La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	The impact of sport-hunting on the population dynamics of an African lion population in a protected area
Auteurs :	A. J. Loveridge, Auteur ; A. W. Searle, Auteur ; F. Murindagomo, Auteur ; D. W. Macdonald, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Biological Conservation (134(4) FEB 2007)
Article en page(s) :	548-558
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Between 1999 and 2004 we undertook an ecological study of African lions (Panthera leo) in Hwange National Park, western Zimbabwe to measure the impact of sport-hunting beyond the park on the lion population within the park, using radio-telemetry and direct observation. 34 of 62 tagged lions died during the study (of which 24 were shot by sport hunters: 13 adult males, 5 adult females, 6 sub-adult males). Sport hunters in the safari areas surrounding the park killed 72% of tagged adult males from the study area. Over 30% of all males shot were sub-adult (

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