Livestock predation, household adaptation and compensation policy: a case study of Shorobe Village in northern Botswana

Kgathi, Donald L.; Mmopelwa, Gagoitseope; Mashabe, Baitshephi; Mosepele, Ketlhatlogile

doi:10.1080/03031853.2012.695148

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“…This may involve employment opportunities, livestock compensation programs, and changes to cultural perceptions (Carlisle 2007;Funston et al 2013;Goldman et al 2013;Gusset et al 2009;Hazzah et al 2009Hazzah et al , 2014Hemson et al 2009;Lindsey et al 2005;Nelson 2009;Romañach et al 2010;Snyman 2012). Early compensation schemes yielded limited success, because of poor design, poor implementation, or because cultural values were more important than money (Goldman et al 2010;Kgathi et al 2012), but more recent programs have learned from these lessons ).…”

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confidence: 92%

Ecotourism contributions to conservation of African big cats

Mossaz

Buckley

Castley

2015

Journal for Nature Conservation

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Ecotourism has been advocated and adopted widely to provide financial, political and local community support for conservation. We analyse its application for conservation of African big cats, through systematic analysis of 66 published studies over three decades, and on-site audit of 48 current conservation tourism enterprises. Conservation measures include: expanding and restoring habitat and reducing net habitat loss; anti-poaching patrols and programs; measures to combat illegal wildlife trade; improved livestock husbandry such as better fences and guard dogs; welldesigned livestock compensation and predator conservation incentive programs; and live-capture, veterinary services, captive breeding, and translocation and reintroduction programmes. Some tourism enterprises do contribute to conservation of African big cats, but others have negligible or negative net outcomes. Conservation outcomes depend critically on the detailed design of conservation programmes, community involvement, and tourism marketing.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Ecotourism contributions to conservation of African big cats

Mossaz

Buckley

Castley

2015

Journal for Nature Conservation

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“…For example, a snow leopard depredation compensation plan in Pakistan whose funding is derived from tourism revenue has been successful, but only when tourism profits are sufficient [ 67 ]. Similar plans to offset predator-induced damages in India [ 68 ] and Botswana [ 69 ] described as successful are also compromised due to processing delays, corruption, and award rates that have not matched market values.…”

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confidence: 99%

Characterizing conflict between humans and big cats Panthera spp: A systematic review of research trends and management opportunities

2018

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Conservation of big cats (Panthera spp.), a taxonomic group including tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards and snow leopards, is a daunting challenge. As expanding human populations across Panthera range countries exacerbate competition for land and prey, conflicts between humans and big cats are inevitable. Through a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature published from 1991 to 2014 and indexed in Web of Science and Google Scholar (186 articles), our study explored the current state of knowledge regarding human-Panthera conflict and potential solutions, examining variables such as spatial and temporal distribution of research, methods used to study conflict, evaluation of interventions, and management recommendations. Our synthesis revealed several key data gaps and research needs. More studies could utilize diverse data collection approaches to focus on both the ecological and socio-cultural context for conflict. Additionally, only 21% of articles included in the review evaluated conflict mitigation interventions, and few of these yielded conclusive results. Success ratios suggest that compensation schemes and livestock management strategies were more effective tools for addressing conflict than either direct interventions (lethal removal or translocation of animals) or community interventions (e.g. education, ecotourism, local management). More studies should systematically evaluate the efficacy of conflict mitigation strategies, many of which are consistently recommended without empirical support. Results highlight trends and opportunities that can be used to inform future research and management efforts focused on human-Panthera conflict, ultimately enhancing the potential for coexistence between humans and carnivore species worldwide.

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“…In the Sahel, there is the river Niger in Mali and Lake Chad, and in semi-arid Africa, there is the Sudd in Sudan and the Okavango Delta in Botswana (Adams, 1993). The Okavango Delta of northern Botswana is possibly the most pristine of Africa's large wetlands Kgori et al, 2006), and supports a major tourism industry and rural community livelihood (Gumbricht et al, 2004;Wolski and Murray-Hudson, 2008;Magole and Magole, 2009;Kgathi et al, 2012). It was declared a Ramsar site-a wetland of international importance in 1997 and was recently inscribed as a Natural World Heritage site in 2014.…”

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Evaluation of maize yield in flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Kashe¹,

Mogobe²,

Moroke³

et al. 2015

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Flood recession farming locally known as molapo farming in the Okavango Delta is practiced along the edges of the river channels or seasonally flooded depressions on its fringes. It relies on residual moisture and natural fertilization of the floodplains, and is promoted as being more productive than dryland farming. However, the productivity of this low-input farming system has not been extensively investigated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the yield potential of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.) in molapo farming. Two molapo field experiments and one dry-land experiment were conducted at Matsaudi and Lake Ngami, and Shorobe, respectively, in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Maize grain yield and plant height were measured from six consecutive plants from the centre row. The results showed that maize grain yield and plant height were significantly (P < 0.05) higher at Lake Ngami than at either Matsaudi or Shorobe. Late planting at Lake Ngami coincided with rainfall in November providing even and abundant soil moisture which contributed to better productivity of maize. Similarly, soil fertility was also better at Lake Ngami. Maize grain yield although lower (2.41 t ha-1) at Matsaudi and Shorobe (2.58 t ha-1) than at Lake Ngami (3.4 t ha-1), it is much higher than yields normally obtained by smallholder farmers in semi-arid zones in sub-Saharan Africa, where actual yields are often less than half of the potential yields. Similarly, plant height was significantly (P < 0.05) higher at Lake Ngami (235 cm) than either Matsaudi (194 cm) or Shorobe (192 cm). It could be concluded that timely planting of maize in molapo fields supplemented by rainfall is capable of producing better yields in semi-arid regions where water is the most limiting resource to crop production

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Livestock predation, household adaptation and compensation policy: a case study of Shorobe Village in northern Botswana

Cited by 14 publications

References 10 publications

Ecotourism contributions to conservation of African big cats

Ecotourism contributions to conservation of African big cats

Characterizing conflict between humans and big cats Panthera spp: A systematic review of research trends and management opportunities

Evaluation of maize yield in flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

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