caa a22 4500 605527210 CHVBK 20210128100807.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-014-0828-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-014-0828-x Evidence-based conservation: predator-proof bomas protect livestock and lions [Elektronische Daten] [Laly Lichtenfeld, Charles Trout, Elvis Kisimir] African lions (Panthera leo) are in decline across many parts of the continent with retaliatory killing of lions for attacks on livestock being an important cause. In East Africa, projects are fortifying bomas to reduce large carnivore conflicts with the specific goal of preventing the indiscriminate killing of lions. A lack of evidence-based studies evaluating the impact of these efforts means their efficacy for lion conservation is not yet scientifically verifiable. We evaluated fortified bomas by comparing large carnivore attack rates at 84 unprotected bomas and 62 fortified bomas called Living Walls. The latter were 99.9% successful in preventing nighttime carnivore attacks over 1,790 boma-months. Following Living Wall installation, there were no lion deaths at fortified bomas. Our results demonstrate the importance of predator-proof enclosures as a tool for lion conservation across the continent in areas where they inhabit human-and livestock-dominated landscapes. This study also contributes more broadly by highlighting the importance of scientifically evaluating conservation efforts. The Author(s), 2014 African lion nationallicence Maasai nationallicence Large carnivores nationallicence Community-based conservation nationallicence Tanzania nationallicence East Africa nationallicence Lichtenfeld Laly African People & Wildlife Fund, P.O. Box 624, 07924, Bernardsville, NJ, USA aut Trout Charles African People & Wildlife Fund, P.O. Box 624, 07924, Bernardsville, NJ, USA aut Kisimir Elvis Tanzania People & Wildlife Fund, Box 11306, Arusha, Tanzania aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/3(2015-03-01), 483-491 0960-3115 24:3<483 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0828-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0828-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lichtenfeld Laly African People & Wildlife Fund, P.O. Box 624, 07924, Bernardsville, NJ, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Trout Charles African People & Wildlife Fund, P.O. Box 624, 07924, Bernardsville, NJ, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kisimir Elvis Tanzania People & Wildlife Fund, Box 11306, Arusha, Tanzania aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/3(2015-03-01), 483-491 0960-3115 24:3<483 2015 24 10531