Open AccessDisturbance bias when tracking Kalahari leopards Panthera pardus by spoor
Author(s) -
Jacobus du P. Bothma,
E.A.N. le Riche
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v36i2.379
Subject(s) - leopard , panthera , disturbance (geology) , habituation , ecology , geography , predation , biology , paleontology , neuroscience
The possible habituation of leopards to spoor trackers or increased disturbance by trackers affecting leopards in the Kalahari was examined. The median flight distance class interval was 0,6-1,0 km and there was no evidence of either habituation or increased disturbance