Predictors of elephant poaching in a wildlife crime hotspot: The Ruvuma landscape of southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique
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Predictors of elephant poaching in a wildlife crime hotspot : The Ruvuma landscape of southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique. / Zafra-Calvo, Noelia; Lobo, J.M.; Prada, C.; Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt; Burgess, Neil David.
In: Journal for Nature Conservation, Vol. 41, 2018, p. 79–87.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Predictors of elephant poaching in a wildlife crime hotspot
T2 - The Ruvuma landscape of southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique
AU - Zafra-Calvo, Noelia
AU - Lobo, J.M.
AU - Prada, C.
AU - Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt
AU - Burgess, Neil David
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Understanding the spatial distribution of elephant carcasses in relation to ecological characteristics and human activities is critical to developing targeted management strategies for reducing poaching. We employ a spatial modelling approach to quantify the relative contribution of multiple climatic, ecological, human and protected area management predictors of the number of elephant carcasses in a recognized poaching hotspot: the Ruvuma landscape of northern Mozambique and southern Tanzania. This includes the Niassa Reserve in the south and the Selous Game Reserve in the north. In Mozambique, the number of elephant carcasses is positively associated with State-managed protected areas such as Niassa Reserve, but particularly with environmental variables including low rainfall and high temperatures. In Tanzania, elephant carcasses are positively associated with community-managed sites. A strong focus on effective management of protected areas in the Ruvuma landscape is crucial to reducing the killing of elephants.
AB - Understanding the spatial distribution of elephant carcasses in relation to ecological characteristics and human activities is critical to developing targeted management strategies for reducing poaching. We employ a spatial modelling approach to quantify the relative contribution of multiple climatic, ecological, human and protected area management predictors of the number of elephant carcasses in a recognized poaching hotspot: the Ruvuma landscape of northern Mozambique and southern Tanzania. This includes the Niassa Reserve in the south and the Selous Game Reserve in the north. In Mozambique, the number of elephant carcasses is positively associated with State-managed protected areas such as Niassa Reserve, but particularly with environmental variables including low rainfall and high temperatures. In Tanzania, elephant carcasses are positively associated with community-managed sites. A strong focus on effective management of protected areas in the Ruvuma landscape is crucial to reducing the killing of elephants.
KW - African elephant
KW - Community management
KW - East Africa
KW - Protected areas
KW - Water availability
U2 - 10.1016/j.jnc.2017.11.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jnc.2017.11.006
M3 - Journal article
VL - 41
SP - 79
EP - 87
JO - Journal for Nature Conservation
JF - Journal for Nature Conservation
SN - 1617-1381
ER -
ID: 186415591