Detailed Final Report - Rufford Small Grants
... Almost nothing is known about the Tibetan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) apart from opportunistic anecdotes, notes in journals and conflict with humans. Taxonomic status of this canine has not been investigated so far for Nepal's wild population to state it as Tibetan wolf or Himalayan wolf. Furthermore, ...
... Almost nothing is known about the Tibetan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) apart from opportunistic anecdotes, notes in journals and conflict with humans. Taxonomic status of this canine has not been investigated so far for Nepal's wild population to state it as Tibetan wolf or Himalayan wolf. Furthermore, ...
Evolutionary and plastic rescue in multitrophic model communities
... Tollrian & Harvell [11]). Plasticity can occur within a generation, whereas evolution is always transgenerational; therefore, plasticity will probably allow faster adaptations than genetic diversity [1]. In many cases, plasticity may be capable of providing most or all of the adaptive trait change r ...
... Tollrian & Harvell [11]). Plasticity can occur within a generation, whereas evolution is always transgenerational; therefore, plasticity will probably allow faster adaptations than genetic diversity [1]. In many cases, plasticity may be capable of providing most or all of the adaptive trait change r ...
Feral Swine in North America
... populations that may not be permanently established yet. In these areas, eradication is, and should be, the goal. The most widely accepted methods for control and eradication include trapping, snaring, shooting, use of trained dogs, and aerial gunning. Research indicates feral swine populations mus ...
... populations that may not be permanently established yet. In these areas, eradication is, and should be, the goal. The most widely accepted methods for control and eradication include trapping, snaring, shooting, use of trained dogs, and aerial gunning. Research indicates feral swine populations mus ...
Desertification and livestock grazing: The roles of sedentarization
... have not been progressive but rather oscillatory. Indeed, it is speculated that the periods of increased aridity have led to the emergence and increased prevalence of nomadic pastoralism and not the inverse, nor a global increase in desertification due to pastoralism (Khazanov 1994). This is because ...
... have not been progressive but rather oscillatory. Indeed, it is speculated that the periods of increased aridity have led to the emergence and increased prevalence of nomadic pastoralism and not the inverse, nor a global increase in desertification due to pastoralism (Khazanov 1994). This is because ...
Competition and compensation among cattle
... (Ego et al., 2003; Voeten, 1999), there have been no controlled, replicated experiments that examine the effects of these species on each other and on the land they share (Prins, 2000). Globally, experimental studies are exceedingly rare, and usually measure the effects of wildlife on livestock (Hobbs ...
... (Ego et al., 2003; Voeten, 1999), there have been no controlled, replicated experiments that examine the effects of these species on each other and on the land they share (Prins, 2000). Globally, experimental studies are exceedingly rare, and usually measure the effects of wildlife on livestock (Hobbs ...
Human-wildlife conflict in Africa - Library
... Box n°25: The Human Animal Conflict Self Insurance Scheme (HACSIS) - Namibia .......... 36 Box n°26: A few possible options to compensate HWC indirectly ......................................... 38 Box n°27: Effect of guard animals on predators' attacks .............................................. ...
... Box n°25: The Human Animal Conflict Self Insurance Scheme (HACSIS) - Namibia .......... 36 Box n°26: A few possible options to compensate HWC indirectly ......................................... 38 Box n°27: Effect of guard animals on predators' attacks .............................................. ...
Mother--Offspring Recognition via Contact Calls in Cattle, Bos taurus
... build the sequences for the playback experiments. Calls were individually visualized using spectrograms in Praat (FFT method, window length = 0.1 s, time steps = 100, frequency steps = 250, Gaussian window shape, dynamic range = 40 dB). For both cows and calves, only HFCs (as opposed to low-frequenc ...
... build the sequences for the playback experiments. Calls were individually visualized using spectrograms in Praat (FFT method, window length = 0.1 s, time steps = 100, frequency steps = 250, Gaussian window shape, dynamic range = 40 dB). For both cows and calves, only HFCs (as opposed to low-frequenc ...
Guha Dharmarajan PhD: Population genetics (Department of
... in the demographic attributes of a generalist mesopredator: Are raccoons as successful as they seem? Landscape Ecology 26: 937-950. MacNeil JE, Dharmarajan G and Williams RN (2011) A code generator for use of Visible Implant Elastomers. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6: 260-265. Dharmarajan ...
... in the demographic attributes of a generalist mesopredator: Are raccoons as successful as they seem? Landscape Ecology 26: 937-950. MacNeil JE, Dharmarajan G and Williams RN (2011) A code generator for use of Visible Implant Elastomers. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6: 260-265. Dharmarajan ...
The artificial incubation of kiwi eggs: a conservation tool
... in captivity or on predator-free offshore islands for 4–6 months until they reach a stoat resistant size of 800–1200 g, and are then liberated into the wild. With the advances in kiwi egg incubation we have made over the last 10 years, it is possible to achieve and maintain consistently high hatch ...
... in captivity or on predator-free offshore islands for 4–6 months until they reach a stoat resistant size of 800–1200 g, and are then liberated into the wild. With the advances in kiwi egg incubation we have made over the last 10 years, it is possible to achieve and maintain consistently high hatch ...
SchuetteP0512 - ScholarWorks
... Thank you to all of my family, friends, and colleagues for their support during my graduate studies. None of this would have been possible without you. In particular, I would like to thank my patient and adaptable wife, Christine, for her love and support while in Kenya and here in Montana. Thank yo ...
... Thank you to all of my family, friends, and colleagues for their support during my graduate studies. None of this would have been possible without you. In particular, I would like to thank my patient and adaptable wife, Christine, for her love and support while in Kenya and here in Montana. Thank yo ...
universiti putra malaysia code of practice for the care
... psychological state as an indication of how the animal is coping with the ongoing situation as well as a judgment about how the animal feels (see also ‘Animal wellbeing’ and ‘Distress’). Animal wellbeing: an animal’s present state with regard to its relationship with all aspects of its environment, ...
... psychological state as an indication of how the animal is coping with the ongoing situation as well as a judgment about how the animal feels (see also ‘Animal wellbeing’ and ‘Distress’). Animal wellbeing: an animal’s present state with regard to its relationship with all aspects of its environment, ...
Chapter 1 General introduction
... ity (Woodroffe & Ginsberg, 2000) and is often associated with human-carnivore conflicts (Woodroffe, 2000; Ogutu et al., 2005; Johnson et al., 2006). For example, in some areas of Africa farmers may saturate a goat or cow carcass with fast-acting poison, leave this out for hyenas to feed on during th ...
... ity (Woodroffe & Ginsberg, 2000) and is often associated with human-carnivore conflicts (Woodroffe, 2000; Ogutu et al., 2005; Johnson et al., 2006). For example, in some areas of Africa farmers may saturate a goat or cow carcass with fast-acting poison, leave this out for hyenas to feed on during th ...
How the Magnitude of Prey Genetic Variation Alters Predator
... In the absence of evolution, predator-prey systems are predicted to exhibit cycles where peaks in prey abundance precede peaks in predator abundance by less than a quarter of the cycle period (Bulmer 1975). In contrast, in experimental systems prey evolution has been observed to drive antiphase cycl ...
... In the absence of evolution, predator-prey systems are predicted to exhibit cycles where peaks in prey abundance precede peaks in predator abundance by less than a quarter of the cycle period (Bulmer 1975). In contrast, in experimental systems prey evolution has been observed to drive antiphase cycl ...
Predation within meiofaunal communities: description and results of
... the time of sampling. As such, liquid nitrogen provides only qualitative, not quantitative, information on meiofauna1 feeding habits. However, that predatory interactions were recorded during this study where, using standard chemical fixat~ontechniques, they generally are not, justifies the techniqu ...
... the time of sampling. As such, liquid nitrogen provides only qualitative, not quantitative, information on meiofauna1 feeding habits. However, that predatory interactions were recorded during this study where, using standard chemical fixat~ontechniques, they generally are not, justifies the techniqu ...
Color Polymorphism and Genetic Structure in the Sea Star Pisaster
... Although the carotenoid evidence points to environmentally driven P. ochraceus coloration, much of the earlier pigment biochemistry in asteroids was not explicitly linked with quantitative descriptions of individual color, diet, or geographic variation. Because individuals of Pisaster do not express ...
... Although the carotenoid evidence points to environmentally driven P. ochraceus coloration, much of the earlier pigment biochemistry in asteroids was not explicitly linked with quantitative descriptions of individual color, diet, or geographic variation. Because individuals of Pisaster do not express ...
2008snail
... reintroduction of a species back into a site where it had been previously observed but where it is not close enough to any wild sites for there to be genetic communication between the new reintroduction and the existing population. o Augmentations of an existing wild population. This involves introd ...
... reintroduction of a species back into a site where it had been previously observed but where it is not close enough to any wild sites for there to be genetic communication between the new reintroduction and the existing population. o Augmentations of an existing wild population. This involves introd ...
Population genetics, food-plant specialization, and local
... Not only insect herbivores, but also the interactions between plants and herbivores are highly diverse. Some herbivore species have evolved to be dietary generalists and others specialists, and the object and degree of specialization may vary among populations or individuals within a population (e.g ...
... Not only insect herbivores, but also the interactions between plants and herbivores are highly diverse. Some herbivore species have evolved to be dietary generalists and others specialists, and the object and degree of specialization may vary among populations or individuals within a population (e.g ...
Problems connected with the large-carnivore conservation in
... population began to grow gradually and at the end of the 50s it was estimated at about 160 animals (SVIGELJ, 1961). In 1966, the area of 3,500 km2 in south-central Slovenia was designated as the “Bear Core Conservation Area“. The resulting conservation measures, including yearlong shooting ban of fe ...
... population began to grow gradually and at the end of the 50s it was estimated at about 160 animals (SVIGELJ, 1961). In 1966, the area of 3,500 km2 in south-central Slovenia was designated as the “Bear Core Conservation Area“. The resulting conservation measures, including yearlong shooting ban of fe ...
The Influence of People`s Practices and Beliefs on Conservation: A
... observations on 20 pastoralists by accompanying them on their day trips into the forests and kept notes of their behavior at spirit sites, responses to carnivores, herding techniques and other aspects. Information from interviews and observations were collated and analyzed to make meaning of pastora ...
... observations on 20 pastoralists by accompanying them on their day trips into the forests and kept notes of their behavior at spirit sites, responses to carnivores, herding techniques and other aspects. Information from interviews and observations were collated and analyzed to make meaning of pastora ...
Landscape connectivity analysis for conservation
... integration of connectivity in conservation planning were developed based on the concept of measuring habitat availability (reachability) at the landscape scale (Pascual-Hortal and Saura 2006; Saura and Pascual-Hortal 2007; Saura and Rubio 2010). This concept of habitat availability consists in cons ...
... integration of connectivity in conservation planning were developed based on the concept of measuring habitat availability (reachability) at the landscape scale (Pascual-Hortal and Saura 2006; Saura and Pascual-Hortal 2007; Saura and Rubio 2010). This concept of habitat availability consists in cons ...
A FUTUREFOR - Cheetah Conservation Fund
... has been pushed to the edge; their habitats are fragmented, and more and more people and their livestock are on their land. With competition for the grassland, there are also fewer numbers of wild prey species throughout their range. To survive they have adapted to areas that have become thicker wit ...
... has been pushed to the edge; their habitats are fragmented, and more and more people and their livestock are on their land. With competition for the grassland, there are also fewer numbers of wild prey species throughout their range. To survive they have adapted to areas that have become thicker wit ...
cattle ranching and biodiversity conservation as allies in south
... many ways; the two most important are the constant increase in livestock production costs and the decrease in meat prices (Avellaneda 2004). As a result land has been abandoned, deforested, and used for intensive agriculture, destroying a way of life and introducing threats, such as agrochemical con ...
... many ways; the two most important are the constant increase in livestock production costs and the decrease in meat prices (Avellaneda 2004). As a result land has been abandoned, deforested, and used for intensive agriculture, destroying a way of life and introducing threats, such as agrochemical con ...
Annexure 3: Landmark Foundation: Objections to the
... This “agreement” will further be calledWestern Cape Biodiversity Massacre 2012The Landmark Foundationformally objects to the content of the agreement, its proposed modus operandi and manner in which it was arrived at, and we call on all stakeholders in this matter to start the process from the start ...
... This “agreement” will further be calledWestern Cape Biodiversity Massacre 2012The Landmark Foundationformally objects to the content of the agreement, its proposed modus operandi and manner in which it was arrived at, and we call on all stakeholders in this matter to start the process from the start ...
Why Maasai Kill Lions in East Africa
... verified in their research (Maclellan et al 2009: 2422). These areas all have their own unique ecological and ecosystem factors that could influence the incidence rate of depredation of livestock by lions, but together, the data from these three studies paint a fairly representative sample of the no ...
... verified in their research (Maclellan et al 2009: 2422). These areas all have their own unique ecological and ecosystem factors that could influence the incidence rate of depredation of livestock by lions, but together, the data from these three studies paint a fairly representative sample of the no ...