Livestock predation in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia

被引:15
作者
Atickem, Anagaw [1 ]
Williams, Stuart [2 ]
Bekele, Afework [3 ]
Thirgood, Simon [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oslo, Dept Biol, Ctr Ecol & Evolutionary Synth, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
[2] Flora & Fauna Int, Africa Program, Maputo, Mozambique
[3] Univ Addis Ababa, Dept Biol, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
[4] Macaulay Land Use Res Inst, Aberdeen AB15 8QT, Scotland
关键词
carnivores; human wildlife conflict; livestock; predation; CANINE-DISTEMPER; RABIES; CONSERVATION; CARNIVORES; DOGS; CONFLICT;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2028.2010.01214.x
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
In the Web Valley of the Bale Mountains National Park, the pastoral people suffer from livestock predation by wild carnivores. A total of 704 livestock were reported to be killed by wild carnivores over a 3-year period, causing a loss of potential revenue of 12 USD per year per household. Reported annual predation rates equated to 1.4% of the livestock population of the study area. Spotted hyaenas were responsible for most livestock predation (57%), followed by leopards (18%), common jackals (16%) and servals (9%). Hyaenas killed all livestock types (horses, donkeys, mules, cattle, goats and sheep) whilst leopards, common jackals and servals killed mostly goats and sheep. A survey of 362 households revealed that the pastoral people keep dogs to protect livestock from carnivores. During 250 nights of observation in the ten settlements, pastoralists were alerted to the presence of hyaenas on 80 occasions by the barking of their dogs. Such tradition of keeping dogs presents a threat to the persistence of the endangered Ethiopian wolf through diseases transmission. Given the frequency of carnivore attacks on livestock, it is desirable to develop alternative livestock protection methods that both minimize livestock losses and reduce the risk of disease transmission to Ethiopian wolves.
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页码:1076 / 1082
页数:7
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