Testing the Prey-Trap Hypothesis at Two Wildlife Conservancies in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorDupuis-Desormeaux, Marc
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Zeke
dc.contributor.authorMwololo, Mary
dc.contributor.authorKisio, Edwin
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Sam
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Suzanne E.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-13T19:53:53Z
dc.date.available2019-11-13T19:53:53Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-21
dc.description.abstractProtecting an endangered and highly poached species can conflict with providing an open and ecologically connected landscape for coexisting species. In Kenya, about half of the black rhino (Diceros bicornis) live in electrically fenced private conservancies. Purpose-built fence-gaps permit some landscape connectivity for elephant while restricting rhino from escaping. We monitored the usage patterns at these gaps by motion-triggered cameras and found high traffic volumes and predictable patterns of prey movement. The prey-trap hypothesis (PTH) proposes that predators exploit this predictable prey movement. We tested the PTH at two semi-porous reserves using two different methods: a spatial analysis and a temporal analysis. Using spatial analysis, we mapped the location of predation events with GPS and looked for concentration of kill sites near the gaps as well as conducting clustering and hot spot analysis to determine areas of statistically significant predation clustering. Using temporal analysis, we examined the time lapse between the passage of prey and predator and searched for evidence of active prey seeking and/or predator avoidance. We found no support for the PTH and conclude that the design of the fence-gaps is well suited to promoting connectivity in these types of conservancies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPLoS ONE 10.10 (2015): e0139537en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139537en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/36629
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/*
dc.titleTesting the Prey-Trap Hypothesis at Two Wildlife Conservancies in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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