Giraffe productivity and calf survival in a savannah area outside an east African protected area: Implications for conservation

Protection of nursery areas where newborn survival is successful is critical to recovery of endangered mammals. In Kenya, 2014 to 2022, we surveyed Endangered Masai giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) on the Siria Plateau at Oloirien Group Ranch (OGR) and Oloisukut Conservancy (OC), and...

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Published in:African journal of ecology 2024-02, Vol.62 (2), p.n/a
Main Authors: Becker, C. Dustin, Campbell, Petra Elisabeth, Kadane, Leslie Ann, Nagut, Reuben Kilutori, Kinata, David Limpaso, Stevens, Henry C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adults
calf survival
calves
conservancies
conservation areas
ecology
Endangered animals
Endangered species
Felidae
Females
Giraffa camelopardalis
Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi
giraffe conservation
Giraffidae
Juveniles
Kenya
mark-recapture studies
Masai Mara
neonates
Nurseries
Protected areas
Recovery
Rift valleys
Savannahs
savannas
Survival
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Summary:Protection of nursery areas where newborn survival is successful is critical to recovery of endangered mammals. In Kenya, 2014 to 2022, we surveyed Endangered Masai giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) on the Siria Plateau at Oloirien Group Ranch (OGR) and Oloisukut Conservancy (OC), and in the Rift Valley's Mara Triangle Conservancy (MTC). MTC and OC have high lion densities while OGR does not. Using counts and photographic mark‐recapture (PMR), we estimated percentages of newborn (
ISSN:0141-6707
1365-2028
DOI:10.1111/aje.13265