Department of Wildlife management: Recent submissions
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ABUNDANCE AND SPECIES RICHNESS OF SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED MAMMALS ALONG A GRADIENT OF HUMAN DISTURBANCE AT MAU FOREST COMPLEX, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024)Anthropogenic influence on biodiversity results from the burgeoning human population and the associated human agricultural and infrastructural needs. The Mau Forest Complex (MFC) is a biodiversity hotspot, however, species ... -
DIVERSITY, ABUNDANCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONCORDANCE OF ANURAN SPECIES IN KINGWAL SWAMP AND NORTH NANDI FOREST RESERVE, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024-01)Anuran species are one of the good environmental indicators of habitat quality in ecosystems due to their amphibious life modes and sensitivity to environmental change caused by a rapid expansion of anthropogenic activities ... -
ABUNDANCE AND SPECIES RICHNESS OF SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED MAMMALS ALONG A GRADIENT OF HUMAN DISTURBANCE AT MAU FOREST COMPLEX, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2023-09)Anthropogenic influence on biodiversity results from the burgeoning human population and the associated human agricultural and infrastructural needs. The Mau Forest Complex (MFC) is a biodiversity hotspot, however, species ... -
Anthropogenic effects of habitat modification on anuran species diversity in a swamp forest area, Kenya
(Wiley Journals, 2023-11)Anuran species are some of the good environmental indicators of habitat quality and condition in ecosystems. This is due to their amphibious life modes and sensitivity to environmental change caused by rapid expansion ... -
ANTILEISHMANIAL ACTIVITY AND TOXICITY OF Momordica foetida SCHUMACH AND THONN EXTRACTS AGAINST Leishmania major
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Human leishmaniasis is a spectrum of diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. About 350 million people are at risk of infection, 15 million clinical cases, 1.5million annual incidence and 20- 30 ... -
BAT SPECIES DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION IN A DISTURBED REGIME AT THE LAKE BOGORIA NATIONAL RESERVE, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Rapid population growth in many parts of Kenya, has led to increased demand for land for agriculture and settlement. This invariably leads to loss, degradation and fragmentation of forests and other natural habitats. ... -
The multilevel society of a small brained bird
(Current Biology, 2019)Animal societies can be organised in multiple hierarchical tiers [1]. Such multilevel societies, where stable groups move together through the landscape, overlapping and associating preferentially with specifi c ... -
COOPERATIVE BREEDING IN THE VULTURINE GUINEAFOWL (Acryllium vulturinum) AT MPALA RESEARCH CENTER, LAIKIPIA COUNTY KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Cooperative breeding is widely reported across the animal kingdom. In birds, it is thought to be more common in altricial species (where chicks are dependent in the nest after hatching), with few described cases in precocial ... -
POPULATION STATUS AND HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR MOUNTAIN BONGO (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci, Ogilby, 1837) IN CHERANGANI HILLS, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is one of the critically endangered large forest antelope currently endemic to mountain forests of Kenya. Its population status in some of these forests, including Cherangani ... -
CAMPSITE GARBAGE, SITE SELECTION AND THEIR EFFECT ON HUMAN-WILDLIFE INTERACTIONS IN SIMIEN MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, ETHIOPIA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Waste is one of the anthropogenic problems in most parts of the world‟s ecosystem. Likewise, waste (garbage) management is a perennial concern in SMNP, particularly in and around campsites. Currently, issues pertaining to ... -
Habitat structure determines the abundance of the Endangered Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei (Aves: Passeriformes: Motacillidae) at Timau montane grasslands in central Kenya
(Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020)Understanding the habitat selecton and structure of a species is critcal for developing evidence-centered conservaton actons. Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei, a passerine bird endemic to Kenya, is threatened by reductons ... -
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AS A MEANS OF ALLEVIATING POVERTY: A STUDY OF BONJOGE NATIONAL RESERVE AND ITS ENVIRONS, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Local communities have co-existed with and utilized natural resources within their environment and hence the need to involve them in the conservation of these resources cannot be overemphasized. Bonjoge National Reserve ... -
An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020)Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the Marakwet community in Kenya. Data were collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local ... -
EFFECT OF REPLACING SHRIMP SHELL MEAL WITH HYDROLYZED FEATHER MEAL ON GROWTH, DIET DIGESTIBILITY AND BODY COMPOSITION OF Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
(University of Eldoret, 2017)This study was conducted to determine the effect of replacing shrimp meal with hydrolyzed feather meal on growth, apparent digestibility and body composition of tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus. Five hundred fish were ... -
AVIAN SPECIES DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION IN AND AROUND NORTH NANDI FOREST, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Species-rich tropical forests are becoming increasingly fragmented, degraded, and declining in size threatening the survival of avian species that depend on them. Yet, avian species diversity and distribution in fragmented ... -
EFFECT OF CATTLE BOMAS ON QUALITYAND QUANTITY OF WILDLIFE HABITAT IN LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Cattle bomas are fenced livestock enclosures meant to protect cattle at night when predators are active, and this has an effect whereby trampling of the enclosed cattle breaks down the moribund grass. This dissertation ... -
PATTERNS AND CAUSES OF ELEPHANT MORTALITY IN NAROK COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The increasing trend in elephant mortality pauses challenges to their conservation and management globally. Attempts to mitigate the causes of mortality have not recorded a lot of success in recent years. This study was ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF GASTROINTESINAL PARASITES OF HIROLA (BEATRAGUS HUNTERI, SCLATER, 1889) AND LIVESTOCK IN SOUTHERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The rapid decline in the population of Hirola over the last century has caused great concern among conservationists. Together with factors such as predation, drought, habitat loss, competition for resources with livestock ... -
LOCAL COMMUNITIES’ SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES IN BADINGILO NATIONAL PARK AND ITS SURRROUNDINGS, SOUTH SUDAN
(University of Eldoret, 2013)This study was conducted in Badingilo National Park (BNP) and its environs in South Sudan. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of selected socio-economic activities on natural resources within and around the ... -
POPULATION STATUS, DISTRIBUTION AND TRENDS OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT (Loxodonta africana, Blumenbach 1797) IN NIMULE NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH SUDAN
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The elephant population in Nimule National Park (NNP) underwent a serious decline in the mid 1990s as a result of poaching for ivory. The study was therefore carried out in NNP and its surrounding buffer zone, in Magwi ...
