Feasibility study on the spatial and temporal movement of Samburu's cattle and wildlife in Kenya using GPS radio-tracking, remote sensing and GIS

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 76-80

  Raizman, E A ^a   Rasmussen, H Barner ^b   King, L E ^c,d   Ihwagi, F W ^c   Douglas Hamilton, I ^c,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c SAVE THE ELEPHANTS   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle movement; GPS collars; Pastoralists; Samburu Kenya; Wildlife livestock interface

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ELEPHANT; EQUIDAE; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELEPHANTS; EQUIDAE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KENYA; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY;

BOS; ELEPHANTIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84879013384     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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