scholarly journals Status of Lion (Panthera leo) and Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Yirga ◽  
F Gebresenbet ◽  
J Deckers ◽  
H Bauer
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Spotted Hyena

scholarly journals Estimating population sizes of lions Panthera leo and spotted hyaenas Crocuta crocuta in Uganda's savannah parks, using lure count methods

Oryx ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Okot Omoya ◽  
Tutilo Mudumba ◽  
Stephen T. Buckland ◽  
Paul Mulondo ◽  
Andrew J. Plumptre
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Population Sizes

AbstractDespite > 60 years of conservation in Uganda's national parks the populations of lions and spotted hyaenas in these areas have never been estimated using a census method. Estimates for some sites have been extrapolated to other protected areas and educated guesses have been made but there has been nothing more definitive. We used a lure count analysis method of call-up counts to estimate populations of the lion Panthera leo and spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta in the parks where reasonable numbers of these species exist: Queen Elizabeth Protected Area, Murchison Falls Conservation Area and Kidepo Valley National Park. We estimated a total of 408 lions and 324 hyaenas for these three conservation areas. It is unlikely that other conservation areas in Uganda host > 10 lions or > 40 hyaenas. The Queen Elizabeth Protected Area had the largest populations of lions and hyaenas: 140 and 211, respectively. It is estimated that lion numbers have declined by 30% in this protected area since the late 1990s and there are increasing concerns for the long-term viability of both species in Uganda.

scholarly journals Aspects of the ecology and the behaviour of the Leopard Panthera pardus in the Kalahari desert

Koedoe ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Du P Bothma ◽  
E. A. N Le Riche
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Breeding Season ◽  
National Park ◽  
Habitat Type ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Panthera Pardus ◽  
Dense Vegetation ◽  
Kalahari Desert

Tracking in sand revealed data on hunting and kill rates, range, movements, activity, cover and water use, reproduction and interactions with other carnivores, by the leopard Panthera pardus in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. For leopards in the interior, 812,5 km of tracks were followed for 54 days, and 205,1 km for 15 days for females with cubs. In the Nossob riverbed 30,2 km of tracks were folowed in eight days. Medium-sized mammals featured prominently in the diet of all leopards, with prey used influenced by habitat type. Leopards in the interior moved greater distances than those in the Nossob riverbed. Leopards rested frequently at the onset and end of activity and used dense vegetation and aardvark Orycteropus afer and porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis burrows as daytime cover. Leopards are independent of water, and females apparently have no definite breeding season. Lions Panthera leo dominate leopards, but the outcome of leopard/spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta encounters depend on the size of the leopard and the number of hyaenas in the pack. Leopards in the Kalahari Desert are opportunists which occupy this harsh envi- ronment successfully.

A keystone predator at risk? Density and distribution of the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in the Etosha National Park, Namibia

2009 ◽  
Vol 87 (10) ◽  
pp. 941-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Trinkel
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena ◽  
Migratory Species ◽  
Mathematical Correlation ◽  
Equus Burchelli ◽  
Spotted Hyenas ◽  
The Status ◽  
Connochaetes Taurinus

For wildlife management and conservation biology, it is important to be able to estimate the status and distribution of animals and to monitor their population trends. In the Etosha National Park, Namibia, there is a lack of knowledge about numbers and distribution of spotted hyenas ( Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777)) and factors regulating their population. To estimate hyena density and distribution, tape-recorded vocalizations (call-ups) were performed to attract hyenas in the central and eastern parts of Etosha. Eighty-five adult and subadult hyenas responded to the calls, with most of them responding in an area with high density of migratory ungulates, principally springbok ( Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780)), wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell, 1823)), and Burchell’s zebra ( Equus burchelli (Gray, 1824)). These migratory species are the main prey of spotted hyenas in Etosha. There was a strong spatial relationship between hyena density and migratory prey biomass. Based on this mathematical correlation, I estimated 203 ± 79 hyenas, i.e., 2.7 ± 1.1 hyenas/100 km2, in the central and eastern parts of Etosha. Applying this correlation to the western part of the park, it was possible to estimate 339 ± 176 spotted hyenas, corresponding to an overall density of 2.1 ± 1.0 hyenas/100 km2, in the whole Etosha National Park.

scholarly journals Lion (Panthera leo ) and spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta ) abundance in Bouba Ndjida National Park, Cameroon, trends between 2005 and 2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 414-417
Author(s):  
Iris Kirsten ◽  
Elise Bakker ◽  
Laura Lucas Trujillo ◽  
Paul Bour ◽  
Nadia Nhiomog ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Panthera Leo

Urogenital system of the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta Erxleben): A functional histological study

2003 ◽  
Vol 256 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald R. Cunha ◽  
Yuzhuo Wang ◽  
Ned J. Place ◽  
Wenhui Liu ◽  
Larry Baskin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Histological Study ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena ◽  
Urogenital System

scholarly journals Notes on wild dog Lycaon pictus and lion Panthera leo population trends during a drought in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.G.L. Mills
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Population Trends ◽  
Adult Survival ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Lycaon Pictus ◽  
Drought Period ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
High Predation ◽  
Wild Dog

Wild dog Lycaon pictus and lion Panthera leo populations in the Kruger National Park appeared to undergo an increase during a drought period in the early 1990s. Newly established packs, high adult survival and pup productivity contributed to an increase in the wild dog population and evidence for high predation success during the height of the drought is presented. An increase in the lion density between 1989 and 1993 on the northern basalt plains, as well as changes in the structure of the population, seem to be related to changes in prey populations, particularly to a decline in numbers and condition of buffalo Syncerus cafer.

scholarly journals Beyond the numbers: Human attitudes and conflict with lions (Panthera leo) in and around Gambella National Park, Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e0204320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fikirte Gebresenbet ◽  
Hans Bauer ◽  
Jacqueline M. Vadjunec ◽  
Monica Papeş
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Panthera Leo
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