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THE ECONOMIC COST OF WILDLIFE DEPREDATION ON LIVESTOCK AROUND MELAKO WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY IN MARSABIT COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Human-carnivore conflict is a serious management issue often causing opposition towards conservation efforts. This study was conducted in Melako Conservancy in Laisamis District in Marsabit County of Kenya between October ... -
EFFECT OF CATTLE BOMAS ON QUALITYAND QUANTITY OF WILDLIFE HABITAT IN LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Cattle bomas are fenced livestock enclosures meant to protect cattle at night when predators are active, and this has an effect whereby trampling of the enclosed cattle breaks down the moribund grass. This dissertation ... -
EFFECT OF REPLACING SHRIMP SHELL MEAL WITH HYDROLYZED FEATHER MEAL ON GROWTH, DIET DIGESTIBILITY AND BODY COMPOSITION OF Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
(University of Eldoret, 2017)This study was conducted to determine the effect of replacing shrimp meal with hydrolyzed feather meal on growth, apparent digestibility and body composition of tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus. Five hundred fish were ... -
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AND AROUND BADINGILO NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH SUDAN
(2016-05-20)Wildlife Law Enforcement plays a vital role in the conservation of biological diversity by ensuring that species are protected. However, South Sudan does not have elaborate and comprehensive wildlife policies and laws to ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF GASTROINTESINAL PARASITES OF HIROLA (BEATRAGUS HUNTERI, SCLATER, 1889) AND LIVESTOCK IN SOUTHERN KENYA
(2016-05-20)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 ... -
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 ... -
An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020)Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the Marakwet community in Kenya. Data were collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local ... -
Habitat structure determines the abundance of the Endangered Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei (Aves: Passeriformes: Motacillidae) at Timau montane grasslands in central Kenya
(Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020)Understanding the habitat selecton and structure of a species is critcal for developing evidence-centered conservaton actons. Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei, a passerine bird endemic to Kenya, is threatened by reductons ... -
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS: IMPLICATIONS ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT AT CHYULU HILLS NATIONAL PARK AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, KENYA
(2016-05-23)Although human - wildlife conflicts are a common phenomenon in different parts of the world, they have become a major challenge for conservationists in the 2lst century. Major causes of conflicts include human population ... -
Influence of Rainfall Fluctuations on Population Trends of Eleven Wild Herbivores in Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya
(Kenya. African Journal of Education,Science and Technology, 5(2), 1-11, 2019-09-17)Recent studies have shown that about 70% of wildlife populations are found outside the protected areas in Kenya. In a bid to cater for this large portion of wildlife many conservancies have been established in Kenya. ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Paratuberculosis in Cattle and Sheep in Kericho County and Konoin Sub-County, Kenya
(2019-09)A study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices towards bovine and ovine paratuberculosis by farmers in Kericho County, Kenya. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 423 randomly ... -
LOCAL COMMUNITIES’ SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES IN BADINGILO NATIONAL PARK AND ITS SURRROUNDINGS, SOUTH SUDAN
(2016-05-20)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 park. ... -
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 multilevel society of a small brained bird
(Current Biology, 2019)Animal societies can be organised in multiple hierarchical tiers [1]. Such multilevel societies, where stable groups move together through the landscape, overlapping and associating preferentially with specifi c ... -
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 ... -
POPULATION STATUS AND HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR MOUNTAIN
(2016-05-23)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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
POPULATION STATUS, DISTRIBUTION AND TRENDS OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT (Loxodonta africana, Blumenbach 1797) IN NIMULE NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH SUDAN
(2016-05-19)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 ... -
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 ...