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Everatt KT, Kokes R, Robinson H, Kerley GIH. Optimal foraging of lions at the human wildlands interface. Afr J Ecol 2023. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.13113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Kristoffer T. Everatt
- Department of Zoology, Center for African Conservation Ecology Nelson Mandela University Port Elizabeth South Africa
- Panthera New York New York USA
- Greater Limpopo Carnivore Programme Limpopo National Park Mozambique
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- Greater Limpopo Carnivore Programme Limpopo National Park Mozambique
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- Department of Zoology, Center for African Conservation Ecology Nelson Mandela University Port Elizabeth South Africa
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- Department of Zoology, Center for African Conservation Ecology Nelson Mandela University Port Elizabeth South Africa
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Samarasinghe DJ, Wikramanayake ED, Gopalaswamy AM, Jayewardene R, Kumara J, Fernando J, Gunawardene K, Alexander JS, Braczkowski A. Evidence for a critical leopard conservation stronghold from a large protected landscape on the island of Sri Lanka. Glob Ecol Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Ario A, Mercusiana S, Rustiadi A, Gumilang R, I Gede Gelgel Darma Putra Wirawan, Ahmad Slamet T. The Javan Leopard Panthera pardus melas (Cuvier, 1809) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in West Java, Indonesia: estimating population density and occupancy. JOURNAL OF THREATENED TAXA 2022. [DOI: 10.11609/jott.7483.14.7.21331-21346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
The Javan Leopard is endemic to the Indonesian island of Java and has been classified as Endangered. Reliable information about its population status, distribution, and density is lacking but are essential to guide conservation efforts and provide a benchmark for management decisions. Our study represents the first empirical density and occupancy estimates for the Leopard in West Java and provides baseline data for this region. We used camera trap data collected from February 2009 to October 2018 in six study areas comprising a sampling effort of 10,955 camera trap days in a total area of 793.5 km2. We identified 55 individual Leopards in these areas and estimated Leopard density using spatially explicit capture-recapture. Population density estimates range from 4.9 individuals/100 km2 in Gunung Guntur-Papandayan Nature Reserve to 16.04 individuals/100 km2 in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park. Latter is among the globally highest Leopard densities. Based on detection data, we modelled single-season Leopard occupancy using three sampling covariates and eight site covariates. Modelling revealed that the two covariates forest cover and presence of Wild Boar are the strongest predictors for Leopard occupancy in our study areas. We recommend assessing and monitoring Leopard distribution, density and occupancy in other areas of Java and emphasize that a landscape approach for conservation of the Javan Leopard is imperative.
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