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Lion ( Panthera leo ) home ranges and livestock conflicts in Waza National Park, Cameroon
Author(s) -
Bauer H.,
Iongh H. H.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2005.00570.x
Subject(s) - panthera , national park , livestock , geography , home range , population , forestry , ecology , archaeology , predation , biology , demography , sociology
An isolated population of approximately 50 lions ( Panthera leo L.) in Waza National Park, Cameroon, caused considerable damage to livestock. Home range sizes of five collared lions were assessed, the mean was very large: 630 km 2 . The lions differed in their stock raiding behaviour, with two male habitual problem animals, one female nonproblem animal and two female seasonal problem animals that left the Park in the wet season. Together, they were inferred to kill over 100 heads of cattle annually.