| dc.creator |
Nyirenda, Vincent R. |
|
| dc.creator |
Nahonyo, Cuthbert L. |
|
| dc.creator |
Mushimbalume, Matthews |
|
| dc.creator |
Chomba, Chansa |
|
| dc.date |
2016-09-21T14:14:55Z |
|
| dc.date |
2016-09-21T14:14:55Z |
|
| dc.date |
2013-06 |
|
| dc.date.accessioned |
2021-05-03T13:30:11Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2021-05-03T13:30:11Z |
|
| dc.identifier |
Nyirenda, V.R., Nahonyo, C.L., Mushimbalume, M. and Chomba, C., 2013. Efficacy of chilli Capsicum oleoresin guns usage by local hunters as African elephant repellent from crop raiding in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, 5(7), pp.418-425. |
|
| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4016 |
|
| dc.identifier |
10.5897/IJBC2013.0547 |
|
| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4016 |
|
| dc.description |
Chilli Capsicum oleoresin guns have been utilised by local hunters in Luangwa Valley, Zambia in the
recent years as Community Based Conflict Mitigation (CBCM) for human-elephant conflict (HEC)
situations. Through use of C. oleoresin guns, transformation of local hunters from elephant poachers to
sustainable agriculturalists has been a milestone for conservation efforts. In this study, authors
systematically evaluated efficacy of C. oleoresin guns usage by the local hunters as African elephant
repellent from crop raiding in the Luangwa, Zambia using statistical multivariate regression modelling
approaches. Out of nine potential factors influencing effectiveness of C. oleoresin guns, two factors
were significantly associated with impacts of C. oleoresin aerosols: rain conditions and elephant head
size. These factors were, in addition to wind direction, determinants of effectiveness of C. oleoresin
aerosols on target elephants. CBCM innovations are encouraged and we suggest building capacity in
training, access to materials and implementation monitoring by local hunters and wildlife managers to
enhance local participation in non-lethal preventive and mitigation interventions, especially those which
are robust to elephant habituation. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.subject |
Luangwa Valley |
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| dc.subject |
Zambia |
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| dc.subject |
Capsicum oleoresin |
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| dc.subject |
Counter-measures |
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| dc.subject |
Human-elephant conflicts |
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| dc.title |
Efficacy of Chilli Capsicum Oleoresin Guns Usage by Local Hunters as African Elephant Repellent from Crop Raiding in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
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