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Molecular surveillance of spotted fever group rickettsioses in wildlife and detection of <i>Rickettsia sibirica</i> in a Topi (<i>Damaliscus lunatus</i> ssp. <i>jimela</i>) in Keny...
Published 2017-01-01“…For this purpose, 79 wild animals in Laikipia County and 73 in Maasai Mara National Reserve were sampled. …”
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Interactive effects of biological, human and environmental factors on tick loads in Boran cattle in tropical drylands
Published 2021-04-01“…Methods We collected ticks on animals at four sampling sites in the semi-arid savanna area of Laikipia County, Kenya, of which two are commercial ranches and the other two are open pastoral grazing areas. …”
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Behavioural adjustments of lion (Panthera Leo) in response to risk of human-caused mortality
Published 2013“…Behavioural effects of human-caused mortality risk are revealed for lions living in a human dominated landscape (Laikipia County, Kenya), specifically how lions adjust their movement patterns, habitat use and foraging tactics when in proximity to humans. …”
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Effects of a grazing permit market on pastoralist behavior and overgrazing in Kenya
Published 2022-01-01“…We investigate the effectiveness of novel markets in achieving their goals using the case study of grazing markets in Laikipia County, Kenya. In this system, sheep- and goat (shoat)- and cattle-rearing pastoralists negotiate land access for cattle with neighboring cattle ranchers. …”
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Chemical and antioxidant characterization of Dovyalis caffra and Dovyalis abyssinica fruits in Kenya
Published 2022-10-01“…Warb. fruits from Kinamba Town (KT) in Laikipia county and Gitoro Forest (GF) in Meru county of Kenya. …”
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Twenty years of lion conservation in a commercial rangeland
Published 2023-04-01“…Lion populations in Africa declined precipitously in the twentieth century outside of protected areas but the commercial cattle ranches of Laikipia County, Kenya, have been a unique exception, with low livestock stocking rates, careful range management, large populations of wild ungulates, and a full complement of large carnivores, including lions at a stable density of about 6/100 km2. …”
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Mapping <i>Opuntia stricta</i> in the Arid and Semi-Arid Environment of Kenya Using Sentinel-2 Imagery and Ensemble Machine Learning Classifiers
Published 2021-04-01“…The study aimed at utilizing the Sentinel-2 multispectral sensor to detect <i>Opuntia stricta</i> in a heterogeneous ASAL in Laikipia County, using ensemble machine learning classifiers. …”
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Comparative spatial–temporal analysis and predictive modeling of climate change-induced malaria vectors’ invasion in new hotspots in Kenya
Published 2021-07-01“…Predictions from HADCM3 by the year 2050 has shown possible wide spread of malaria spatial extents in counties like Narok, Kajiado, Kitui, Makueni, Machakos, Meru, Marsabit, Isiolo, Samburu, Baringo, West Pokot, Turkana and Mandera, while a few others of lower extent might have some emerging isolated hotspots. Laikipia County might become unsuitable habitat for malaria vectors by the year 2050, and the case may remain the same by the year 2080. …”
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Landscape-level changes to large mammal space use in response to a pastoralist incursion
Published 2021-02-01“…In 2017, following months of intense drought, a pastoralist incursion of a protected area (Loisaba Conservancy) occurred in Laikipia County, Kenya. An estimated 40,000 livestock were herded onto the conservancy by armed pastoralists where the cattle were grazed for approximately three months. …”
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