scholarly journals Livestock loss by the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in and around a waste dumping site in Northern Ethiopia

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Girmay Mihret ◽  
Gadisa Tsegaye ◽  
Yirga Gidey
Keyword(s):  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Dumping Site

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) coexisting at high density with people in Wukro district, northern Ethiopia

2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gidey Yirga ◽  
Wondimu Ersino ◽  
Hans H. De Iongh ◽  
Herwig Leirs ◽  
Kindeya Gebrehiwot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Density ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena ◽  
Northern Ethiopia

Peri-urban spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Northern Ethiopia: diet, economic impact, and abundance

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 759-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gidey Yirga Abay ◽  
Hans Bauer ◽  
Kindeya Gebrihiwot ◽  
Jozef Deckers
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena ◽  
Northern Ethiopia

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) concentrate around urban waste dumps across Tigray, northern Ethiopia

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gidey Yirga ◽  
Herwig Leirs ◽  
Hans H. De Iongh ◽  
Tsehaye Asmelash ◽  
Kindeya Gebrehiwot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Urban Waste ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Dry Seasons ◽  
Frequency Occurrence ◽  
Agricultural Areas

Context The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) lives in remarkably close proximity to humans in the degraded and prey-depleted landscapes in Tigray in northern Ethiopia, predominantly feeding on human organic waste. Aims We sought to provide an estimate of spotted hyena abundance at garbage dumps and open agricultural areas across Tigray. Methods We used 28 calling stations, including 12 at garbage dumps and 16 in open agricultural areas located in nine randomly selected urban districts across Tigray. We also used 65 randomly placed calling stations in three districts to establish spotted hyena abundance in Tigray. We also collected 610 scat samples during wet (n = 134) and dry season (n = 476) so as to identify diet. Key results A total of 398 hyenas responded, including 356 hyenas at garbage dumps and 42 hyenas in open agricultural areas. The response at the garbage dumps was significantly higher. Approximately 2525 hyenas were estimated from 65 calling stations in three districts. There was no statistically significant difference in the diet of hyena between wet and dry seasons for any food item. Frequency occurrence of prey remains of donkeys and cattle were dominant, followed by human, goat and sheep, respectively. Key conclusions We infer that a very large hyena population persists in unprotected areas of Tigray in northern Ethiopia, where they concentrate around urban waste dumps at night for scavengeable food resources, mainly originating from slaughterhouse waste of livestock. Implications We suggest promotion of nature-based ecotourism of this exceptional coexistence of hyenas and humans in Ethiopia. We raise questions about local hyena social structure, movement, home-range, activity pattern and the implications for human–hyena coexistence.

Urogenital system of the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta Erxleben): A functional histological study

2003 ◽  
Vol 256 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald R. Cunha ◽  
Yuzhuo Wang ◽  
Ned J. Place ◽  
Wenhui Liu ◽  
Larry Baskin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Histological Study ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena ◽  
Urogenital System

Development of gene expression assays measuring immune responses in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxanne L Higgitt ◽  
Peter E Buss ◽  
Paul D van Helden ◽  
Michele A Miller ◽  
Sven DC Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena

scholarly journals A draft genome assembly of spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chentao Yang ◽  
Fang Li ◽  
Zijun Xiong ◽  
Klaus-Peter Koepfli ◽  
Oliver Ryder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Assembly ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena ◽  
Draft Genome Assembly

Comparison of spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta ) prey in two protected wildlife land-use types, a hunting area and a nonhunting area, in western Zimbabwe

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 675-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mlamuleli Mhlanga ◽  
Tharmalingam Ramesh ◽  
Riddhika Kalle ◽  
Edmore Ngosi ◽  
Colleen T. Downs
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Spotted Hyena ◽  
Land Use Types
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