Lion (Panthera leo) home ranges and livestock conflicts in Waza National Park, Cameroon |
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| Authors: | H. Bauer H. H. de Iongh |
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| Affiliation: | Centre of Environmental Science, Leiden University, PO Box 9518, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | An isolated population of approximately 50 lions (Panthera leo L.) in Waza National Park, Cameroon, caused considerable damage to livestock. Home range sizes of five collared lions were assessed, the mean was very large: 630 km2. The lions differed in their stock raiding behaviour, with two male habitual problem animals, one female nonproblem animal and two female seasonal problem animals that left the Park in the wet season. Together, they were inferred to kill over 100 heads of cattle annually. |
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| Keywords: | Central Africa home range lion stock raiding telemetry |
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