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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nancy Felix, Bernard M. Kissui, Linus Munishi, Anna C. Treydte
Summary: Conflicts between humans and lions are common in coexistence landscapes due to livestock predation and threats to human safety. Retaliatory lion killing by humans is a leading cause of declining lion populations in Africa. In the Tarangire-Manyara Ecosystem (TME), male lion coalitions are larger and have longer tenure periods in locations with lower risk of retaliatory killing and away from active hunting blocks. Younger people (18-35 years old) have a more positive attitude towards lion existence and conservation. Surprisingly, people with primary or secondary education are more likely to kill lions if they attack livestock compared to those with no formal education.
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Ecology
Joana Borges, Thomas P. Higginbottom, Bradley Cain, Donatus E. Gadiye, Alex Kisingo, Martin Jones, Elias Symeonakis
Summary: The Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania is an important region for global biodiversity conservation, managed as a unique multiple land-use area since 1959 to benefit both wildlife and indigenous residents. This study demonstrates a Landsat-based monitoring strategy to accurately map the main land cover types in the area, revealing changes such as upland forests degrading into bushland and shifts in grassland to shrubland, indicating woody encroachment. These long-term land cover changes highlight the importance of sustainable management and conservation efforts in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
REMOTE SENSING IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
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Agricultural Engineering
Mohamed Mwabumba, Jahangeer Jahangeer, Sahila Beegum, Brijesh K. Yadav, Mwemezi J. Rwiza
Summary: This study used the HYDRUS-1D model to assess the groundwater quality changes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area due to climate variability. It found that the current groundwater is suitable for drinking and domestic purposes, but some indicators are predicted to exceed the limits in the future.
JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Enrico Di Minin, Rob Slotow, Christoph Fink, Hans Bauer, Craig Packer
Summary: African lions and elephants pose threats to people, crops, and livestock, and are themselves threatened with extinction. Human-wildlife conflicts mainly occur in areas with high human populations, crops, and cattle. Investing in high-quality mitigation fences could be a cost-effective strategy to protect people and prevent further declines in lion and elephant populations.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Mohamed Zengo Makongoro, Maheswara Rao Vegi, Said Ali Hamad Vuai, Michael Mwita Msabi
Summary: This study reveals the major plume volcanic activities of Oldoinyo Lengai volcano during the late Holocene through chronostratigraphic studies, estimating the occurrence of two significant eruption events around 490 BC and 771 AD based on experimental results and literature data.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cecilia M. Leweri, Gundula S. Bartzke, Maurus J. Msuha, Anna C. Treydte
Summary: Group sizes of wild herbivores vary with season, distance to protected area, streams, and human settlements, as well as the number of livestock. In wet seasons, larger groups are observed further from the protected area but closer to human settlements, while in dry seasons, smaller groups are observed closer to the protected area but further from human settlements. During the dry season, group sizes increase with distance from streams, but this relationship is not observed in wet seasons.
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Environmental Studies
Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel
Summary: This paper analyses the specific processes of land grabbing and local people relocation, using the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania as a case study. It highlights that land grabbing is not an instantaneous phenomenon but a result of long-term structural marginalisation of rural land users.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING E-NATURE AND SPACE
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Oswin F. Linuma, Anesi S. Mahenge, Rubhera R. A. M. Mato, Alex D. Greenwood
Summary: This study investigated the drivers of human-wildlife interactions in four Maasai villages within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The findings indicate that habitat is the main driver of conflict, followed by factors such as increased wildlife, firewood collection, domestic animal keeping, community sleeping arrangements, search for traditional medicines, and lion killings for ritual or defense purposes. Large household sizes and climate change have also contributed to human-wildlife interactions. Challenges identified include injuries, deaths, disease transmission, and property destruction. To mitigate conflicts, recommendations include increasing boarding schools and reliable transport, distributing tap water, providing food assistance, controlling population growth, implementing zero-grazing and biogas, discouraging community sleeping arrangements, improving record-keeping, and disseminating research findings to the community.
DISCOVER SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cecilia M. Leweri, Maurus J. Msuha, Anna C. Treydte
Summary: Rainfall variability is crucial for small-scale farmers and pastoralists in East Africa, particularly in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area of Tanzania. Pastoralists are aware of climate change impacts and perceive erratic rainfall patterns as a major challenge. Increasing herd sizes and mobility do not necessarily protect households from climate change shocks. Enhancing adaptive capacity and profitability of pastoral cattle production under changing environmental conditions are recommended for interventions.
SN APPLIED SCIENCES
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Paolo Cortelezzi, Timothy G. Paulet, Jennifer M. Olbers, Jean M. Harris, Anthony T. F. Bernard
Summary: Chondrichthyans are globally threatened due to life-history traits and human impacts. This study assessed the status of chondrichthyan populations in the Robberg MPA in South Africa, and found that even small and partially protected MPAs can provide conservation benefits for threatened, endemic, and lesser-known species.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Ludwig Triest, Tom Van der Stocken, Tim Sierens, Emmanuel K. Deus, Mwita M. Mangora, Nico Koedam
Summary: This study assessed genetic diversity and connectivity of mangrove populations in a proposed transboundary conservation area between Kenya and Tanzania. The results indicated a trend of overall migration directionality reflecting regional ocean surface current flows.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Dana Baker, Grant Murray, Jackson Kaijage, Arielle Levine, David Gill, Enock Makupa
Summary: The study investigates how the implementation of MPAs in Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park, Tanzania, can change and challenge the relational wellbeing and values of small-scale fishers. Results show a dynamic interaction between MPAs and fishers' relational wellbeing, impacting everyday fishing practices, cultural and place identities, and connections to others and the marine environment. The study highlights the need for the international marine conservation community to better consider and promote relational wellbeing and values to achieve the goals of both human wellbeing and marine biodiversity conservation.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Forestry
Jerry Owusu Afriyie, Michael Opare Asare, Pavla Hejcmanova
Summary: Local communities in rural areas heavily rely on hunting for their livelihoods and possess valuable knowledge about wildlife ecology. Their perceptions regarding bushmeat prevalence and illegal hunting trends are influenced by factors such as location, gender, and residence time. Understanding local people's knowledge and perceptions can contribute to developing effective conservation strategies and improving local socio-ecological systems.
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Tropical Medicine
Manar Eltantawy, Karin Orsel, Ashley Schroeder, Domenica Morona, Humphrey D. Mazigo, Susan Kutz, Jennifer Hatfield, Mange Manyama, Frank van der Meer
Summary: The study found significant differences in prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminthiasis among primary school children in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania, with higher rates of Ascaris and Trichuris infections in high elevation ecozones, and lower rates of Strongyloides infections in low elevation ecozones. The research suggests the need for anthelminthic intervention and health education in the region to address the common occurrence of STH infections among school children.
TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Ecology
Rebecca Sargent, Nicolas J. Deere, Philip J. K. McGowan, Nils Bunnefeld, Marion Pfeifer
Summary: Research on habitat preferences of African lions demonstrates behavioral plasticity in response to factors such as prey abundance and proximity to water. The focus of studies has been predominantly on protected or managed areas, indicating a need for future research outside of these areas to better understand how lions adapt to human-dominated landscapes.