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| Purchase, G.; Mateke, C.; Conga, O. | |
| Review of the Status of Carnivores in Protected Areas of the Zambezi Basin, Including an Assessment of Human-Carnivore Conflict | |
| 2007 Conference Proceeding | |
The Zambezi Basin is a large ecological area where little is known about the status and distribution of carnivores, and the degree of conflict with humans. This paper presents the results of a review of available literature, and information from people working in protected areas, regarding the status, distribution and levels of conflict with humans of all carnivore species in protected areas that fall within the Basin. The results of the survey provide a spatial link between the documented Southern African and East African regions of the African continent assisting with identifying areas of priority for conservation. In many protected areas of the Basin, the large carnivore species occur in low densities and are under threat from human activities. Some species no longer occur in protected areas where they were reported previously. Conflict with the large carnivore species is common. The distribution and status of the smaller species corresponds to historical data to a much larger degree, although the review recorded a few new locations for some species. It is clear that in some protected areas of the Basin there is a need for transboundary management of carnivores. |
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