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Stander, P.E.
A suggested management strategy for stock-raiding lions in Namibia
1990 South African Journal of Wildlife Research (20): 37-43
Lion predation on domestic stock from farms bordering conservation areas causes a serious conflict of interest between farmers and conservationists. During a four-year study in northern Namibia, the options for alleviating this conflict were investigated. Long-term records of individual lions permitted the categorization of stock-raiding lions as habitual "problem animals" or "occasional stock raiders". Management strategies for each group under varying conditions are presented, with optimal solutions emerging as translocation for occasional stock raiders and elimination for problem animals. Success of the strategies depends on longterm monitoring of individual lions and co-operation between farmers and conservation authorities.
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