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| Bauer, H.; Awad, A.; Sitotaw, E.; Sillero-Zubiri, C. | |
| Follow-up visits to Alatash - Dinder Lion Conservation Unit Ethiopia & Sudan | |
| 2017 Full Book | |
The objective of this mission was to consolidate knowledge on the presence of lion (_Panthera leo_) in the Alatash-Dinder Transboundary Ecosystem, and to gather more information on the ecology of this important area, composed of Alatash NP in Ethiopia and Dinder NP and Biosphere Reserve in Sudan. Both parks have only recently been added as resident lion range in the IUCN Lion database. Lions are definitely present in Alatash NP and in Dinder NP; we had direct observations of lions in both parks. We tried to fit lions with satellite collars, but unfortunately lions never came to the baiting and calling stations. We set up a grid of camera traps to survey the lion population in Alatash. Due to insecurity and to low lion density, a population estimate for Alatash could not be made using these conventional survey methods. The survey however returned evidence for many wild species, and we present an updated mammal list for Alatash NP and Dinder NP. Camera trapping appears to be much more feasible in Dinder NP where human presence, at least in the core zone, is very low due to effective law enforcement. We recommend a pilot survey there. Lions are regularly observed inside both parks and in their immediate surroundings, but rarely, if ever, further than 10km from the park boundary. The status of elephant (_Loxodonta africana_) is doubtful; some pockets in Dinder are so remote that they are rarely visited by anyone, but the absence of any proof for them over a decade makes us pessimistic. |
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