Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes

S. Creel; M. S. Becker; S. M. Durant; J. M'Soka; W. Matandiko; A. J. Dickman; D. Christianson; E. Dröge; T. Mweetwa; N. Pettorelli; E. Rosenblatt; P. Schuette; R. Woodroffe; S. Bashir; R. C. Beudels-Jamar; S. Blake; M. Borner; C. Breitenmoser; F. Broekhuis; G. Cozzi; T. R.B. Davenport; J. Deutsch; L. Dollar; S. Dolrenry; I. Douglas-Hamilton; E. Fitzherbert; C. Foley; L. Hazzah; P. Henschel; R. Hilborn; J. G.C. Hopcraft; D. Ikanda; A. Jacobson; B. Joubert; D. Joubert; M. S. Kelly; L. Lichtenfeld; G. M. Mace; J. Milanzi; N. Mitchell; M. Msuha; R. Muir; J. Nyahongo; S. Pimm; G. Purchase; C. Schenck; C. Sillero-Zubiri; A. R.E. Sinclair; A. N. Songorwa; M. Stanley-Price; C. A. Tehou; C. Trout; J. Wall; G. Wittemyer; A. Zimmermann

doi:10.1111/ele.12145

Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes

S. Creel, M. S. Becker, S. M. Durant, J. M'Soka, W. Matandiko, A. J. Dickman, D. Christianson, E. Dröge, T. Mweetwa, N. Pettorelli, E. Rosenblatt, P. Schuette, R. Woodroffe, S. Bashir, R. C. Beudels-Jamar, S. Blake, M. Borner, C. Breitenmoser, F. Broekhuis, G. CozziT. R.B. Davenport, J. Deutsch, L. Dollar, S. Dolrenry, I. Douglas-Hamilton, E. Fitzherbert, C. Foley, L. Hazzah, P. Henschel, R. Hilborn, J. G.C. Hopcraft, D. Ikanda, A. Jacobson, B. Joubert, D. Joubert, M. S. Kelly, L. Lichtenfeld, G. M. Mace, J. Milanzi, N. Mitchell, M. Msuha, R. Muir, J. Nyahongo, S. Pimm, G. Purchase, C. Schenck, C. Sillero-Zubiri, A. R.E. Sinclair, A. N. Songorwa, M. Stanley-Price, C. A. Tehou, C. Trout, J. Wall, G. Wittemyer, A. Zimmermann

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Packer et al. reported that fenced lion populations attain densities closer to carrying capacity than unfenced populations. However, fenced populations are often maintained above carrying capacity, and most are small. Many more lions are conserved per dollar invested in unfenced ecosystems, which avoid the ecological and economic costs of fencing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1413-14e3
Journal	Ecology letters
Volume	16
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12145
State	Published - Nov 2013

Keywords

Carnivores
Conservation
Cost-effectiveness
Fence
Lions
Population density
Population size

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Creel, S., Becker, M. S., Durant, S. M., M'Soka, J., Matandiko, W., Dickman, A. J., Christianson, D., Dröge, E., Mweetwa, T., Pettorelli, N., Rosenblatt, E., Schuette, P., Woodroffe, R., Bashir, S., Beudels-Jamar, R. C., Blake, S., Borner, M., Breitenmoser, C., Broekhuis, F., ... Zimmermann, A. (2013). Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes. Ecology letters, 16(11), 1413-14e3. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12145

Creel, S, Becker, MS, Durant, SM, M'Soka, J, Matandiko, W, Dickman, AJ, Christianson, D, Dröge, E, Mweetwa, T, Pettorelli, N, Rosenblatt, E, Schuette, P, Woodroffe, R, Bashir, S, Beudels-Jamar, RC, Blake, S, Borner, M, Breitenmoser, C, Broekhuis, F, Cozzi, G, Davenport, TRB, Deutsch, J, Dollar, L, Dolrenry, S, Douglas-Hamilton, I, Fitzherbert, E, Foley, C, Hazzah, L, Henschel, P, Hilborn, R, Hopcraft, JGC, Ikanda, D, Jacobson, A, Joubert, B, Joubert, D, Kelly, MS, Lichtenfeld, L, Mace, GM, Milanzi, J, Mitchell, N, Msuha, M, Muir, R, Nyahongo, J, Pimm, S, Purchase, G, Schenck, C, Sillero-Zubiri, C, Sinclair, ARE, Songorwa, AN, Stanley-Price, M, Tehou, CA, Trout, C, Wall, J, Wittemyer, G & Zimmermann, A 2013, 'Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes', Ecology letters, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 1413-14e3. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12145

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