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| Ray, J.C.; Hunter, L.; Zigouris, J. | |
| Setting conservation and research priorities for larger African carnivores | |
| 2005 Full Book | |
Our species-specific and geographic analyses of carnivore conservation on the African continent revealed a subset of species from our list of 20 carnivores that rose to the top in priority in terms of vulnerability and extent of threats. Most of these are currently benefiting from conservation and research based initiatives. However, there still remains a significant lack of research geared towards addressing conservation and management issues for all species in addition to a geographic bias towards East and southern Africa. This section concludes with discussions of key recommendations for carnivore conservation on the African continent: 1) Improve range-wide knowledge on key species, 2) Improve overall distributional knowledge, 3) Focus conservation action and research on addressing threats, 4) Refine tools for conservation planning outside protected areas, 5) Develop models and methodologies for connecting carnivore populations, 6) Work towards redressing the geographical bias towards carnivore research and conservation, 7) Groundtruth carnivore "hotspots", 8) Focus carnivore conservation and monitoring efforts on practical "indicator" species, 9) Improve knowledge on mesocarnivores, 10) Coordinate research and conservation efforts to focus on carnivore guilds rather than single species. |
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