April 2016

Hippotragus equinus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) and Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa (Rüppell, 1835) diet in semi-captivity in the urban park Bangr-Weoogo (Burkina Faso)

We have performed a study on the diet of Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) and Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) from April to August 2006 in the urban park Bangr-Weoogo (Burkina Faso). The aim of this survey was to determine plant species that constitute the diets of these two animals in the park and to determine whether or not part of these diets was identical. To achieve this objective, we did a...

Author(s): Napoko Malika Kangoyé, Adama Oueda, Idrissa Ouédraogo and Wendengoudi Guenda

April 2016

How does the cost of raid influence tolerance and support of local communities for a wildlife reserve?

This study was carried out to investigate local people’s tolerance to wildlife raids. This was done by estimating costs of raids and interviewing affected communities around Mole National Park in Ghana. Multiple regression was done to predict local people’s tolerance. Results revealed there was loss of tolerance with time mainly due to the effect of cost of raid acting in synergy with the number of farmers...

Author(s): Kwaku Brako Dakwa