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

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Florian Weise, Joseph Lemeris Jr., Ken Stratford, Rudie van Vuuren, Stuart Munro, Stuart Crawford, Laurie Marker, Andrew Stein]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Biodiversity and Conservation, 24/7(2015-07-01), 1755-1774
Format:
Artikel (online)
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520 3 |a When protected carnivores harm people's livelihoods, conservationists often seek non-lethal mitigation strategies. Large carnivore translocation is one such strategy but it has shown limited success. Many reported examples used methods that likely contributed to their failure. We conducted six leopard (Panthera pardus) translocations (three males, three females) within Namibia to test specific criteria for improved protocols. We moved leopards 402.7km (SD=279.6km, range 47-754km). Overall translocation success, using strict criteria, was 67% and increased to 83% when post-release conflict was not considered in this assessment. Four individuals successfully established new territories after exploratory periods of <2months. One female died in a road accident shortly after release and a male resumed killing livestock that were illegally herded within a protected area. Both surviving females produced cubs—the ultimate sign of success. When compared with resident leopards (six males, six females), translocated individuals showed no significant difference in range behaviour, survivorship or likelihood of conflict. At their capture sites, livestock depredation ceased for a minimum of 16months, thus at least temporarily alleviating conflict. We used our successful protocol to develop a translocation suitability model for determining appropriate release sites. For Namibia, this model predicts potential recipient habitat of 117,613km2, an area sufficient to support up to 87 leopard translocations. Where alternative conservation strategies have failed and managers decide to proceed with translocations, we recommend the application of our conservative protocol to identify the most suitable recipient locations. Our study demonstrates the potential value of translocation under specific circumstances and as part of a larger conflict management repertoire. Our findings are useful for management of other large carnivores and conflict wildlife. 
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690 7 |a Relocation  |2 nationallicence 
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700 1 |a Weise  |D Florian  |u N/a'an ku sê Research Programme, P.O. Box 99292, Windhoek, Namibia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Lemeris Jr.  |D Joseph  |u Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Box 90328, 27708, Durham, NC, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Stratford  |D Ken  |u Ongava Research Centre, P.O. Box 640, Outjo, Namibia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a van Vuuren  |D Rudie  |u N/a'an ku sê Research Programme, P.O. Box 99292, Windhoek, Namibia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Munro  |D Stuart  |u N/a'an ku sê Research Programme, P.O. Box 99292, Windhoek, Namibia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Crawford  |D Stuart  |u Ongava Game Reserve, P.O. Box 58, Okaukeujo, Namibia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Marker  |D Laurie  |u Cheetah Conservation Fund, P.O. Box 1755, Otjiwarongo, Namibia  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Stein  |D Andrew  |u Landmark College, 19 River Road, 05346, Putney, VT, USA  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a van Vuuren  |D Rudie  |u N/a'an ku sê Research Programme, P.O. Box 99292, Windhoek, Namibia  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Munro  |D Stuart  |u N/a'an ku sê Research Programme, P.O. Box 99292, Windhoek, Namibia  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Crawford  |D Stuart  |u Ongava Game Reserve, P.O. Box 58, Okaukeujo, Namibia  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Marker  |D Laurie  |u Cheetah Conservation Fund, P.O. Box 1755, Otjiwarongo, Namibia  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Stein  |D Andrew  |u Landmark College, 19 River Road, 05346, Putney, VT, USA  |4 aut 
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