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Peste des Petits Ruminants infection among cattle and wildlife in Northern Tanzania [PDF]

, 2013
We investigated peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infection in cattle and wildlife in northern Tanzania. No wildlife from protected ecosystems were seropositive.
Abraham, Balamurugan, Bao, Baron, Carrie Batten, Chobi Chubwa, Christopher Oura, Fredrick Kivaria, Gür, Khalafalla, Lorraine Frost, Mahapatra, Mariner, Richard Hoare, Richard Kock, Robert Fyumagwa, Sarah Cleaveland, Satya Parida, Swai, Tiziana Lembo   +19 more
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Conserving wildlife through demand reduction and supply alternatives: Two experiments in restaurants in Kinshasa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract High aggregate levels of wildlife consumption in cities in Central Africa highlight the need for solutions that balance wildlife protection, local livelihoods and the relational values between people and nature. This study explores the impacts of demand‐ and supply‐side interventions on wild meat consumption through two randomized control ...
Abdoulaye Cisse, Gabriel Englander, Daniel J. Ingram   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship of management factors with prevalence of respiratory problems in beira antelope (Dorcotragus megalotis) [PDF]

, 2010
Most of the Beira antelopes (Dorcatragus megalotis) that ever lived at Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation (AWWP) showed respiratory signs and since winter 2005/2006 many Beiras have diedfrom a Fibrinous Pleuropneumonia Syndrome (FPPS) with Mycoplasma spp. as
Bach, F, Deb, A, Hammer, C, Hammer, S
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié, Luzibo Ottilia Munsaka, Vupenyu Dzingirai, Olivier Lepiller, Maxwell Phiri, Patrice Grimaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal Nematode Infections in Antelopes from Morocco: A Coprological Survey

Acta Veterinaria, 2021
This study examined the gastrointestinal parasitological status of three endangered Sub-Saharan antelope species (Addax nasomaculatus, Oryx dammah, Gazella dorcas) hosted at Souss-Massa National Park in Morocco.
Aissa Saidi, Rachida Mimouni, Fatima Hamadi, Widade Oubrou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey, James McNamara, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three cases of cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia rodhaini

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
Cordylobia sp. is a fly belonging to the Calliphoridae family. Three species of Cordylobia are known: C. anthropophaga, C. rodhaini and C. ruandae. The C. rodhaini Gedoelst 1909 lives in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in rain forest areas.
Stefano Veraldi, Stefano Maria Serini, Luciano Suss   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The magnitude and economic replacement value of wild meat obtained from ‘recreational’ big game hunting in the United States

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Meat production has notable benefits for food security, nutrition and various production economies, but has elicited substantial negative environmental impacts. Recreational hunting provides an alternative to agricultural meat production for over 24 million hunters worldwide.
Shane P. Mahoney, Richard D. Honor
wiley   +1 more source

Dusky grouse seasonal resource selection in the Great Basin isolated mountain ranges of Nevada, USA

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Dusky grouse Dendragapus obscurus are a montane forest grouse species with a paucity of information regarding their temporal and spatial resource use during critical times of high mortality and reproductive output. This lack of vital data may leave dusky grouse at risk of sub‐optimal management in many areas of their distribution, especially in the ...
Stephanie Landry, Brian Smith, Erica Stuber, Shawn Espinosa, David Dahlgren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Eimeria saudiensis From Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) Held in Captivity in the Sultanate of Oman 阿曼苏丹国圈养阿拉伯羚羊 (Oryx leucoryx) 体内沙特艾美球虫 (Eimeria saudiensis) 的形态学与分子特征

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
Eimeria saudiensis represents a genus of apicomplexan parasites capable of inducing coccidiosis in Arabian oryx. Our research concentrated on the morphological and molecular investigation of Eimeria spp. in the captive oryx herd in Oman. The therapeutic and management practices employed at the Mammals Breeding Center were reassessed to diminish ...
Khalid Al‐Habsi, Elshafie I. Elshafie, Kaadhia Al‐Kharousi, Haytham Ali, Abeer Al‐Hamrashdi, Barbara Golachowska, Masoud Al‐Aufi, Eugene H. Johnson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source