Jansson, Ingela
- Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Doktorsavhandling2024Öppen tillgång
Jansson, Ingela
This thesis investigates human-lion coexistence and connectivity in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). By combining ecological, genetic, and socio-ecological perspectives, it identifies key challenges and opportunities in managing shared landscapes between people and wildlife. The findings show that lions avoid humans on the landscape, but when natural prey is scarce, they may prey on livestock, causing economic losses and prompting retaliatory killings. While lions disperse across the landscape, genetic analysis reveals limited exchange between populations, with the Crater lions showing low genetic diversity, inbreeding, and restricted gene flow, threatening long-term resilience. This isolation is exacerbated by the dominance of Crater-born males. The NCA is at a critical crossroads where sustainable coexistence between humans and lions is still achievable. With pressures from climate change, population growth, and resource demands, this requires a balanced approach that fosters community-driven initiatives, effective conflict management, and recognizes that the futures of both lions and people are inherently connected.
conservation incentive payments; dispersal; fragmentation; gene flow; genetic diversity; governance; habitat selection; human-wildlife conflict; pastoralism; socio-ecological perspective
Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae
2024, nummer: 2024:78ISBN: 978-91-8046-369-0, eISBN: 978-91-8046-405-5Utgivare: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Vilt- och fiskeförvaltning
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54612/a.2qerlptar8
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/130473