterns of social associations while genetic components reflect patterns of mating activities. ...
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(Wiley, 2019-07)Eco‐tourism and human–wildlife interaction can lead to increases in stress, vigilance and aggression in many species, however, studies investigating wildlife viewing are scarce. We present the first study investigating the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-06-13)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-05-25)The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of Africa’s most endangered species, with fewer than 5,000 individuals surviving in the wild. Most of the remaining populations are increasingly fragmented and small, making ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-14)Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) are classified as critically endangered on the IUCN red data list (IUCN 2010). In Ndumo Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, a black rhino population has seen a decline ...
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(Elsevier, 2011-03)Carnivore survey protocols that properly address spatial sampling and detectability issues are seldom feasible at a landscape-scale. This limits knowledge of large-scale patterns in distribution, abundance and their ...
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(Wiley`, 2015-12)Resource use of Cape mountain zebra was studied in the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve (BNR) over concerns of the poor performance in population growth. We assessed the seasonal diet, habitat suitability and forage quality ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-06-12)BACKGROUND : Faecal hormone metabolite measurement is a widely used tool for monitoring reproductive function and response to stressors in wildlife. Despite many advantages of this technique, the delay between defaecation, ...
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(Africa Institute of South Africa, 2010-03)Cheetahs should be conserved as drivers of biodiversity conservation and as instruments of nature based tourism development. Only 7 500 cheetahs remain worldwide and their numbers continue to decrease. The species is ...
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