You poor little thing! The role of compassion for wildlife conservation

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Greving ◽  
Joachim Kimmerle
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation

scholarly journals Evolution of models to support community and policy action with science: Balancing pastoral livelihoods and wildlife conservation in savannas of East Africa

2009 ◽  
Vol 113 (17) ◽  
pp. 4579-4584 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Reid ◽  
D. Nkedianye ◽  
M. Y. Said ◽  
D. Kaelo ◽  
M. Neselle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
East Africa ◽  
Policy Maker ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Creation

We developed a “continual engagement” model to better integrate knowledge from policy makers, communities, and researchers with the goal of promoting more effective action to balance poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation in 4 pastoral ecosystems of East Africa. The model involved the creation of a core boundary-spanning team, including community facilitators, a policy facilitator, and transdisciplinary researchers, responsible for linking with a wide range of actors from local to global scales. Collaborative researcher−facilitator community teams integrated local and scientific knowledge to help communities and policy makers improve herd quality and health, expand biodiversity payment schemes, develop land-use plans, and fully engage together in pastoral and wildlife policy development. This model focused on the creation of hybrid scientific−local knowledge highly relevant to community and policy maker needs. The facilitation team learned to be more effective by focusing on noncontroversial livelihood issues before addressing more difficult wildlife issues, using strategic and periodic engagement with most partners instead of continual engagement, and reducing costs by providing new scientific information only when deemed essential. We conclude by examining the role of facilitation in redressing asymmetries in power in researcher−community−policy maker teams, the role of individual values and character in establishing trust, and how to sustain knowledge-action links when project funding ends.

scholarly journals Temporal and spatial distribution of anthrax outbreaks among Kenyan wildlife, 1999–2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Gachohi ◽  
F. Gakuya ◽  
I. Lekolool ◽  
E. Osoro ◽  
L. Nderitu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Temporal And Spatial Distribution ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Herbivore Species ◽  
Multiple Species

Abstract The burden of anthrax in wildlife is demonstrated through high numbers of sudden mortalities among herbivore species, including endangered animal species. East Africa is home of multiple species of faunal wildlife numbering in the millions but there are limited disease surveillance programmes, resulting in a paucity of information on the role of anthrax and other infectious diseases on declining wildlife populations in the region. We reviewed historical data on anthrax outbreaks from Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spanning from 1999 to 2017 in Kenya to determine the burden, characteristics and spatial distribution of anthrax outbreaks. A total of 51 anthrax outbreaks associated with 1014 animal deaths were reported across 20 of 60 wildlife conservation areas located in six of the seven agro-ecological zones. Overall, 67% of the outbreaks were reported during the dry seasons, affecting 24 different wildlife species. Over 90% (22 of 24) of the affected species were herbivore, including 12 grazers, five browsers and five mixed grazers and browsers. Buffaloes (23.5%), black rhinos (21.6%) and elephants (17.6%) were the most frequently affected species. Our findings demonstrate the extensive geographic distribution of wildlife anthrax in the country, making it one of the important infectious diseases that threaten wildlife conservation.

THE ROLE OF ONE HEALTH IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION: A CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle E. Buttke ◽  
Daniel J. Decker ◽  
Margaret A. Wild
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
One Health

Eserewondo Rozongombe: Livestock as Sites of Power and Resistance in Kaokoveld, Namibia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Heydinger
Keyword(s):  
Animal Studies ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Postcolonial Studies ◽  
Power Politics ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
North West ◽  
Power And Resistance ◽  
History Of ◽  
Human Actors

This article details how the ovaHerero of Kaokoveld (north-west Namibia) experienced the precolonial and colonial eras as mediated through their cattle culture. While histories of Namibia rarely use non-Western lenses to interpret processes during the colonial era, this article examines ovaHerero colonial experiences as one episode within a broader history. It draws together archival and published sources to tell the little-known history of a people living in a remote and rugged rural area that nevertheless is of considerable contemporary interest because of wildlife conservation. Yet the ovaHerero of Kaokoveld remain little understood outside exoticised tourism material. Their history holds important lessons for the role of non-human actors in the precolonial and colonial eras, and for how environments, racialised social policies and power politics interacted to help construct contemporary north-west Namibia. Recentring ovaHerero experiences of these eras contributes to postcolonial studies of subaltern groups, the field of human–animal studies and the historiography of Namibia and Southern Africa.

The role of hunting in North American wildlife conservation

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Heffelfinger ◽  
Valerius Geist ◽  
William Wishart
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Wildlife Conservation

scholarly journals Aboveground Biomass Distribution in a Multi-Use Savannah Landscape in Southeastern Kenya: Impact of Land Use and Fences

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 381
Author(s):  
Edward Amara ◽  
Hari Adhikari ◽  
Janne Heiskanen ◽  
Mika Siljander ◽  
Martha Munyao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Land Use Types ◽  
Land Cover Map

Savannahs provide valuable ecosystem services and contribute to continental and global carbon budgets. In addition, savannahs exhibit multiple land uses, e.g., wildlife conservation, pastoralism, and crop farming. Despite their importance, the effect of land use on woody aboveground biomass (AGB) in savannahs is understudied. Furthermore, fences used to reduce human–wildlife conflicts may affect AGB patterns. We assessed AGB densities and patterns, and the effect of land use and fences on AGB in a multi-use savannah landscape in southeastern Kenya. AGB was assessed with field survey and airborne laser scanning (ALS) data, and a land cover map was developed using Sentinel-2 satellite images in Google Earth Engine. The highest woody AGB was found in riverine forest in a conservation area and in bushland outside the conservation area. The highest mean AGB density occurred in the non-conservation area with mixed bushland and cropland (8.9 Mg·ha−1), while the lowest AGB density (2.6 Mg·ha−1) occurred in overgrazed grassland in the conservation area. The largest differences in AGB distributions were observed in the fenced boundaries between the conservation and other land-use types. Our results provide evidence that conservation and fences can create sharp AGB transitions and lead to reduced AGB stocks, which is a vital role of savannahs as part of carbon sequestration.

scholarly journals Applications of veterinary medicine to in situ conservation efforts

Oryx ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
William B. Karesh ◽  
Robert A. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
New Species ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
In Situ Conservation ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
Public Scrutiny ◽  
Conservation Projects

Wildlife conservation efforts are increasingly faced with declining, overcrowded or fragmented populations, environmental contamination, and the introduction of new species of either competitors or pathogens. These efforts are coming under increased public scrutiny in their attempt to balance human social and economic needs with those of wildlife. The integration of veterinary medicine as part of a multidisciplinary approach to conservation can assist in the successful planning, implementation and evaluation of conservation projects. Beyond the role of immobilizing animals, veterinarians can contribute to assessing and monitoring the health of wild populations, and can train others in modern approaches to working with and caring for wildlife.

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