Is translocation of stock-raiding leopards into a protected area with resident conspecifics an effective management tool?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 702-707

  Weilenmann, Maja ^a,b   Gusset, Markus ^b,c   Mills, David R ^b   Gabanapelo, Tefo ^d   Schiess Meier, Monika ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Leopard Ecology and Conservation   (Botswana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Wildlife and National Parks ^*  (Botswana)

Author keywords

human wildlife conflict; leopard; livestock predation; Panthera pardus; problem animal; ranging behaviour; translocation.

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; FELID; LIVESTOCK; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PREDATION; PROTECTED AREA; RANGE SIZE; SITE FIDELITY; TELEMETRY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BOTSWANA;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 78650565598     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10013     Document Type: Article

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