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| Begg, C.M.; Begg, K.S. | |
| Niassa Carnivore Project - Mitigation of negative human impacts on carnivore populations: African wild dog, lion, leopard, spotted hyaena | |
| 2007 Full Book | |
This is the first Annual Report of the Niassa Carnivore Project. The project aims to build on the data already collected on lions (Niassa Lion project 2004-2006) and African Wild Dogs (2004-2006) and extend the ecological research and surveying to leopards. It will use target specific. pragmatic research to develop indicators of the status of the large carnivores in NNR, and monitor and manage the main threats (retaliatory killing, trophy monitoring of underage animals, disease risks). Particular attention will be given to understanding human-carnivore conflict and disease in NNR and finally developing and testing appropriate, pragmatic and sustainable solutions that can be implemented by Niassa communities. This project will take place in close collaboration with SRN, local communities and professional hunters. In addition selected NNR / SRN staff and community scouts will be trained in all the relevant techniques and detailed survey protocols will be provided to NNR, along with all the required equipment to ensure monitoring is sustainable and ongoing and not researcher driven. This report presents initial progress that has been made in 2007 towards achieving the objectives by 2010. The data presented here are preliminary and have not yet been comprehensively analysed. |
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