Disturbance bias when tracking Kalahari leopards  Panthera pardus  by spoor

doi:10.4102/koedoe.v36i2.379

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Disturbance bias when tracking Kalahari leopards Panthera pardus by spoor

J. du P. Bothma, E.A.N. le Riche

Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science; Vol 36, No 2 (1993), 109-112. doi: 10.4102/koedoe.v36i2.379

Submitted: 17 September 1993
Published: 17 September 1993

Abstract

The possible habituation of leopards to spoor trackers or increased disturbance by trackers affecting leopards in the Kalahari was examined. The median flight distance class interval was 0,6-1,0 km and there was no evidence of either habituation or increased disturbance.

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J. du P. Bothma, University of Pretoria, South Africa
E.A.N. le Riche, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park,, South Africa

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