Search Results - "Funston, P.J"

The impact of trophy hunting on lions (Panthera leo) and other large carnivores in the Bénoué Complex, northern Cameroon by Croes, B.M., Funston, P.J., Rasmussen, G., Buij, R., Saleh, A., Tumenta, P.N., de Iongh, H.H.

“…► We study large carnivore abundance in hunting- and no-hunting zones of North Cameroon. ► Lion density is significantly lower in the hunting zones compared to…”
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Hunting by male lions: ecological influences and socioecological implications by FUNSTON, P.J, MILLS, M.G.L, BIGGS, H.C, RICHARDSON, P.R.K

“…In the Kruger National Park, male lions,Panthera leo, acquire most of their food by hunting rather than scavenging. This study, the most intensive to date of…”
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Challenges faced in the conservation of rare antelope: a case study on the northern basalt plains of the Kruger National Park by C.C. Grant, T. Davidson, P.J. Funston, D.J. Pienaar

“…The conservation of rare antelope has long been one of the goals of the Kruger National Park. The roan antelope Hippotragus equinus, and to a lesser extent the…”
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The performance of African protected areas for lions and their prey by Lindsey, P.A., Petracca, L.S., Funston, P.J., Bauer, H., Dickman, A., Everatt, K., Flyman, M., Henschel, P., Hinks, A.E., Kasiki, S., Loveridge, A., Macdonald, D.W., Mandisodza, R., Mgoola, W., Miller, S.M., Nazerali, S., Siege, L., Uiseb, K., Hunter, L.T.B.

“…Using surveys of experts associated with 186 sites across 24 countries, we assessed the effectiveness of African protected areas (PAs) at conserving lions and…”
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Substrate and species constraints on the use of track incidences to estimate African large carnivore abundance by Funston, P.J, Frank, L, Stephens, T, Davidson, Z, Loveridge, A, Macdonald, D.M, Durant, S, Packer, C, Mosser, A, Ferreira, S.M

“…Population size and trends of large carnivores are difficult to determine, but are often needed to inform conservation actions. Direct counts maintained over…”
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Trade-offs of predation and foraging explain sexual segregation in African buffalo by Hay, C. T., Cross, P. C., Funston, P. J.

“…1. Many studies have investigated why males and females segregate spatially in sexually dimorphic species. These studies have focused primarily on temperate…”
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Genetic diversity, evolutionary history and implications for conservation of the lion (Panthera leo) in West and Central Africa by Bertola, L.D, van Hooft, W.F, Vrieling, K, Uit de Weerd, D.R, York, D.S, Bauer, H, Prins, H.H.T, Funston, P.J, Udo de Haes, H.A, Leirs, H, van Haeringen, W.A, Sogbohossou, E, Tumenta, P.N, de Iongh, H.H

“…Aim In recent decades there has been a marked decline in the numbers of African lions (Panthera leo), especially in West Africa where the species is regionally…”
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Threat of rapid extermination of the lion (Panthera leo leo) in Waza National Park, Northern Cameroon by Tumenta, P.N, Kok, J.S, Van Rijssel, J.C, Buij, R, Croes, B.M, Funston, P.J, De Iongh, H.H, Udo de Haes, H.A

“…Lion populations in West and Central Africa are small and fragmented. In areas where park management is weak, threats will likely facilitate the extinction of…”
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