BIOLOGY 2F03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Mixed Model, Order Of Newfoundland And Labrador, Herbivore
8 Feb 2016
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Article: behavioural adjustments of a large carnivore to access secondary prey in a human-dominated landscape. African lions pnathera leo in botswana ecosystem. The ecosystem has high seasonal fluctuations, in wild prey abundance and adjacent lands which are used for livestock grazing and characterized by stable livestock abundance but also risk of antropogenic mortality. Risk of conflicts with humans was major driver of lion ecology in the human dominated landscape surrounding the protected area. Resident lions generally avoided the close vicinity of cattle posts. When they used such areas the avoided temporal overlap with periods that humans were most active and travelled at high speed reducing the time spent in these areas. Study suggest that lions balance the benefits of accessing livestock with costs associated with livestock raiding. Hence, reduction in livestock availability through effective livestock husbandry in periods of wild prey scarcity should lead to reduced conflict.
