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VEGETATION AND HABITAT USE AMONG LARGE HERBIVORES IN KIMANA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, AMBOSELI ECOSYSTEM, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Understanding the composition and structure of vegetation is important in conservation and management of large herbivores worldwide. The aim of the study was to obtain information on the composition and structure of ...
ELEPHANT WOODY VEGETATION INTERACTION AND HUMAN ELEPHANTS CONFLICTS CONTROL IN MWEA NATIONAL RESERVE
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Elephants respond to management actions like fencing and indirect disturbance, causing
detrimental effects due to spatio-temporal variability in the intensity of habitat use.
Reduced dispersal area of the fenced-isolated ...
SOME TECHNOLOGICAL WOOD PROPERTIES OF ALBIZIA MALACOPHYLLA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Studies were carried out on wood dimensional stability, density, ash content, natural
durability and anatomy of the lesser known Albizia malacophylla so as to improve its
utilization potential thus reducing increasing ...
POPULATION STATUS AND HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR MOUNTAIN BONGO (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci, Ogilby, 1837) IN CHERANGANI HILLS, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is one of the critically endangered large forest antelope currently endemic to mountain forests of Kenya. Its population status in some of these forests, including Cherangani ...
PATTERNS AND CAUSES OF ELEPHANT MORTALITY IN NAROK COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
The increasing trend in elephant mortality pauses challenges to their conservation and management globally. Attempts to mitigate the causes of mortality have not recorded a lot of success in recent years. This study was ...
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF GASTROINTESINAL PARASITES OF HIROLA (BEATRAGUS HUNTERI, SCLATER, 1889) AND LIVESTOCK IN SOUTHERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
The rapid decline in the population of Hirola over the last century has caused great concern among conservationists. Together with factors such as predation, drought, habitat loss, competition for resources with livestock ...
POPULATION STATUS, DISTRIBUTION AND TRENDS OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT (Loxodonta africana, Blumenbach 1797) IN NIMULE NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH SUDAN
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
The elephant population in Nimule National Park (NNP) underwent a serious decline in the mid 1990s as a result of poaching for ivory. The study was therefore carried out in NNP and its surrounding buffer zone, in Magwi ...
LOCAL COMMUNITIES’ SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES IN BADINGILO NATIONAL PARK AND ITS SURRROUNDINGS, SOUTH SUDAN
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
This study was conducted in Badingilo National Park (BNP) and its environs in South
Sudan. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of selected socio-economic
activities on natural resources within and around the ...
THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC COST OF LION DEPREDATION ON LIVESTOCK IN THE AMBOSELI ECOSYSTEM, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
The African lion population in the Amboseli ecosystem of Kenya has been on the decline in recent years, a trend largely attributed to retaliatory killing by the Maasai due to livestock predation. The local people incur a ...
EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON WATER QUALITY AND MACROINVERTEBRATES ALONG NYANGORES STREAM, MARA RIVER BASIN, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
The study investigated the effects of human activities on water quality and macroinvertebrates along the Nyangores stream in the upper catchment of Mara River Basin. Seven sampling sites were chosen to correspond to different ...