Effects of Elephant Activities on Forest Plantations in the Kilimanjaro Forest-Game Reserve in Northern Tanzania

Afolayan, T. A.

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“…The historical distribution of elephants and large mammals in Rombo area has been linked to human settlements which largely occurred between 1930 and 1965 and reduced the elephant distribution range to few migratory elephant groups that would enter KINAPA from TWNP in the east [10,17]. This means that migration by elephants and other mammals used to occur on a regular basis between KINAPA and TWNP in Kenya to the east but very little evidence was found that this migration still existed in this study.…”

Section: Human Population and Its Implication To Elephantmentioning

confidence: 49%

“…Due to increasing habitat fragmentation, encroachment, and poaching for ivory trade, some studies reported a declining elephant population in the KINAPA ecosystem. For instance, in the 1970s, the population was about 1200 elephants [10] and decreased to about 750 in 2003 [38] and further to 450 in 2010 [18] while an estimate of 2,142 elephants was recently recorded in TWNP [13]. Due to the blockage of the migratory routes in recent decades, elephants are coming from TWNP and raid crops in lowland areas of Rombo and go back to TWNP.…”

Section: Human-elephant Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rombo area is sandwiched between KINAPA and TWNP. Historically, elephants occurred throughout this landscape until the establishments of PAs at the beginning of the 20th century, and Rombo became an interface for elephant movements between these PAs [10]. Subsequently, man has frequently been in conflict with elephants in the area largely because of expanding human populations, demand for settlement, and crop cultivation lands.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is because such conflicts affect people's livelihood differently depending on the socioeconomic and economic costs associated with the damage and destruction leading to undesirable consequences to elephant conservation. Elephant populations are at high risk (locally and globally) due to poaching and habitat loss and compounded by human population pressures, more local threats, and challenges arising from HEC which have different effects [10,11]. Rombo area is sandwiched between KINAPA and TWNP.…”

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Balancing African Elephant Conservation with Human Well-Being in Rombo Area, Tanzania

Mmbaga

Treydte

2017

Advances in Ecology

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The critical assessment of the nature and extent of human-elephant conflict (HEC) and its impact on conservation efforts are essential if we are to meet the challenges related to extinction of local population, as well as loss biodiversity. Conservationists need detailed information on HEC in areas where these challenges prevail to improve intervention in the face of limited funds/resources. We assessed the status of HEC at Rombo area over the last six years. Data based on household surveys, focus group discussions, spatiotemporal analysis of site observations, and reported incidents of damage within the last six years were mapped. Out of all HEC cases analyzed, the most were crop damage which took place at night and the damage was severe between May and July, when cereal crops were mature. In upland areas of Rombo, HEC hotspots were observed inside the protected forest plantation where local people cultivated their annual crops. Cold spots concentrated in upland areas outside the protected forest plantation dominated by settlement and agroforestry less preferred by elephants. In lowland areas, HEC hotspots were observed in village lands close to the PAs, within settlement and farmland dominated by seasonal crops. This suggests that HEC management efforts such as establishment of buffer zones should be directed around the areas adjacent to PAs and prevention should focus on cultivation of the alternative crops and farming systems that are less preferred by elephants. Our study highlights the importance of using a combination of data collection techniques to pinpoint fine-scale HEC hotspots in a highly conflict-prone location of Tanzania.

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Section: Human Population and Its Implication To Elephantmentioning

confidence: 49%

Section: Human-elephant Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Treydte

2017

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“…En cas de fortes densites et particulierement la ou ils ont ete comprimes dans les regions protegees, les elephants peuvent reduire la diversite biologique (Weastern 1989) et etre la cause d'une reduction economique de bois dans les forets (Laws ct al. 1975 ;Afolayan 1975).…”

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Écologie de la population d’éléphants (Loxodonta africana) de la Zone Cynégétique de Djona (Bénin)

Tehou¹,

Sinsin²

2000

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Elephant populations in the Djona hunting zone and its bordering villages were studied in Benin. This article discusses the preliminary results in a series of studies in this hunting zone. After twelve months of ecological and demographic study, we observed and identified three types of social structure in the elephant populations : solitary, pairs and groups (varying between three and eleven members). 94 elephants were censused. Elephant density varied by season. In the rainy season more area was occupied by the elephants and the density was 0,03 individuals/km-whereas during the dry season large groups were formed and savannas in the Djona hunting zone were only exploited giving a density of 0,07 individuals/km 2 . The movement of elephants in this study zone is influenced to a large extent by water and food availability. Farms were visited by elephants to find shea butter fruits (Vitellaria paradoxa) and Parkia biglobosa. These two tree species are always saved by farmers when they clear the land. Elephants can be classified into four age groups, namely young elephants, immature elephants, subadults and adults. Data showed that adults represented 34 % of the population, followed by subadults (32 %), immature (20 %) and young (14 %). The dietary analysis based on the fruits eaten was analysed through the dungs. Many tree species were eaten but in varying quantities. This dietary analysis revealed that some fruit species were most eaten by elephants. The percentage of time spent by elephants varied by season: in the dry season they spent 25 % of the day eating, 13 % resting, 29 % playing and 33 % drinking and bathing; during the rainy season they spent 33 % of the day eating, 21 % resting, 8 % playing and 38 % drinking and bathing. Cohabitation between local people and wildlife has not provoked any great problems and this justifies the participation of local people in the development of ecotourism at the elephant site in the Djona Hunting Zone.Resume. -Cette etude a ete conduite dans la zone cynegetique de Djona, au Benin, et dans les terroirs villageois limitrophes exploites par les elephants. Cet article presente les premiers resultats d'unc serie d'etudes sur les elephants de cette zone protegee. Apres douze mois de suivi ecologique, nous avons observe et identifie plusieurs groupes. Nous avons observe trois types de structure socialc: les individus solitaires, les paires ou couples et les groupes (variant de trois ä onze individus). 94 elephants ont ete denombres dans la Zone Cynegetique de Djona, tous sexes et categories d'äges confondus, avec une densite estimee ä 0,03 individu/km 2 en saison humide lorsque les groupes s'eclatent sur une zone plus etendue et 0,07 individu/km 2 en saison seche ou les elephants exploitent exclusivement les savanes de la Zone Cynegetique. Les deplacements Mammalia, l 64, n° 1, 2000: 29-40. Brought to you by | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Authenticated Download Date | 7/2/15 3:12 PM 30 MAMMALIA des elephants sont largement conditionnes par Feau et la nourriture. Du point de ...

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Effects of Elephant Activities on Forest Plantations in the Kilimanjaro Forest-Game Reserve in Northern Tanzania

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Balancing African Elephant Conservation with Human Well-Being in Rombo Area, Tanzania

Balancing African Elephant Conservation with Human Well-Being in Rombo Area, Tanzania

Écologie de la population d’éléphants (Loxodonta africana) de la Zone Cynégétique de Djona (Bénin)

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