Essays about: "National animal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 165 essays containing the words National animal.

  1. 1. African elephants' effect on the temporal use of elephant highway by predator and prey. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Rebecka Relfsson; [2023-08-18]
    Keywords : African savanna elephant; elephant highways; interspecies interactions; predation avoidance; predator-prey interaction; temporal activity;

    Abstract : African savanna elephants (Loxondonta africana) are the world’s largest land-mammal and are considered a keystone species. The effect they have on vegetation and their environment is well known, but their effect on other animal species is less studied. READ MORE

  3. 2. Impact from Tourism on Vegetation Greenness in Yellowstone National Park

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Fenja Runfors; [2023]
    Keywords : Yellowstone National Park; NDVI; Remote Sensing; Tourism; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Tourism has increased drastically during the last decades in Yellowstone National Park, from nearly 20 000 visitors in 1910 to almost five million visitors in 2021. Yellowstone is an important ecosystem with unique wildlife, and geological and cultural history. READ MORE

  4. 3. On-farm slaughter and emergency slaughter in Sweden : prerequisites for reducing food loss of pigs and cattle

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Rasmus Björn; Albin Kauppi; [2023]
    Keywords : Animal welfare; Cattle; Mortality; On-farm slaughter; On-farm emergency slaughter; Pigs;

    Abstract : Although consumers are responsible for much food waste, recent studies have shown significant losses on farm-level. A recent report published by the Swedish Board of Agriculture presented that 3% and 8% of pigs and cattle are lost respectively, requesting further research regarding the potential in salvaging meat through on-farm slaughter (OFS) and on-farm emergency slaughter (OFES). READ MORE

  5. 4. Sustainable management of the African elephant – stakeholder solutions to a human-wildlife conflict

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Varwi Jacob Tavaziva; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability; hunting; stakeholders; meat; bees; chillies;

    Abstract : Densities of African elephants have increased in southern Africa, reaching a population size of 45000 in some protected areas such as Hwange National Park, which is beyond the estimated carrying capacity of 15000. The overpopulation of elephants at Hwange National Park has stimulated considerable debates among stakeholders about the effective and sustainable approach to managing elephants. READ MORE

  6. 5. Positiv förstärkning i samband med träning och hantering av höns inför blodprovstagning

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

    Author : Henny Hägerdal; [2023]
    Keywords : fjäderfä; höns; välfärd; försöksdjur; träning; positiv förstärkning;

    Abstract : The welfare of laboratory animals is an important issue that has gained more and more attention in society. Laying hens (Gallus Gallus Domesticus) is one of the species that is used in animal testing. READ MORE