Home Range Utilisation and Territorial Behavior of Lions (Panthera leo) on Karongwe Game Reserve, South Africa

2016 ◽  
pp. 271-286
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Territorial Behavior ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Game Reserve

scholarly journals Home Range Utilisation and Territorial Behaviour of Lions (Panthera leo) on Karongwe Game Reserve, South Africa

PLoS ONE ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. e3998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika B. Lehmann ◽  
Paul J. Funston ◽  
Cailey R. Owen ◽  
Rob Slotow
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Territorial Behaviour ◽  
Game Reserve

African elephant home range and habitat selection in Pongola Game Reserve, South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme Shannon ◽  
Bruce Page ◽  
Rob Slotow ◽  
Kevin Duffy
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Home Range ◽  
African Elephant ◽  
Game Reserve

scholarly journals Movement and Home Range of Nile Crocodiles in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa

Koedoe ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Calverley ◽  
Colleen T. Downs
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Satellite Telemetry ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Breeding Site ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Game Reserve ◽  
Nile Crocodile

The study of movement patterns and home range is fundamental in understanding the spatial requirements of animals and is important in generating information for the conservation and management of threatened species. Ndumo Game Reserve, in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, bordering Mozambique, has the third largest Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) population in South Africa. Movement patterns of 50 Nile crocodiles with a total length of between 202 cm and 472 cm were followed over a period of 18 months, using mark-resight, radio and satellite telemetry. The duration of radio transmitter attachment (131 ± 11.4 days) was significantly and negatively related to total length and reproductive status. Satellite transmitters failed after an average of 15 ± 12.5 days. Home range was calculated for individuals with 10 or more radio locations, spanning a period of at least 6 months. There was a significant relationship between home range size and total length, with sub-adults (1.5 m – 2.5 m) occupying smaller, more localised home ranges than adults (> 2.5 m). The largest home ranges were for adults (> 2.5 m). Home ranges overlapped extensively, suggesting that territoriality, if present, does not result in spatially discrete home ranges of Nile crocodiles in Ndumo Game Reserve during the dry season. Larger crocodiles moved farther and more frequently than smaller crocodiles. The reserve acts as a winter refuge and spring breeding site for an estimated 846 crocodiles, which also inhabit the Rio Maputo during the summer months. Nile crocodile movement out of the reserve and into the Rio Maputo starts in November and crocodiles return to the reserve as water levels in the floodplain recede in May.Conservation implications: Movement patterns of Nile crocodiles show the important role the reserve plays in the conservation of Nile crocodile populations within the greater Ndumo Game Reserve–Rio Maputo area.

African elephant home range and habitat selection in Pongola Game Reserve, South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme Shannon ◽  
Bruce Page ◽  
Rob Slotow ◽  
Kevin Duffy
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Home Range ◽  
African Elephant ◽  
Game Reserve

scholarly journals Early post-release movement of reintroduced lions (Panthera leo) in Dinokeng Game Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 861-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sze-Wing Yiu ◽  
Mark Keith ◽  
Leszek Karczmarski ◽  
Francesca Parrini
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Game Reserve

The response of lions (Panthera leo) to changes in prey abundance on an enclosed reserve in South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlene Bissett ◽  
Ric T. F. Bernard ◽  
Daniel M. Parker
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Prey Abundance ◽  
Panthera Leo

scholarly journals A checklist of the non-acarine arachnids (Chelicerata: Arachnida) of the Ndumo Game Reserve, Maputaland, South Africa

Koedoe ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
C.R. Haddad ◽  
A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman ◽  
W. Wesołowska
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Riparian Forest ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Acacia Tortilis ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Floodplain Vegetation ◽  
Game Reserve ◽  
Sand Forest ◽  
Fig Tree

Arachnids (Chelicerata: Arachnida) were collected in the Ndumo Game Reserve (Maputaland, South Africa) during 11 collecting trips in the period 2000–2006. Sampling was undertaken by various methods in eight broad habitat types: Acacia tortilis savanna; Acacia xanthophloea (fever tree) forests; deciduous broadleaf woodland; Ficus (wild fig tree) forests; floodplain vegetation; riparian forest; sand forest; and subtropical bush. In total, 457 species of arachnids were collected, representing six orders, 59 families and 240 determined genera. The most diverse order was the Araneae (46 families, 431 spp.), followed by the Pseudoscorpiones (6 families, 12 spp.), Scorpiones (3 families, 8 spp.), Opiliones (2 families, 3 spp.), Solifugae (1 family, 2 spp.) and Amblypygi (a single species). The most diverse families all belonged to the Araneae: Salticidae (82 spp.), Thomisidae (56 spp.) and Araneidae (38 spp.). The spider diversity is the highest recorded from any protected area in South Africa so far, and represents approximately 22 % of the country’s spider fauna. The habitat and guild associations of each species are provided.

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