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| Steyn, V.; Funston, P.J. | |
| Land-use and socio-spatial organization of female leopards in a semi-arid wooded savanna, Botswana | |
| 2009 South African Journal of Wildlife Research (39): 126-132 | |
Leopards (_Panthera partus_) are the most widespread large felid, yet comparatively little is known about their fine-scale movement patterns and how these affect the risks they face. There has been much debate on the conservation status and management needs for leopards with much extrapolation from limited data. In order to gather more information on leopard movements in Botswana's Northern Tuli Game Reserve, seven leopards were collared between February 2005 and August 2006. This allowed key aspects that affect demography, and thus resilience to anthropogenic effects, to be investigated. Generally, home ranges were typical for breeding females in woodland savanna (32.9 ñ 7.3 km 2) with substantial overlap (average 26.0%). Core areas though were independent and extremely small (1.9 ñ 2.2 km 2). There has been much debate on the conservation status and management needs for leopards with much extrapolation from limited data. In order to gather more information on leopard movements in Botswana's Northern Tuli Game Reserve, seven leopards were collared between February 2005 and August 2006. This allowed key aspects that affect demography, and thus resilience to anthropogenic effects, to be investigated. Generally, home ranges were typical for breeding females in woodland savanna (32.9 ñ 7.3 km 2) with substantial overlap (average 26.0%). Core areas though were independent and extremely small (1.9 ñ 2.2 km 2). |
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