Integrating Research with Management: The Case of Katavi National Park, Tanzania

Caro, Timothy; Elisa, Manase; Gara, John Ignase; Kadomo, D.; Martin, Andimile; Mushi, Deograsias P.; Timbuka, C.

doi:10.3377/004.048.0103

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“…There is a continuum of education and training from citizen science initiatives to higher degrees such as Masters in conservation biology or PhDs in ornithology that can be implemented effectively in local situations (e.g. Trewhella et al, 2005), and most have demonstrably positive outcomes for conservation (Sekercioglu, 2012, Caro et al, 2013, although measuring success itself is problematic (Chapman et al, 2016). Research collaborations need to skewed in favour of positive training outcomes for West African scientists rather than those from developed, European countries where capacity may have already been reached (Habel et al, 2014).…”

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The continuing lack of ornithological research capacity in almost all of West Africa

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2017

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“…Latta andFaaborg, 2009, Sekercioglu, 2012) through to more traditional research-led management of protected areas (e.g. Caro et al, 2013).…”

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2017

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“…The corridor we studied here lies between Katavi and Mahale National Parks and neighbouring areas around these parks. It was previously used by elephants, mainly during the wet season (Caro et al, 2013;Jones et al, 2009) and was historically, and is still commonly, regarded as an 'elephant corridor', even though other animals also use it: hence the focus of the current study is on elephants.…”

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Wildlife corridor degradation and human‐wildlife conflict: A case study from Tanzania

Elisa,

Caro,

Yon

et al. 2024

Afr J Ecol

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In many African countries, anthropogenic pressure and poor governance have led to the degradation of wildlife corridors, which are important for the long‐term viability of wildlife populations. Yet the nature of such degradation is poorly understood, hindering our ability to reverse these trends. We studied a deteriorating wildlife corridor between Katavi and Mahale National Parks in western Tanzania. Using satellite imagery, we found that the corridor still contains large areas of natural vegetation, diverse terrain and numerous water sources. There has nonetheless been increasing encroachment of the corridor by people between 1990 and 2017, exemplified by a 9% reduction in the area covered by miombo woodlands and a fourfold increase in the area covered by settlements and agricultural land. We used three additional methods to assess deterioration over the last three decades: elephants' movement routes, peoples' perception of animal populations and incidents of human–wildlife conflicts. Elephants were primarily found only in the parts of the corridor adjacent to the two national parks. Tracking of elephant spoor revealed a much‐diminished corridor use, suggesting that seemingly ‘healthy’ habitat within a wildlife corridor will not necessarily predict the presence of elephants or perhaps of other species. Other factors particularly the increasing presence of humans in the area are possibly more important for predicting elephant use of a corridor. Interviews with local residents and conservation experts suggested that, although use by some animal species has declined, many ungulates were still seen in the corridor and neighbouring villages, some of which were associated with human–wildlife conflict. All villages around the corridor were affected by the human–wildlife conflict; this comprised crop damage, livestock injury or killing and attacks on humans. We conclude that corridors could be restored if people were restricted from settling, but this would require governments to enact policies that balance the conservation of Natural Capital with survival of human populations; the latter may involve internal migration in response to growing population pressures.

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“…Dwindling elephant herds and rhinos is not the only problem faced by wildlife. Declines in the population density of buffalo, eland, impala, reedbuck, topi, warthog, and waterbuck were in part due to poaching activities in the Katavi National Park and Rukwa Game Reserve in Western Tanzania (Caro et al, 2013;Martin and Caro, 2013). To minimize the appeal of illegal hunting, the Kenyan Parliament enacted a law that substantially raised the fines levied against arrested poachers to $120,000 coupled with 15 years incarceration.…”

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Poaching and its Potential to Impact Wildlife Tourism: An Assessment of Poaching Trends in the Mole National Park in Ghana

Obour¹,

Asare²,

Ankomah³

et al. 2016

AJT

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Poaching poses serious threats to conservation and wildlife tourism development efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. This paper was based on the contemporary levels of poaching in the Mole National Park (MNP), a major destination for experiencing wildlife in their natural settings in Ghana. The study describes poaching trends in MNP; assesses the influence of anti-poaching measures and the effect of poaching on large mammal numbers in the park. Snowball sampling method was used to conduct interviews and field data were collected by observations and the use of GPS during patrols with law enforcement units. The study results showed no significant drop in poaching trends. However, the number of poachers who were arrested and those who escaped arrest increased during the same time period. The study revealed that aside from the carnivore species which showed a dip in numbers, most animals tallied showed an increase despite the high rate of poaching.

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Integrating Research with Management: The Case of Katavi National Park, Tanzania

Cited by 12 publications

References 30 publications

The continuing lack of ornithological research capacity in almost all of West Africa

The continuing lack of ornithological research capacity in almost all of West Africa

Wildlife corridor degradation and human‐wildlife conflict: A case study from Tanzania

Poaching and its Potential to Impact Wildlife Tourism: An Assessment of Poaching Trends in the Mole National Park in Ghana

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