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Comparing Data of Different Survey Methods for Sustainable Wildlife Management in Hunting Areas: The Case of Tarangire–Manyara Ecosystem, Northern Tanzania

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dc.creator Msoffe, Fortunata
dc.creator Mturi, Fatina A.
dc.creator Galanti, Valeria
dc.creator Tosi, Wilma
dc.creator Wauters, Lucas A.
dc.creator Tosi, Guido
dc.date 2016-10-06T06:49:21Z
dc.date 2016-10-06T06:49:21Z
dc.date 2007
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-03T13:30:12Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-03T13:30:12Z
dc.identifier Msoffe, F., Mturi, F.A., Galanti, V., Tosi, W., Wauters, L.A. and Tosi, G., 2007. Comparing data of different survey methods for sustainable wildlife management in hunting areas: the case of Tarangire–Manyara ecosystem, northern Tanzania. European journal of wildlife research, 53(2), pp.112-124.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4428
dc.identifier 10.1007/s10344-006-0078-7
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4428
dc.description Full text can be accessed at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-006-0078-7
dc.description Cost–benefit considerations of wildlife monitoring are essential, particularly, in areas outside national park boundaries, where resources for conducting wildlife censuses are scarce, but that, at the same time, are subject to high pressure for wildlife utilization, such as hunting. Large mammal survey data from various sources were collated and analyzed to investigate which methods are best suited for monitoring purposes at low cost in the Tarangire–Manyara ecosystem, northern Tanzania. Our results indicate that primary data (from aerial and road transects counts) that involve direct species observations, although sometimes very expensive, are required for establishing the status of the target species in terms of density or population size. Concomitantly, secondary data from various sources, such as interviews, hunting quota, and damage reports, obtained over wide areas and over longer periods of time, can provide important information on presence/absence and distribution of species within an area. In addition, the study revealed that hunting quotas set did not correlate with species abundance/numbers from the primary data surveys for most of the large mammals hunted within the ecosystem. For a better conservation and management of wildlife, in particular with respect to the forthcoming formation of Wildlife Management Areas, we propose an integrated approach to wildlife monitoring using primary and secondary data sources through the involvement of local people’s knowledge.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Springer
dc.subject Hunting quota
dc.subject Large mammals
dc.subject Survey methods
dc.subject Tarangire–Mayara ecosystem
dc.subject Wildlife Management Areas
dc.title Comparing Data of Different Survey Methods for Sustainable Wildlife Management in Hunting Areas: The Case of Tarangire–Manyara Ecosystem, Northern Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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