Perceived efficacy of livestock‐guarding dogs in South Africa: Implications for cheetah conservation

Perceived efficacy of livestock‐guarding dogs in South Africa: Implications for cheetah conservation

ABSTRACT Large wild carnivore predation on domestic livestock and the associated financial losses may increase efforts toward lethal control of carnivore populations. Livestock‐guarding dogs could provide an effective alternative to such lethal control by mitigating depredation losses. Although this...

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Main Authors: Nicola A. Rust, Katherine M. Whitehouse‐Tedd, Douglas C. MacMillan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-12-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Subjects:
Acinonyx jubatus
cheetah
depredation
human–wildlife conflict
large carnivore conservation
livestock‐guarding dog
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.352

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