Counting Spots: leopard population status in southern and central - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Counting Spots: leopard population status in southern and central Kruger National Park Lucy K. Smyth, M. Justin O’Riain, Neil Midlane, Sam Ferreira, Nikki Le Roex, Guy A. Balme

Vulnerable

Camera Traps • Non-invasive • Population scale • SCR → density

Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park

HOUTBOSCHRAND 45 stations 90 cameras SOUTH NWANETSI AFRICA 43 stations 86 cameras SINGITA 45 stations 90 cameras KRUGER SABI SAND & MALA MALA LONDOLOZI NATIONAL MALA MALA PARK 44 stations 88 cameras SABI SAND 45 stations 90 cameras SKUKUZA LOWER SABIE 64 stations 128 cameras PRETORIUSKOP 44 stations 88 cameras

Camera trap grids 2 cameras per station ± 45 stations per grid ± 2km between stations each grid lasts 45 days at least 1 check per grid

SOUTH AFRICA control core protection KRUGER SABI SAND & NATIONAL MALA MALA edge PARK outside

? SOUTH ? AFRICA 4.1 ± 0.08 control core protection KRUGER SABI SAND & NATIONAL MALA MALA edge PARK ? 12.07 ± 1.9 outside 8.9 ± 1.4 7.1 ± 0.09 3.3 ± 0.6

PARK EDGES → POPULATION SINKS?

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