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Journal articles

2024 | MAPPING DRY FORESTs

A rangeland management-oriented approach to map dry savanna − Woodland mosaics

De Cauwer, V. ..., Mendelsohn, J., ... and van der Waal, C.

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation | DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2024.104193 

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2024 | ​​​​What we don't know about Namibia's terrestrial fauna

Quantifying spatial ignorance in the effort to collect terrestrial fauna in Namibia, Africa

Lessa, T. ..., Mendelsohn, J., ... and Ladle, R.J.

Ecological Indicators | DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111490

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2023 | ​​​​Can fences keep large carnivores in Etosha?

Fencing affects movement patterns of two large carnivores in Southern Africa

Naha, D.; Périquet, S.; Kilian, J.W..; Kupferman, C.A.; Hoth-Hanssen, T. and Beasley, J.C.

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1031321

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2023 | ​​zebras adjust their response to predators' hunting strategies

Large carnivore dangerousness affects the reactive spatial response of prey

Say-Sallaz, E.; ... Périquet, S.; ... and Valeix, M.

Animal Behaviour | DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.05.014

2023 | ​​​​​Counting giraffes: what is the best method?

Counting giraffes: A comparison of abundance estimators on the Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia

Bonenfant, C.; Stratford, K. and Périquet, S.

HISTRYX | DOI: 10.4404/hystrix-00524-2022

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2023 | ​​​​Reproduction of black rhinoceros in Namibia

Population parameters, performance and insights into factors influencing the reproduction of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in Namibia

Muntifering, J.R.,Guerier, A., Beytel, P. and Stratford, K.J.

Oryx | DOI: 10.1017/S0030605322001065

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2023 | ​​​​Is wind affecting bat-eared fox foraging?

Blown away? Wind speed and foraging success in an acoustic predator

Renda, S.; Périquet, S. and le Roux, A.

Mammal Research | DOI: 10.1007/s13364-023-00673-7

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2022 | ​​​​Are all observers equal when it comes to annotating camera trap images?

Inter-observer variance and agreement of wildlife information extracted from camera trap images

Zett, T; Stratford, K.J. and Weise, F.J

Biodiversity and Conservation | DOI: 10.1007/s10531-022-02472-z

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2022 | ​​​​​ONGava's leopard population and its movements

At home or passing through? Leopard population and spatial ecology on a private game reserve

Périquet, S., Crawford, S., Naholo, S., Stratford ,S. and Stratford, K.

Namibian Journal of Environment

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2022 | ​​​​Africa’s drylands in a changing world

Africa’s drylands in a changing world: Challenges for wildlife conservation under climate and land-use changes in the Greater Etosha Landscape

Turner, W.C.; Périquet, S., ...., Mendelsohn, J.M.; ... Kilian, W.J.

Global Ecology and Conservation | DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02221

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2022 | ​​​​Vulture Safe Zones in Africa: Challenges and possibilities

Understanding continent-wide variation in vulture ranging behavior to assess feasibility of Vulture Safe Zones in Africa: Challenges and possibilities

Kane, A.; Monadjem, A.; ..., Mendelsohn, J.M..; ... Kendal, C.J.

Biological Conservation | DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109516

2022 | ​​​STEALING THE JOY AND BENEFITS OF NATURE FROM OUR CHILDREN

Intergenerational inequity: stealing the joy and benefits of nature from our children

Hayward, M.W.; Meyar, N.F.; ... Périquet, S.; ... Weise, F.; ... Lindsey, P.A.

Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution | DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.830830

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2021 | ​SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER IN ANGOLA

Scopoli’s Shearwater Calonectris (diomedea) diomedea in Angola

Mendelsohn, J.M. & Mills, M.S.L.

Bull ABC

2021 | ​​​​TAKING STOCK OF CARNIVORE RESEARCH IN ETOSHA

Of teeth and claws: Taking stock of carnivore research in the greater Etosha landscape

Weise, F.J.; Kilian, J.W.; Périquet, S.

Namibian Journal of Environment

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2021 | ​​​​​LEOPARD IN HUMAN LANDSCAPES

Home range variation in leopards living across the human density gradient

Snider, M.H.; Athreya, V.R.; ... Weise, F.J;. ... Kays, R.

Journal of Mammalogy | DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyab068

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2021 | ​ASSESSING CARNIVORE OCCUPANCY FROM SPARSE DATA

Collaboration for conservation: Assessing countrywide carnivore occupancy dynamics from sparse data

Van der Weyde, L.K.; ...Weise, F.J.…. Flyman, M.V.

Diversity and Distributions | DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13386

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2021 | ​WHITE RHINOS AVOID BREEDING WITH THEIR FATHERS

Female southern white rhinoceros can select mates to avoid inbreeding

Stratford, K.J.; Guerier, A.S.; Crawford, S.J.; Stratford, S.M.C.; Schmidt-Küntzel, A; Bishop, J.M.

Journal of Heredity | DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esab028

2021 | ​​DOUBLE-BROODING IN HORNBILLS

Double-brooding in Southern yellow-billed hornbills Tockus leucomelas

Stanback, M.; Millican, D.; Versfeld, W.; Nghikembua, M.; Marker, L.L.; Mendelsohn, J.M.

Ostrich | DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2021.1891479

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2021 | ​​​INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SPOTTED HYAENA AND LIONS

Dynamic interactions between apex predators reveal contrasting seasonal attraction patterns

Périquet, S.; Fritz, H.; Revilla, E.; Macdonald, D. W.; Loveridge, A. J.; Mtare, G.; Valeix, M.

Oecologia | DOI: 10.1007/s00442-020-04802-w

2020 | ​​​​COMMUNAL LAND TENURE SECURITY FOR WIDOWS IN NORTHERN NAMIBIA

Communal Land Tenure Security for Widows in the Eenhana Constituency of the Ohangwena Region, Namibia

Nakanyete N.F.; Nghitevelekwa R.; ... Mendelsohn J.M.; Shikale F.

Journal of International Women's Studies

2020 | ​​LIONS PREFER CERTAIN TYPES OF CATTLE

Lions Panthera leo prefer killing certain cattle Bos taurus types

Weise, Fl.J..; Tomeletso, M; Stein, A.B.; Somers, M.J..; Hayward, M.W.

Animals | DOI: 10.3390/ani10040692

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2020 | ​COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATION: RESPONSE TO COMMENTS

Response to comments on “Compassionate Conservation deserves a morally serious rather than dismissive response - reply to Callen et al., 2020”

Callen, A; Hayward, M.W.; ... Périquet, S; ... Wüster, W.

Biological Conservation | DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108517

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2020 | ​​HOW IMPALA EAT AND AVOID BEING EATEN

Disentangling the roles of bottom-up and top-down drivers in the trade-off between food acquisition and safety in prey with multiple predators

Pays, O; Blanchard, P; …; Périquet, S; Fritz, H

Functional Ecology | DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13710

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2019 | ​​​​​​PHOTOGRAPHING AND MONITORING PANGOLINS

Pangolins in global camera trap data: Implications for ecological monitoring

Khwaja, H.; Buchan, C.; ... Weise, F.J.;... Challender, D.W.S.

Global Ecology and Conservation | DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00769

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2019 | ​​​USING SATELLITES TO TRACK WILDLIFE

Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research

Hofman, M.P.G; Hayward, M.W.; ... Périquet, S.; ... Balkenhol, N.

PLoS ONE | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216223

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2019 | ​​​​REWILDING

Reintroducing rewilding to restoration – Rejecting the search for novelty

Hayward, M.W.; ... Weise, F.J.

Biological Conservation | DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.03.011

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2019 | ​​​​​BEING COMPASSIONATE ABOUT CONSERVATION, OR NOT?

Envisioning the future with ‘compassionate conservation’_ An ominous projection for native wildlife and biodiversity

Callen, A; Hayward, M.W.; ... Périquet, S.; ... Wüster, W.

Biological Conservation | DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108365

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2019 | ​​​​​​​BOOK REVIEW: LARGE CARNIVORE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

Review of Large Carnivore Conservation and Management – Human Dimensions

Weise, F.J.

Oryx | DOI: 10.1017/S0030605319000486

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2019 | ​​​​​​​​EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE COEXISTENCE OF PEOPLE AND LIONS

Lions at the gates: Trans-disciplinary design of an early warning system to improve human-lion coexistence.

Weise, F.J.; Hauptmeier, H.; Stratford, K.J.; ...; Stein, A.

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00242

2019 | ​USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES TO MANAGE LION POPULATIONS

The use of contraceptive techniques in managed wild African lion (Panthera leo) populations to mimic open system cub recruitment

McEvoy, O.K.; Miller, S.M.; ... Stratford, K.J.; Slotow, R; Parker, D.M.

Wildlife Research | DOI: 10.1071/WR18079

2019 | ​​​​​​​​CATTLE RESOURCE SELECTION INFLUENCES LION CONFLICT POTENTIAL

Seasonal selection of key resources by cattle in a mixed savannah-wetland ecosystem increases the potential for conflict with lions

Weise, F.J.; Fynn, Richard W.S.; Stein, A.B.; Tomeletso, Ma; Somers, M.J.; Périquet, S.

Biological Conservation | DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.06.031

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2019 | ​​​​​​​​​DECONSTRUCTING COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATION

Deconstructing compassionate conservation

Hayward, M.W.; Callen, A.; ... Périquet, S.; ... Wüster, W.

Conservation Biology | DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13366

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2019 | ​​​​​​​​​​DIETARY VARIATION IN BAT-EARED FOXES

Spatial and temporal variation in the use of supplementary food in an obligate termite specialist, the bat-eared fox

Jumban, K.R.; Périquet, S.; Dalerum, F; le Roux, A.

African Zoology | DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2019.1596754

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2019 | ​SOCIAL NETWORKS OF SPOTTED HYAENA

Dyadic associations reveal clan size and social network structure in the fission-fusion society of spotted hyaenas

Stratford, K.J.; Stratford, Sabina M.C.; Périquet, S.

African Journal of Ecology | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12641

2018 | ​WHERE ARE NAMIBIA’S SERVAL CATS?

The spotted ghost: Density and distribution of serval Leptailurus serval in Namibia

Edwards, S.; Portas, R.; Hanssen, L.; Beytell, P.; Melzheimer, J.; Stratford, K.J.

African Journal of Ecology | DOI: 10.1111/aje.12540

2017 | ​COMMENT ON RUST ET AL.

Comment on Rust et al.: Human-carnivore conflict in Namibia is not simply about black and white.

Potgieter, G.; Weise, F.J.; Wachter, B.; Melzheimer, J.; Wiesel, I.; Stratford, K.J.

Society & Natural Resources | DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2017.1283077

2017 | ​​​​​​​​​​​CAN CAMERA TRAPS COUNT GAME?

Can camera traps count game?

Stratford, K.J. & Naholo, S.

Namibian Journal of Environment

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2016 | ​​​​​​​​​​​​TROPHY TRAITS AND SUSTAINABLE HUNTING OF AFRICAN LIONS

Aging traits and sustainable trophy hunting of African lions

Miller, J.R.B; Balme, G.A.; ... Stratford, K.J.; ... Funston, P.J.

Biological Conservation | DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.07.003

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2015 | ​LESSONS LEARNT FROM TRANSLOCATING LEOPARDS

A home away from home: insights from successful leopard (Panthera pardus) translocations

Weise, F.J.; Lemeris, J.; Stratford, K.J.; Vuuren, R. .J; Munro, S..J; Crawford, S.J; Marker, L.L.; Stein, A.B.

Biological Conservation | DOI: DOI: 10.1007/s10531-015-0895-7

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2014 | ​THE COST OF MOVING CARNIVORES

Financial costs of large carnivore translocations – Accounting for conservation

Weise, F.J.; Stratford, K.J.; van Vuuren, R.J.

PLoS ONE | DOI: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105042

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2013 | ​​THE COSTS OF CONSERVING LARGE CARNIVORES

Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence

Packer, C.; Loveridge, A.J.; ...; Stratford, K.J.; ...;Polasky, S.

Ecology Letters | DOI: 10.1111/ele.12091

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2012 | ​PARENTAGE ANALYSIS IN A FREE-RANGING WHITE RHINO POPULATION

Parentage analysis in a managed free ranging population of southern white rhinoceros: genetic diversity, pedigrees and management

Guerier, A.S.; Bishop, J.M.; Crawford, S.J.; Schmidt-Küntzel, A; Stratford, K.J.

Conservation Genetics | DOI: 10.1007/s10592-012-0331-4

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2011 | ​THE USE OF SPACE BY SPOTTED HYAENA

Fine-scale movements and use of space by spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) on Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia

Stratford, K.J. & Stratford, S.M.C.

African Journal of Ecology | DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2011.01270.x