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Probert, James, Ben Evans, Sam Andanje, Richard Kock, and Rajan Amin. "Population and habitat assessment of the Critically Endangered hirola Beatragus hunteri in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya." Oryx 49, no. 3 (May 22, 2014): 514–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605313000902.

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AbstractThe Critically Endangered hirola Beatragus hunteri exists in two populations, a natural population on the Kenyan–Somali border and a translocated population in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. The Tsavo population is becoming increasingly important for the survival of the hirola yet its status is unknown and little is understood about the factors that limit its growth. Here we report the size, distribution and demographic parameters of the Tsavo population of hirola and consider whether insufficient suitable habitat could be limiting its growth. The Tsavo population has not increased since 2000, when the last census was carried out, but neither has it significantly decreased. The importance of habitat as a limiting factor is dependent on the hirola's ability to utilize marginal habitat.

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JENSEN, CYNTHIA L., and A. JOY BELSKY. "Grassland homogeneity in Tsavo National Park (West), Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 27, no. 1 (March 1989): 35–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1989.tb00926.x.

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LEUTHOLD, BARBARA M., and WALTER LEUTHOLD. "Food habits of giraffe in Tsavo National Park, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 10, no. 2 (April 29, 2008): 129–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1972.tb01173.x.

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OTTICHILO, W. K. "Age structure of elephants in Tsavo National Park, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 24, no. 2 (June 1986): 69–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1986.tb00345.x.

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Schauer, Jeff. "The Elephant Problem: Science, Bureaucracy, and Kenya’s National Parks, 1955 to 1975." African Studies Review 58, no. 1 (March 16, 2015): 177–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/asr.2015.9.

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Abstract:This article examines debates about how to manage elephants in Kenya’s Tsavo National Park as a jumping off point for exploring the relationships among the local, national, and global constituencies that converged in the formulation of wildlife policy in Kenya during the 1950s and 1960s. Bridging the colonial and postcolonial years, the so-called Elephant Problem in Tsavo, while leveraging different international constituencies, pitted different administrative philosophies against one another and drew out different understandings of the application of ecological sciences in national parks. The result was a paralysis of policymaking which sparked an overhaul of the wildlife departments in the 1970s.

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Leuthold, Walter, and Barbara M. Leuthold. "Patterns of social grouping in ungulates of Tsavo National Park, Kenya." Journal of Zoology 175, no. 3 (August 20, 2009): 405–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1975.tb01408.x.

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Wato, Yussuf Adan, Geoffrey M. Wahungu, and Moses Makonjio Okello. "Correlates of wildlife snaring patterns in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya." Biological Conservation 132, no. 4 (October 2006): 500–509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.05.010.

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McKnight, Barbara L. "Birth of an African elephant in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 30, no. 1 (March 1992): 87–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1992.tb00481.x.

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LEUTHOLD, W. "Recovery of woody vegetation in Tsavo National Park, Kenya, 1970-94." African Journal of Ecology 34, no. 2 (June 1996): 101–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1996.016-89016.x.

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LEUTHOLD, W. "Recovery of woody vegetation in Tsavo National Park, Kenya, 1970-94." African Journal of Ecology 34, no. 2 (June 1996): 101–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1996.tb00605.x.

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Wright, David. "Archaeological investigations of three Pastoral Neolithic sites in Tsavo National Park, Kenya." Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa 38, no. 1 (January 2003): 183–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00672700309480370.

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Cerling, Thure E., Benjamin H. Passey, Linda K. Ayliffe, Craig S. Cook, James R. Ehleringer, John M. Harris, Mohamed B. Dhidha, and Samuel M. Kasiki. "Orphans' tales: seasonal dietary changes in elephants from Tsavo National Park, Kenya." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 206, no. 3-4 (April 2004): 367–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.01.013.

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Sheldrick, Daphne. "Vegetation changes in Tsavo National Park, Kenya, 1885-1996: elephant densities and management." Elephant 2, no. 4 (January 1, 2000): 26–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.22237/elephant/1521732208.

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Kimitei, Kenneth K., Johnstone Kimanzi, and Samuel A. Andanje. "Habitat suitability modelling for Hirola (Beatragus hunteri) in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 53, no. 4 (November 12, 2015): 550–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aje.12248.

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Lack, P. C. "Diurnal and seasonal variation in biomass of arthropods in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 24, no. 1 (March 1986): 47–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1986.tb00341.x.

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Kamau, Peter N. "The political ecology of human-elephant relations: comparing local perceptions of elephants around Chyulu Hills and Mount Kasigau in southern Kenya." Journal of Political Ecology 24, no. 1 (September 27, 2017): 801. http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/v24i1.20968.

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Abstract Although African elephants have a global appeal and donors especially in the global North significantly support their protection, rural African's attitudes towards elephant conservation are complex, and discouraging in certain locations. A proper understanding of the attitudes of people living around protected areas towards elephants is important for designing successful elephant conservation programs. Using a political ecology framework, this study assessed attitudes towards elephant among two communities living near protected areas in the Tsavo region of Kenya; the Kamba who live around Chyulu Hills National Park and the Kasigau Taita who live around Mt. Kasigau Forest, Kenya. I conducted in depth interviews with local residents, to examine the link between local attitudes towards elephants with the political-ecological history of extra-local effects especially the establishment and management of protected areas. The results show that residents around Mt. Kasigau had more favorable attitudes towards elephants than those around the Chyulu Hills National Park. This article concludes that local perceptions about elephants in the Tsavo region are political, they are embedded in issues of rights to livelihood, and access to and control over lands and resources. I argue that local meanings and concerns about elephants need to be integrated in the management plans of protected areas. Key Words: elephants, Chyulu Hills, Mount Kasigau, conservation, political ecology, protected areas

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Maingi, John K., Joseph M. Mukeka, Daniel M. Kyale, and Robert M. Muasya. "Spatiotemporal patterns of elephant poaching in south-eastern Kenya." Wildlife Research 39, no. 3 (2012): 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr11017.

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Context Poaching of the African elephant for ivory had been on the increase since 1997 when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) allowed a one-off legal sale of ivory by several southern Africa countries. In Kenya, reports indicate continuous year-to-year increase in elephant poaching since 2003. Aims The goals of the study were to describe the temporal and spatial patterns of elephant poaching in south-eastern Kenya between 1990 and 2009, and examine relationships between observed patterns of poaching, and human and biophysical variables. The study aimed to answer the following questions: (1) how has elephant poaching varied seasonally and annually; (2) what are the spatial patterns of elephant poaching in the Tsavo Conservation Area (TCA); and (3) what are the relationships between observed patterns of poaching and human and biophysical variables? Methods The study used elephant-poaching data and various GIS-data layers representing human and environmental variables to describe the spatial and temporal patterns of elephant poaching. The observed patterns were then related to environmental and anthropogenic variables using correlation and regression analyses. Key results Elephant poaching was clustered, with a majority of the poaching occurring in the dry season. Hotspots of poaching were identified in areas with higher densities of roads, waterholes, rivers and streams. The Tsavo East National Park and the Tsavo National Park accounted for 53.7% and 44.8% of all poached elephants, respectively. The best predictors for elephant poaching were density of elephants, condition of vegetation, proximity to ranger bases and outposts, and densities of roads and rivers. Conclusions Predictor variables used in the study explained 61.5–78% of the total variability observed in elephant poaching. The location of the hotspots suggests that human–wildlife conflicts in the area may be contributing to poaching and that factors that quantify community attitudes towards elephant conservation may provide additional explanation for observed poaching patterns. Implications The poaching hotpots identified can be a used as starting point by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to begin implementing measures that ensure local-community support for conservation, whereas on other hotspots, it will be necessary to beef-up anti-poaching activities. There is a need for Kenya to legislate new anti-poaching laws that are a much more effective deterrence to poaching than currently exist.

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Lack, Peter C. "THE STRUCTURE AND SEASONAL DYNAMICS OF THE BIRD COMMUNITY IN TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK, KENYA." Ostrich 58, no. 1 (March 1987): 9–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00306525.1987.9633668.

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Kays, Roland W., and Bruce D. Patterson. "Mane variation in African lions and its social correlates." Canadian Journal of Zoology 80, no. 3 (March 1, 2002): 471–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z02-024.

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Manes are generally thought to characterize all adult male lions (Panthera leo). Here we document a population of lions in Tsavo National Park, Kenya, that is largely maneless and describe aspects of their social organization. Because Tsavo's arid landscape supports sparse prey populations, we expected that surveys of lions there would document small social groups. We hypothesized that Tsavo lions would consequently experience reduced sexual selection pressures for mane development. Adult males from Tsavo typically have sparse blond hair forming a dorsal crest, beard, chest tufts, and (or) sideburns, but lack the large flowing manes reported from other lion populations. No fully maned lions were seen. Maneless males in Tsavo appear to be well integrated into pride life, and were observed copulating, hunting, and otherwise interacting with groups of females, playing with dependent cubs, and advertising territories with scent markings and roars. Only one adult male was observed in each of five prides, which differs surprisingly from the coalitions of 24 pride males noted in other lion groups. However, female group size was large (mean 7.4) and comparable with what has been documented in the Serengeti and elsewhere, refuting our "group size mane size" hypothesis. Future research should focus on the effect of Tsavo's physical and physiological effects on mane condition, and the possible correlation of male hormone levels with both manelessness and small male-group size.

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Leuthold, Walter. "NOTES ON THE BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE OSTRICH STRUTHIO CAMELUS IN TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK, KENYA." Ibis 119, no. 4 (April 3, 2008): 541–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1977.tb02067.x.

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Gillson, Lindsey. "Testing non-equilibrium theories in savannas: 1400 years of vegetation change in Tsavo National Park, Kenya." Ecological Complexity 1, no. 4 (December 2004): 281–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2004.06.001.

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McKNIGHT, B. L. "Behavioural ecology of 'hand-reared' African elephants (Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach)) in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 33, no. 3 (September 1995): 242–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1995.tb00802.x.

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Fanson, Benjamin G., Kerry V. Fanson, and Joel S. Brown. "Foraging behaviour of two rodent species inhabiting a kopje (rocky outcrop) in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya." African Zoology 43, no. 2 (October 2008): 184–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3377/1562-7020-43.2.184.

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Fanson, Benjamin G., Kerry V. Fanson, and Joel S. Brown. "Foraging behaviour of two rodent species inhabiting a kopje (rocky outcrop) in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya." African Zoology 43, no. 2 (October 2008): 184–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2008.11657235.

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Thompson, Jeremy John. "The post-nuptial moult of Quelea quelea in relation to breeding in Kenya." Journal of Tropical Ecology 4, no. 4 (November 1988): 373–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467400003023.

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ABSTRACTDuring the unusually extended breeding season of 1984/85 in Tsavo-East National Park, Kenya, Quelea quelea were sampled and moult patterns recorded. Particular attention was paid to individuals with an interrupted moult pattern. These were further classified as either having their moult arrested or suspended. Apparently, post-nuptial moult begins earlier in males than in females. Although the majority of quelea bred and moulted sequentially, these activities overlapped in many individuals and moulting suspended after the replacement of a few feathers. The initiation of post-nuptial moult before the cessation of breeding, followed by moult interruption, is evidence for the physio-ecological drive in quelea to complete their moult as soon as possible to prepare for the next breeding opportunity.

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King’ori, Edward, Grace Waiguchu, Mukami Ruoro, Kenneth Muriithi, Cecilia Mumbi, Martin Omondi, Duncan Aminga, Shaleen Angwenyi, Domnic Mijele, and Patrick I. Chiyo. "Identifying Risk Factors for Stephanofilaria-Caused Ulcerative Dermal Lesions, in Black and White Rhinoceros’ Meta-Population in Kenya." Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2024 (January 10, 2024): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/2655970.

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Ulcerative skin lesions caused by Stephanofilaria dinniki are common in populations of the critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli). Although considered benign, they have been associated with loss of body condition and mortality in rhinoceros. Stephanofilarial lesions in rhinoceros may also lead to delayed puberty, reduced milk yields, and prolonged intercalving periods as observed with a similar disease in cattle. In this study the prevalence and predilection sites of stephanofilarial wounds were examined and the influence of age, sex, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), rainfall, temperature, rhinoceros’ species, and population density on the prevalence of stephanofilarial skin lesions was evaluated in 10 rhinoceros’ populations in Kenya. The results revealed that the prevalence of stephanofilarial skin lesions was 0% in the lowland sanctuaries such as Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Tsavo West Intensive Protection Zone, and Tsavo East National Park to ≥90% in the highland rhinoceros’ sanctuaries including Solio Wildlife Sanctuary, Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy, Lewa-Borana Wildlife Conservancies, and Nairobi National Park. Generalized linear models revealed that monthly minimum temperature and NDVI negatively influenced the probability of stephanofilarial skin lesions. However, spatial heterogeneity in NDVI, and rhino density were positively related to the probability of rhinoceros’ infection with Stephanofilaria. Black rhinoceros had a higher average prevalence of stephanofilarial wounds (50.9%, n = 228) than white rhinoceros’ (3.6%, n = 110). Temperature and heterogeneity in NDVI can directly influence the presence of the filaria vector Rhinomusca dutoiti as corroborated by the previous studies on their distribution. Moreover, the inverse relationship between NDVI and the prevalence of stephanofilarial skin lesions suggests that nutrition negatively impacts rhinoceros’ immunity. Comprehensive studies on the vectors of Stephanofilaria and their bionomics may illuminate the epidemiological patterns of stephanofilariosis in rhinoceros.

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Wright, David K. "New Perspectives on Early Regional Interaction Networks of East African Trade: A View from Tsavo National Park, Kenya." African Archaeological Review 22, no. 3 (September 2005): 111–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10437-005-8041-7.

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Steinhart, E. I. "Hunters, Poachers and Gamekeepers: Towards A Social History of Hunting in Colonial Kenya." Journal of African History 30, no. 2 (July 1989): 247–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853700024129.

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This paper sets out to examine the interactions between African and white hunters in colonial Kenya in an effort to understand the nature of the confrontation between the competing cultural traditions of hunting under colonial conditions. It examines the major tradition of African hunting in eastern Kenya among African residents of Kwale, Kitui and Meru districts from oral and archival materials, arguing that the place of subsistence hunting in the economy of African farmers has been systematically denigrated in the colonial literature. Next, the various representatives of the European hunting tradition in Kenya are surveyed: sportsmen, travellers, settlers, and professionals. A preliminary assessment is made of their impact on game and the growing need for conservation. The history of the game and national park departments, which administered the hunting laws and were charged with the preservation of wildlife, is next described. The records of the colonial Game Department provide a key source for the reconstruction of the attempts to control African poaching and regulate European hunting in the interests of the preservation of game and the control of the colonial economy. At the end of the colonial era, with the emergence of a new sensibility to conservation, Kenya's gamekeepers engaged in a major, successful anti-poaching campaign in eastern Kenya's Tsavo Park. This was the climactic confrontation between the two cultures in their contest for control over Kenya's wildlife resources.

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MIHOK, STEVE, ELI MUNYOKI, ROBERT A. BRETT, JOHN F. JONYO, DIETTER RÖTTCHER, PHELIX A. O. MAJIWA, ERASTUS K. KANG'ETHE, HUPHREY F. A. KABURIA, and ERICH ZWEYGARTH. "Trypanosomiasis and the conservation of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) at the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 30, no. 2 (June 1992): 103–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1992.tb00484.x.

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OBANDA, V., J. POGHON, M. YONGO, I. MULEI, M. NGOTHO, K. WAITITU, J. MAKUMI, et al. "First reported case of fatal tuberculosis in a wild African elephant with past human–wildlife contact." Epidemiology and Infection 141, no. 7 (January 23, 2013): 1476–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268813000022.

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SUMMARYTuberculosis is emerging/re-emerging in captive elephant populations, where it causes morbidity and deaths, although no case of TB in wild African elephants has been reported. In this paper we report the first case of fatal TB in an African elephant in the wild. The infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis was confirmed by post-mortem and histological examinations of a female sub-adult elephant aged >12 years that died in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, while under treatment. This case is unique in that during its lifetime the elephant had contact with both humans and wild elephants. The source of the infection was unclear because the elephant could have acquired the infection in the orphanage or in the wild. However, our results show that wild elephants can maintain human TB in the wild and that the infection can be fatal.

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CHIMBINDI, TAKAWIRA. "REMEDYING THE POLLUTION OF ATHI RIVER IN KENYA." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 8, no. 6 (June 12, 2021): 22–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.86.10192.

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The Athi River, which is 390 km before entering the Indian Ocean, is the second-longest river in Kenya. As it flows through the grasslands and valleys of Kenya, the river forms the majestic Fourteen Falls, meanders through Nairobi, and eventually passes through Tsavo National Park, the largest in Kenya. Here, hippopotamus, crocodiles, and pythons are attracted to the river’s waters and the life it carries. Millions of Kenyans rely on the Athi River for drinking water and irrigation. However, the Athi River also receives large amounts of pollution from Nairobi–an area with a population of over four million people. Along with population growth and rapid urbanization, poor solid waste management is emerging as a key risk for health in Kenya. The river is increasingly choking with uncollected garbage; human waste from informal settlements; industrial waste in the form of gaseous emissions, liquid affluence, and solids waste; agrochemicals, and other wastes especially petrochemicals and metals from microenterprises – the hot sun and overflowing sewers. This situation has occasioned the spread of waterborne diseases, loss of sustainable livelihoods, loss of biodiversity, reduced availability and access to safe potable water, and various toxic substances and heavy metal poisoning, affecting human productivity. The paper is not empirically grounded and its content is a result of desktop research and content analysis of literature, images, and news related to pollution. The paper hopes to provoke further deliberations and empirical research on the river.

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HAZZAH, LEELA, STEPHANIE DOLRENRY, DAVID KAPLAN, and LAURENCE FRANK. "The influence of park access during drought on attitudes toward wildlife and lion killing behaviour in Maasailand, Kenya." Environmental Conservation 40, no. 3 (February 22, 2013): 266–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892913000040.

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SUMMARYMinimizing the inherent conflict between protecting fauna and flora and accommodating the needs of the local communities is one of the greatest challenges facing protected area (PA) management in developing countries of the world. Allowing pastoralists access to PAs and their resources remains a contentious issue in southern Kenya, where retaliatory killing of African lions (Panthera leo) by Maasai pastoralists has caused a steep decline in the lion population, threatening local extinction. Previous studies that have shown that local people often have negative attitudes toward PAs; here PA policy during times of hardship is linked to attitudes toward lions and behavioural intentions. Different access policies to grazing inside Tsavo and Nairobi National Parks during the 2008/2009 drought influenced Maasai attitudes toward lions and their propensity to kill them. A semi-structured questionnaire (n = 206) and a multivariate model examine the relative importance of PA access and 11 additional predictors on individuals’ attitudes and reported inclination to kill lions. Access for livestock to PAs, benefits from wildlife and higher education were associated with positive attitudes toward lions and a lower reported propensity to kill. The success of lion conservation in Maasailand may depend upon recognizing and accommodating pastoralists’ inherent vulnerability to drought-induced livestock mortality.

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Jowers, Michael Joseph, João Queirós, Rui Resende Pinto, Abdullahi H. Ali, Mathew Mutinda, Samer Angelone, Paulo Célio Alves, and Raquel Godinho. "Genetic diversity in natural range remnants of the critically endangered hirola antelope." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 190, no. 1 (January 11, 2020): 384–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz174.

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Abstract The hirola antelope (Beatragus hunteri) is considered to be the most endangered antelope in the world. In the ex situ translocated population at Tsavo East National Park, calf mortality and the critically low population numbers might suggest low genetic diversity and inbreeding depression. Consequently, a genetic study of the wild population is pivotal to gain an understanding of diversity and differentiation within its range before designing future translocation plans to increase the genetic diversity of the ex situ population. For that purpose, we assessed 55 individuals collected across five localities in eastern Kenya, covering its entire natural range. We used the complete mitochondrial DNA control region and microsatellite genotyping to estimate genetic diversity and differentiation across its range. Nuclear genetic diversity was moderate in comparison to other endangered African antelopes, with no signals of inbreeding. However, the mitochondrial data showed low nucleotide diversity, few haplotypes and low haplotypic differentiation. Overall, the inferred low degree of genetic differentiation and population structure suggests a single population of hirola across the natural range. An overall stable population size was inferred over the recent history of the species, although signals of a recent genetic bottleneck were found. Our results show hope for ongoing conservation management programmes and that there is a future for the hirola in Kenya.

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Andanje, S. A., and W. K. Ottichilo. "Population status and feeding habits of the translocated sub‐population of Hunter's antelope or hirola ( Beatragus hunteri , Sclater, 1889) in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 37, no. 1 (March 1999): 38–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2028.1999.00141.x.

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Kock, Richard A., and T. Goss. "Sable Sighting in Tsavo East National Park." Journal of East African Natural History 84, no. 1 (January 1995): 19–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2982/0012-8317(1995)84[19:ssiten]2.0.co;2.

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Okumu, Paul O., Dorothy A. Amwata, Mathews Godrick Bulitia, and John K. M. Wandaka. "Influence of Cognitive Destination Brand Image on Wildlife Park Attractiveness: A Case Study of the Amboseli-Tsavo Ecosystem, Kenya." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science VII, no. VII (2023): 553–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2023.70743.

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The attractiveness of a holiday destination motivates the development and growth of tourism in terms of tourists’ perceived value; however, the attractiveness of wildlife protected places, such as game parks, is little understood in previous tourism literature. The paper therefore explores the role of cognitive destination brand image on the attractiveness of wildlife parks in the Amboseli-Tsavo Ecosystem. The results showed a significant positive relationship between cognitive destination image and park attractiveness (β = 0.446, t = 6.661, p = .001). The study concludes that tourists exhibiting higher levels of cognitive destination image are more likely to perceive a tourist destination as being attractive. An embedded mixed-method research design was adopted to collect quantitative and qualitative data from 440 park visitors and 28 tourism experts. Simple and linear regressions were used to test the hypotheses, whereas qualitative data were analyzed using content analyses. This study aims to add to knowledge to tourism marketing literature on wildlife park attractiveness as perceived by tourists and gives recommendation on policy of controlling the provision of accommodation, attractions or activities within the protected parks to safeguard the ecosystem.

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Chuah-Petiot, Min S. "Bryophytes from Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya." Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution 12, no. 1 (December 31, 1996): 63–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/bde.12.1.10.

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57 species of bryophytes belonging to 30 families are reported from Saiwa Swamp National Park, of which 57 species are new for Saiwa Swamp National Park and 10 records are new for Kenya, indicated by * and ** respectively. Although small in surface area (15.5 sq.km.) the park represents an undercollected area in Kenya with a good diversity of bryophytes.

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Akama, John S., and Damiannah Mukethe Kieti. "Measuring tourist satisfaction with Kenya's wildlife safari: a case study of Tsavo West National Park." Tourism Management 24, no. 1 (February 2003): 73–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0261-5177(02)00044-4.

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Deshmukh, Ian. "Decomposition of grasses in Nairobi National Park, Kenya." Oecologia 67, no. 1 (August 1985): 147–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00378467.

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Patterson, Bruce D., Samuel M. Kasiki, Edwin Selempo, and Roland W. Kays. "Livestock predation by lions (Panthera leo) and other carnivores on ranches neighboring Tsavo National ParkS, Kenya." Biological Conservation 119, no. 4 (October 2004): 507–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2004.01.013.

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Victor Wasonga, D., Afework Bekele, Stefan Lötters, and Mundanthra Balakrishnan. "Amphibian abundance and diversity in Meru National Park, Kenya." African Journal of Ecology 45, no. 1 (March 2007): 55–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00677.x.

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Deshmukh, I. "Primary Production of a Grassland in Nairobi National Park, Kenya." Journal of Applied Ecology 23, no. 1 (April 1986): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2403085.

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Ariya, George, Noah Sitati, and Bob Wishitemi. "Tourists’ perceived value of wildlife tourism product at Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya." European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation 8, no. 2 (December 1, 2017): 147–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ejthr-2017-0014.

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Abstract Although literature has documented many destination attributes that determine attractiveness of tourism destination, the magnitude and strength of each attribute has not been explored, especially in relation to a single wildlife tourism product. This study provides an insight into the level of tourists’ perceived value on wildlife resource attributes at Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya, with a further comparison between the international and domestic tourists. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey and collected primary data using self-administered structured questionnaires. A total of 402 respondents duly completed the questionnaires, which were disseminated through simple random sampling. Data was analysed descriptively and through independent sample T-test. The results showed that unique wildlife attractions were most valued by tourists (M = 2.26, SD = 0.99), followed by the variety of attractions (M = 2.53, SD = 1.08) and their abundance (M = 2.59, SD = 1.19) respectively. Majority of international tourists highly valued the attributes [M = 2.30, SD = 0.88; t(400) = 4.18, p < 0.001] as compared to the domestic tourists (M = 2.67, SD = 0.88), but with a small magnitude (η = 0.04). The study provides an insight that tourists value the park because of its uniqueness due to a variety of wildlife attractions. As park ecological challenges persist, park managers may re-brand the park by creating more emphasis on other key wildlife products like rhinos in order to maintain visitor value and satisfaction in the future.

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Oketch, Dancun A., Esther N. Kioko, and Shuqiang Li. "Three new species of the genus Toxoniella (Araneae, Liocranidae) from Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya." African Invertebrates 62, no. 1 (February 26, 2021): 273–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.62.62963.

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Three new species of the genus Toxoniella Warui & Jocqué, 2002 of the family Liocranidae Simon, 1897 are described from Kenya: T. tharaka Oketch & Li, sp. nov., T. waruii Oketch & Li, sp. nov., and T. nyeri Oketch & Li, sp. nov. Types are deposited in the National Museums of Kenya (NMK), Nairobi, Kenya.

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Lange, Charles N., Anthony Kuria, and Paul K. Ndang'ang'a. "THE BUTTERFLIES AND LAND SNAILS OF NDERE ISLAND NATIONAL PARK, KENYA." Journal of East African Natural History 96, no. 1 (June 2007): 103–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2982/0012-8317(2007)96[103:tbalso]2.0.co;2.

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GROOM, ROSEMARY, and STEPHEN HARRIS. "Conservation on community lands: the importance of equitable revenue sharing." Environmental Conservation 35, no. 3 (August 28, 2008): 242–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s037689290800489x.

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SUMMARYAttempts to establish local support for wildlife and conservation through the sharing of revenues and empowerment of local communities to manage their wildlife have proliferated over the past two decades. Data from two neighbouring Maasai group ranches in the wildlife dispersal area of Amboseli and Tsavo National Parks (Kenya) indicated one ranch generated considerable wildlife revenues from a tourist operation and community trust while the other received no direct benefits from wildlife. The overall attitude to wildlife on the ranch with wildlife revenues was significantly more positive, but attitudes within the ranch varied significantly, depending on both costs from wildlife and perception of the distribution of wildlife revenues. Ordinal logistic regression analyses showed that it was not the amount of revenue received or the scale of costs from wildlife which determined people's attitudes, but simply the presence or absence of wildlife benefits. The importance of addressing inequitable distribution of benefits is emphasized.

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Burudi, Jocelyn, Krisztián Katona, and Eszter Tormáné Kovács. "A review of the human wildlife conflicts around the Nairobi National Park, Kenya." Review on Agriculture and Rural Development 12, no. 1-2 (December 12, 2023): 80–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.14232/rard.2023.1-2.80-87.

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Human-wildlife conflicts are one of the most important challenges facing wildlife conservation. In Kenya, the Nairobi National Park (NNP) experiences various pressures due to its small size and close proximity to an expanding city. The unfenced southern part of the park is the main hotspot for conflicts. For the review a content analysis of 21 publications related to NNP published between 2011 and 2022 was conducted to identify the causes, types and the mitigation measures of conflicts around the park. Documents for the analysis were collected through Google Scholar, Web of Science and Scopus. Our results indicate that livestock predation linked to lions is the major type of conflict superseded by retaliatory killings of the carnivores by the local communities. Other conflicts include crop raids by ungulates and the spread of diseases especially the East Coast fever that is transmitted from the wildebeest to livestock. Findings further reveal that one of the main causes of the conflicts is the expanding human population, which has encroached on wildlife dispersal corridors. It resulted in land subdivision and fencing of the farms as farmers try to protect their livestock from wildlife. This has greatly impeded wildlife migration. Mitigation methods in place include compensation schemes and landowners leasing their farms to the park management so that the corridors can be left open for free wildlife movement. These have however been inadequate therefore there is still a need to find sustainable mitigation measures that ensure coexistence between humans and wildlife in and around NNP.

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Lever, Christopher. "Lake Nakuru Black Rhinoceros Sanctuary." Oryx 24, no. 2 (April 1990): 90–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300034736.

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In an attempt to stem the decline of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in Kenya, the Rhino Rescue Charitable Appeal Trust was formed in England in 1985. Within a year work on the first sanctuary, in the Lake Nakuru National Park, had begun. The sanctuary was opened in 1987, when 17 rhinos from Mr Courtland Parfet's private ranch at Solio joined the wo animals already in Nakuru. A further 11 females are due to be added to the park shortly. Rhino Rescue, of which the author is a patron and trustee, is also developing its own education programme, and is contributing to other rhino sanctuaries in Kenya.

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Daniels, Robert, and Thomas J. Bassett. "The Spaces of Conservation and Development around Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya." Professional Geographer 54, no. 4 (November 2002): 481–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0033-0124.00344.

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MASKALL, J. E., and I. THORNTON. "The mineral status of Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya: a reconnaissance survey." African Journal of Ecology 27, no. 3 (September 1989): 191–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1989.tb01012.x.

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