Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes

Creel, Scott; Becker, Matthew S.; Durant, S. M.; M'soka, Jassiel; Matandiko, Wigganson; Dickman, A. J.; Christianson, David A.; Dröge, E.; Mweetwa, Thandiwe; Pettorelli, N.; Rosenblatt, Elias G.; Schuette, Paul; Woodroffe, R.; Bashir, S.; Beudels-Jamar, R. C.; Blake, S.; Borner, M.; Breitenmoser, C.; Broekhuis, F.; Cozzi, G.; Davenport, T. R. B.; Deutsch, J.; Dollar, L.; Dolrenry, Stephanie; Douglas-Hamilton, I.; Fitzherbert, E.; Foley, C.; Hazzah, L.; Henschel, P.; Hilborn, R.; Hopcraft, J. G. C.; Ikanda, D.; Jacobson, A.; Joubert, B.; Kelly, M. S.; Lichtenfeld, L.; Mace, G. M.; Milanzi, J.; Mitchell, N.; Msuha, M.; Muir, R.; Nyahongo, J.; Pimm, S.; Purchase, G.; Schenck, C.; Sillera-Zubiri, C.; Sinclair, A. R. E.; Songorwa, A. N.; Stanley-Price, M.; Tehou, C. A.; Trout, C.; Wall, J.; Wittemyer, G.; Zimmermann, A.

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Date

2013-07-09

Author

Creel, Scott

Becker, Matthew S.

Durant, S. M.

M'soka, Jassiel

Matandiko, Wigganson

Dickman, A. J.

Christianson, David A.

Dröge, E.

Mweetwa, Thandiwe

Pettorelli, N.

Rosenblatt, Elias G.

Schuette, Paul

Woodroffe, R.

Bashir, S.

Beudels-Jamar, R. C.

Blake, S.

Borner, M.

Breitenmoser, C.

Broekhuis, F.

Cozzi, G.

Davenport, T. R. B.

Deutsch, J.

Dollar, L.

Dolrenry, Stephanie

Douglas-Hamilton, I.

Fitzherbert, E.

Foley, C.

Hazzah, L.

Henschel, P.

Hilborn, R.

Hopcraft, J. G. C.

Ikanda, D.

Jacobson, A.

Joubert, B.

Kelly, M. S.

Lichtenfeld, L.

Mace, G. M.

Milanzi, J.

Mitchell, N.

Msuha, M.

Muir, R.

Nyahongo, J.

Pimm, S.

Purchase, G.

Schenck, C.

Sillera-Zubiri, C.

Sinclair, A. R. E.

Songorwa, A. N.

Stanley-Price, M.

Tehou, C. A.

Trout, C.

Wall, J.

Wittemyer, G.

Zimmermann, A.

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Abstract

Packer et al. reported that fenced lion populations attain densities closer to carrying capacity than unfenced populations. However, fenced populations are often maintained above carrying capacity, and most are small. Many more lions are conserved per dollar invested in unfenced ecosystems, which avoid the ecological and economic costs of fencing.

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https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/9575

DOI

10.1111/ele.12145

Citation

Creel, S., Becker, M. S., Durant, S. M., M’Soka, J., Matandiko, W., Dickman, A. J., … Pettorelli, N. (2013). Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes. Ecol Lett, 16(11), 1413–e3. doi:10.1111/ele.12145

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