The performance of African protected areas for lions and their prey

Lindsey, Peter A.; Petracca, Lisanne S.; Funston, Paul J.; Bauer, Hans; Dickman, Amy; Everatt, Kristoffer T.; Flyman, Michael V.; Henschel, Philipp; Hinks, Amy E.; Kasiki, Samuel M.; Loveridge, Andrew J.; Macdonald, David W.; Mandisodza, Roseline; Mgoola, William O.; Miller, Susan M.; Nazerali, Sean; Siege, Ludwig; Uiseb, Kenneth; Hunter, Luke

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“…Through increased community engagement, and stronger management action against key threats to biodiversity, we suggest NNR could become a flagship for such efforts. NNR has already been identified as a critical protected area for continent-wide lion recovery efforts because it could support well over 1,000 individuals (Lindsey et al, 2017). NNR also has the potential to support approximately 50,000 elephants, which is more than ten times its current population (Robson et al, 2017).…”

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"Patterns of Forest Loss in One of Africa’s Last Remaining Wilderness Areas: Niassa National Reserve (Northern Mozambique) "

Allan¹,

Grossmann²,

Craig³

et al. 2017

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Niassa National Reserve (NNR) supports Mozambique's largest populations of endangered fauna and sustains the livelihoods of > 40,000 people who utilise its natural resources. Accurately monitoring finescale spatial and temporal trends in land-use and tree-cover is increasingly used for monitoring the ecological state of conservation areas. Here we provide essential information on land-use changes in NNR to support ongoing conservation efforts in the region. We examined patterns of forest and woodland loss in NNR between 2001 and 2014 using high resolution maps of global tree-cover change, and compared this with changes in the wider region. We found that NNR lost 108 km 2 of forest (0.9 per cent of its 11,970 km 2 aggregated forest extent), with the majority (89 km 2 ) of forest loss occurring due to expanding agriculture around settlements and along main roads. Although this loss was substantial, it was lower than changes in the surrounding region, with the adjacent districts and Provinces losing 200 km 2 (3.2 per cent) and 6,594 km 2 (5.7 per cent) of their respective forest extents. We found NNR's diverse Miombo ecosystems are still intact and could support large mega-faunal assemblages, investment in ensuring the long-term success of NNR is an obvious global conservation priority.

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"Patterns of Forest Loss in One of Africa’s Last Remaining Wilderness Areas: Niassa National Reserve (Northern Mozambique) "

Allan¹,

Grossmann²,

Craig³

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PARKS is published electronically twice a year by IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas. For more informa on see: parksjournal.com PARKS is published to strengthen interna onal collabora on in protected area development and management by:  exchanging informa on on prac cal management issues, especially learning from case studies of applied ideas;  serving as a global forum for discussing new and emerging issues that relate to protected areas;  promo ng understanding of the values and benefits derived from protected areas to communi es, visitors, business etc;  ensuring that protected areas fulfill their primary role in nature conserva on while addressing cri cal issues such as ecologically sustainable development, social jus ce and climate change adapta on and mi ga on;  changing and improving protected area support and behaviour through use of informa on provided in the journal; and  promo ng IUCN's work on protected areas. The designa on of geographical en es in this journal, and the presenta on of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authori es, or concerning the delimita on of its fron ers or boundaries.The views expressed in this publica on do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN.IUCN does not take any responsibility for errors or omissions occurring in the transla ons in this document whose original version is in English.Published by: IUCN, Gland, SwitzerlandCopyright: © 2017 Interna onal Union for Conserva on of Nature and Natural ResourcesReproduc on of this publica on for educa onal or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior wri en permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged.Reproduc on of this publica on for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior wri en permission of the copyright holder. This issue also includes book reviews for the first time.Three of the books reviewed in this issue provide essentially historical views on conservation battles under three vastly different circumstances and across three continents; Angola, the Daintree Region in North Queensland and the Nahanni in northern Canada. As Stephen Woodley points out in his review of Gordon Nelson's book on the Nahanni, "those working to conserve nature often forget they are also making history." These books remind us that dedicated individuals are central to conservation efforts around the world and we are privileged to work in an area where so many thousands of individuals around the world devote their passion and energy to conserving our natural world. Wayne's consideration and love for wildlife was also extended to the people and communities with whom he worked. He recognised early on (perhaps before many others) that successful conservation relied on successful cooperation with the communities that live side-by-side with wildlife.Importantly, Wayne understood the sacrifices and dedication of rangers. It was during his t...

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“…Dickman et al (submitted) have recently mapped the 60 known remaining populations of lions, and only six of these populations consist of more than 1,000 individuals: Selous-Niassa, Serengeti-Mara, Kavango-Zambezi, Greater Limpopo, Katavi-Ruaha and Kgalagadi (see Figure 1). Just under half of the wild lion estate lies within protected areas, and Lindsey et al (2017) have demonstrated that even there, in most cases the lions are thought to live well below carrying capacity and at considerable threat from infra-structural inadequacies largely derived from shortage of funds. There is a marked difference between the sharp declines observed in most range states, and the situation in four southern African countries (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe) and India, where lion populations have declined only slightly, or are stable or increasing (Bauer et al 2016).…”

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“…According to Lindsey et al (2017), given adequate management, Africa's protected areas could theoretically support over 80,000 lions -up to four times the total wild lion population remaining in Africa today. Compliance by contracting parties with their legal obligations under the Ramsar Convention in respect of the sites in Table 3 will thus clearly benefit lion conservation.…”

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International law and lions (Panthera leo): understanding and improving the contribution of wildlife treaties to the conservation and sustainable use of an iconic carnivore

Trouwborst¹,

Lewis²,

Burnham³

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The lion (Panthera leo) is featuring ever more prominently on the agendas of international wildlife treaties like the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). Lion range and numbers have declined markedly over the last two decades. In this review we assess the present role of international wildlife treaties with a view to improving their combined contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of lions. Our analysis identifies a substantial body of relevant international wildlife law and, moreover, a significant potential for enhancing the contribution to lion conservation of these global and regional treaties. The time is right to invest in such improvements, and our review renders a range of general and treaty-specific recommendations for doing so, including making full use of the Ramsar Wetlands Convention, World Heritage Convention and transboundary conservation area (TFCA) treaties for lion conservation. The CMS holds particular potential in this regard and our analysis provides strong support for listing the lion in its Appendices.

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The performance of African protected areas for lions and their prey

Cited by 127 publications

References 45 publications

"Patterns of Forest Loss in One of Africa’s Last Remaining Wilderness Areas: Niassa National Reserve (Northern Mozambique) "

"Patterns of Forest Loss in One of Africa’s Last Remaining Wilderness Areas: Niassa National Reserve (Northern Mozambique) "

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International law and lions (Panthera leo): understanding and improving the contribution of wildlife treaties to the conservation and sustainable use of an iconic carnivore

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