Essays about: "Large carnivores"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the words Large carnivores.

  1. 16. Activity patterns of large carnivores in a fenced conservation area in Laikipia District, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Evelina Augustsson; [2016]
    Keywords : spotted hyena; African lion; activity patterns; movement ecology; conservation management; Crocuta crocuta; Panthera leo;

    Abstract : Large carnivores are sensitive to land-use changes and in African rangelands they have suffered seriously from an increased demand for land for agriculture and husbandry during the last decades. Mammalian carnivores are particularly exposed as they can also attack livestock, and are therefore frequently killed by farmers or wildlife managers. READ MORE

  3. 17. Increased public participation as a potential human : large carnivore conflict mitigation measure

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Ruben Bloemsma; [2016]
    Keywords : brown bear; Ursus arctos; wolf; Canis lupus; lynx; Lynx lynx; wolverine; Gulo gulo; governance; stakeholder participation; protection; hunting regulation; attitudes toward brown bear; wolf; lynx; wolverine; meta-analysis;

    Abstract : Large carnivores are species that have a great impact on their environment. They influence their prey population directly by killing animals, and indirectly by affecting their behavior (e.g., feeding, vigilance and distribution). READ MORE

  4. 18. Födorutiner och aktivitetsmönster - hur utfodringsscheman påverkar beteendet för vargar (Canis lupus) i fångenskap

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Linn Larsson; [2015]
    Keywords : wolf; canis lupus; foraging; time budget; feeding pattern; varg; ätbeteende; aktivitetsmönster;

    Abstract : Vargen (Canis lupus) är ett opportunistiskt flexibelt rovdjur vars huvudsakliga födokälla är andra däggdjur såsom älg (Alces alces). Den vilda vargen är anpassad till en så kallad ”feast-or-famine” diet, det vill säga, ett födosöksmönster där vargen kan överleva långa perioder på ett lågt födointag, men även äta stora mängder föda under kort tid. READ MORE

  5. 19. Activity patterns of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) at their kill sites

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Emma Nygren; [2015]
    Keywords : acceleration data; behavior; GPS-collar; Mongolia; prey handling;

    Abstract : The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is an elusive felid, native to the mountains in central Asia. Basic knowledge about the snow leopards’ ecology has long been lacking but is advancing with the help of the GPS-technology. GPS cluster analysis can provide insight in the diet and prey selection of elusive predators, such as the snow leopard. READ MORE

  6. 20. Beyond genotype : Using SNPs for pedigree reconstruction-based population estimates and genetic characterization of two Swedish brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Robert Spitzer; [2015]
    Keywords : molecular ecology; SNPs; pedigree reconstruction; rarefaction; population estimates;

    Abstract : Reliable population estimates are an important aspect of sustainable wildlife management but usually difficult to obtain for rare and elusive large carnivores. I tested a new method developed by Creel and Rosenblatt (2013) to estimate the population size of two Swedish brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations. READ MORE