Browsing Research Articles (Centre for Wildlife Management) by Subject "Panthera pardus"

Browsing Research Articles (Centre for Wildlife Management) by Subject "Panthera pardus"

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  • Effect of prey mass and selection on predator carrying capacity estimates 
    Jooste, Esmarie; Hayward, Matt W.; Pitman, Ross T.; Swanepoel, Lourens Hendrik (Springer, 2013-08)
    The ability to determine the prey-specific biomass intake of large predators is fundamental to their conservation. In the absence of actual prey data, researchers generally use a “unit mass” method (estimated as 3/4 ...
  • Gene flow and population structure of a solitary top carnivore in a human-dominated landscape 
    McManus, Jeannine S.; Dalton, Desire L.; Kotze, Antoinette; Smuts, Bool; Dickman, Amy; Marshal, Jason P.; Keith, Mark (Wiley, 2015-01)
    While African leopard populations are considered to be continuous as demonstrated by their high genetic variation, the southernmost leopard population exists in the Eastern and Western Cape, South Africa, where anthropogenic ...
  • Leopard range size and conservation area size in the southern Kalahari 
    Bothma, Jacobus du P.; Bothma, Marius D. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2012-10-11)
    The range use patterns of adult leopards were used to examine the impact of environmental quality on conservation area size in the arid south-western portion of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in southern Africa. The ...
  • Pre-release hunting training and post-release monitoring are key components in the rehabilitation of orphaned large felids 
    Houser, AnnMarie; Gusset, Markus; Bragg, Christy J.; Boast, Lorraine K.; Somers, Michael J. (Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2011-04)
    The rehabilitation of orphaned animals is commonly practiced but rarely scientifically documented. The behavioural development before release (e.g. regarding hunting skills) is particularly important for ensuring animals ...
  • Survival rates and causes of mortality of leopards Panthera pardus in southern Africa 
    Swanepoel, Lourens Hendrik; Somers, Michael J.; Van Hoven, Wouter; Schiess-Meier, Monika; Owen, Gailey; Snyman, Andrei; Martins, Quinton; Senekal, Charl; Camacho, Gerrie C.; Boshoff, Willem; Dalerum, Fredrik (Cambridge University Press, 2015-10)
    Estimation of survival rates is important for developing and evaluating conservation options for large carnivores. However, telemetry studies for large carnivores are often characterized by small sample sizes that ...