- Title
- The status of key prey species and the consequences of prey loss for cheetah conservation in North and West Africa
- Creator
- Marker, Laurie; Rabeil, Thomas; Comizzoli, Pierre; Clements, Hayley; Nghikembua, Matti T.; Hayward, Matt W.; Tambling, Craig J.
- Relation
- Cheetahs: Biology and Conservation p. 151-162
- Relation
- Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804088-1.00011-3
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Worldwide, decline in ungulate species abundance has a direct detrimental impact on cooccurring predator species. The objective of this chapter was to assess the conservation status of ungulates in North and West Africa, and the likely consequence for the endangered northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki). Many of the cheetah’s prey species in this region are considered threatened or endangered, and are experiencing more rapid population declines than prey species in other areas of Africa. Key threats to cheetah prey populations are related to overharvesting and loss of habitat due to environmental changes (including land-use and climate change). The small remnant pockets of suitable habitat and available prey are unlikely to be sufficient to maintain viable cheetah populations. Improved legislative support to further conservation of key prey species and protection and strategic expansion of protected areas is crucial, requiring increased conservation funding, and broad-scale public education throughout the region.
- Subject
- accessible prey; conservation; preferred prey; North and West Africa; prey loss; SDG 13; SDG 15; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1442685
- Identifier
- uon:41767
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780128040881
- Language
- eng
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