Home range establishment of translocated African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in a savanna environment

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dc.contributor.authorNgorima, Patmore
dc.contributor.supervisorParrini, Francesca
dc.contributor.supervisorBoyers, Melinda
dc.contributor.supervisorMariotti, Elena
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-14T19:46:27Z
dc.date.available2024-11-14T19:46:27Z
dc.date.issued2023-09
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science (In Resource Conservation Biology) to the Faculty of Science, School of Animal, Plants and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023.
dc.description.abstractData from nine female African elephants translocated to Hurungwe Safari Area that had been collared was used to estimate home range patterns. Monthly home ranges for each elephant were estimated using the 50% and 95% Kernel Density Estimates (KDEs) method for a period of 20 months following translocation. At the population level, a linear regression model was used to test for the effect of months from release on the home range patterns. The findings revealed that the 95% home range of the elephants increased over time, while the 50% home range decreased since their initial release. I went further to compare the individual differences using the generalised additive model. The results showed some individual differences in patterns of exploration, with some displaying more linear home range patterns than others. Over and above, a considerably positive and relevant relationship between time and variation in the extent of the home range was observed.
dc.description.sponsorshipAfrican Wildlife Foundation - Charlotte Fellowship Scholarship.
dc.description.submitterMMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.identifier0000-0002-3135-8270
dc.identifier.citationNgorima, Patmore. (2023). Home range establishment of translocated African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in a savanna environment. [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/42558
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/42558
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights©2023 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolSchool of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
dc.subjectAfrican elephant
dc.subjectHome range
dc.subjectTranslocation
dc.subjectLinear regression model
dc.subjectGeneralised additive model
dc.subjectSavanna
dc.subjectZimbabwe
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-15: Life on land
dc.titleHome range establishment of translocated African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in a savanna environment
dc.typeDissertation
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