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ORYX
卷 48, 期 3, 页码 385-393出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605312001457
关键词
African lion; call-up survey; edge effects; Panthera leo; prey-biomass models; snaring; trophy hunting; Zimbabwe
资金
- Frankfurt Zoological Society
- National Geographic Conservation Trust
- Rufford Small Grants Foundation
- Tuli Safari Area survey
The African lion Panthera leo is an iconic species but it has faced dramatic range reductions and possibly as few as 30,000 individuals remain in the wild. In the absence of detailed ground-based surveys, lion populations may be estimated using regression models based on prey biomass availability but these often overestimate lion densities as a result of a variety of compounding factors. Anthropogenic factors can be key drivers of lion population dynamics and in areas with high human impact lion numbers may be significantly lower than those predicted by prey biomass models. This was investigated in two protected areas in Zimbabwe, where lion population densities were found to be significantly lower than would have been predicted by prey-availability models. High hunting quotas either within or around the protected areas are the most likely cause of the low lion numbers, with quotas in some areas being as high as seven lions per 1,000 km(2) in some years. Other factors, including persecution, poisoning and problem animal control, as well as disease and competition with spotted hyaenas Crocuta crocuta, are also discussed.
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