The complex social dynamics, sleek cursorial design and semi‐nomadic, fluid approach of African wild dogs to the broader landscape are in direct contrast to the human approach to infrastructure development. Approximately 6600 free‐ranging wild dogs remain in Africa (IUCN 2013), having disappeared from at least 25 countries over the past 50 years largely due to direct persecution and widespread habitat loss and fragmentation. In a study of transient wild dogs outside of resident protected areas in eastern South Africa, many sightings were reported close to roads, and most were frequently found in areas with road densities of 0. 6‐0. 7 km/km2. To conserve wild dogs within heterogeneous landscapes, it is important to understand how their spatial movements contribute to dispersal risk. It is important to identify higher‐risk linkages between subpopulations to develop tailored, pragmatic strategies for planning and management of contiguous landscapes that link core populations of large carnivores.


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    Titel :

    Case Study


    Untertitel :

    African Wild Dogs and the Fragmentation Menace


    Beteiligte:
    van der Ree, Rodney (Herausgeber:in) / Smith, Daniel J. (Herausgeber:in) / Grilo, Clara (Herausgeber:in) / Whittington‐Jones, Brendan (Autor:in) / Davies‐Mostert, Harriet (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2015-04-01


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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