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| Vanherle, N. | |
| Report of the DAS/ROCAL pilot project in Zakouma National Park, Chad | |
| 2008 Conference Proceeding | |
Eleven villages and six nomad camps were covered by the Zakouma Lion Study to survey the predation of domestic cattle by wild carnivores around Zakouma National Park in Chad in 2006. Results show that of the 11 villages surveyed only 3 were affected by regular predation by lions. Lions generally attack at the pasture during the day and more rarely at night before cattle return to the village. The majority of the livestock guards are children, who are generally incapable of protecting livestock from lion attacks. Predation by spotted hyenas generally occurs at night during the rainy season when the cattle is locked up in enclosures. In nomad camps, lion predation on cattle is a regular problem in 5 of 6 nomad camps. Lions attack livestock either during the day on the pastures, or at night in the camps. Attacks by hyenas occur especially at night in the camp or at pastures before animals returned to camp. Surveys show that the means of defence set up in the villages in order to protect cattle against attacks by predators are often inappropriate. Overall the losses due to the predation remain insignificant in comparison to losses due to disease. |
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