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Management of Reintroduced Lions in Small, Fenced Reserves in South Africa: An Assessment and Guidelines

Miller, S.M., Bissett, C., Burger, A., Courtenay, B., Dickerson, T., Druce, D.J., Ferreira, S., Funston, P.J. +8 more·2013·South African Journal of Wildlife Research
DOI 10.3957/056.043.0202
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Abstract

Managers of African lions (Panthera leo) on reserves where they have been reintroduced increasingly face challenges associated with ecological regulation,genetic degradation and increased susceptibility to catastrophic events. The Lion Management Forum (LiMF) was formed in 2010 to define these challenges and explore possible solutions with the view to developing appropriate management guidelines. LiMF bases its recommendations on the ecologically sound premise that managers should, as far as possible, mimic natural processes that have broken down in reserves, using proactive rather than reactive methods, i.e. management should focus on causal mechanisms as opposed to reacting to symptoms. Specifically, efforts should be made to reduce population growth and thus reduce the number of excess lions in the system; disease threats should be reduced through testing and vaccination whenever animals are translocated; and genetic integrity should be monitored. The latter is particularly important, as most of these reserves are relatively small (typically <1000 km2). An adaptive management framework is needed to implement the guidelines developed here on reserves across the country, with regional nodes addressing more local genetic issues, within an overall national plan. Ongoing monitoring and scientific assessment of behavioural, population and systemic responses of lion populations and responsive modification of the guidelines, should improve management of lions on small reserves in South Africa. This approach will provide a template for evidence-based conservation management of other threatened species. Ultimately ‘National Norms and Standards’ must be established and a ‘National Action Plan’ for lions in South Africa developed.

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  • Managers of many small reserves reintroduce large predators into ecosystems from which they have been absent for decades, and into heavily fragmented and transformed landscapes.

    “Furthermore, in an attempt to restore ecosystem functioning and to increase tourism, managers of many small reserves reintroduce large predators into ecosystems from which they have been absent for decades, and into heavily fragmented and transformed landscapes [12,13].”

    From Effects of Vegetation Structure on the Location of Lion Kill Sites in African Thicket (2016) · cites this paper as [13]

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Authors
Miller, S. M., Bissett, C., Burger, A., Courtenay, B., Dickerson, T., Druce, D. J., Ferreira, S., Funston, P. J., Hofmeyr, D., Kilian, P. J., Matthews, W., Naylor, S., Parker, D. M., Slotow, R., Toft, M., & Zimmermann, D.
Affiliations
  • Tshwane University of Technology (ZA)
  • Rhodes University (ZA)
  • Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (ZA)
  • South African National Parks (ZA)
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Corresponding author
Miller, S.M.
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Venue
South African Journal of Wildlife Research
Publisher
Southern African Wildlife Management Association
Published
2013-10
Volume
43
Issue
2
Pages
138-154
ISSN
0379-4369 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3957/056.043.0202
OpenAlex
W2159104146
Cited by
79
References
88
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FWCI
6.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • South African Journal of Wildlife Research (publishedVersion)
  • BioOne Complete (BioOne) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
Keywords
African lion, lion, population regulation, translocation, vaccination, disease control, adaptive management, national action plans, South Africa

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