Wildlife is in decline across Africa, particularly in the Sudan-Sahel savanna. An important but little-studied area on the eastern reaches of this biome is Dinder National Park in Sudan. In March ...2021, we conducted a distance sampling survey in its ~ 3000 km
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core area around the main Gelego camp, walking a total of 56 line transects over a cumulative distance of 273 km. We calculated the densities of those species with over 20 independent detections using the best-performing model. The most abundant wild species recorded were the olive baboon (25.0 ind/km
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) and common warthog (7.3 ind/km
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), while the bohor reedbuck (2.1 ind/km
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) and oribi (1.9 ind/km
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) were the most abundant ungulates. Our survey confirmed the illegal presence of large cattle herds inside Dinder (10.7 ind/km
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). The substantial ungulate densities in the core area support regionally important populations of large carnivores, making this one of the best functioning ecosystems in the region. When compared to historical unpublished data from the waterhole and road counts, we detected a declining trend in wildlife numbers over the past 5 decades. We call for improved wildlife monitoring and conservation actions to protect this important ecosystem and for increased efforts to extend effective protection beyond the core area of Dinder.
The Bohor reedbucks Redunca redunca (Pallas, 1767) were studied in the Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP), Ethiopia to assess their population ecology and activity patterns. The total count method ...was used to assess population size. Activity patterns of a herd were studied with five minutes recording intervals. There were 406 Bohor reedbucks in the study area of which 96.8% (n = 393) was confined to the Gaysay-Adelay area. The population was female-biased. Excluding juveniles, 57.1% (n = 232) was females and 33.5% (n = 136) was males. More adults (71.7%, n = 291) were observed than sub-adults (18.9%, n = 77) and juveniles (9.4%, n = 38). The herd size of Bohor reedbucks varied from 3 to 5. Herds were seen in aggregations of up to 59 individuals during the dry season in swamp grassland habitat. The maximum number observed in such aggregations during the wet season was 38. The diurnal activity pattern showed feeding peaks early in the morning and late in the afternoon, with resting during the mid-day. Two feeding peaks were observed in the nocturnal activity phase: one during dusk and the other around midnight. In contradiction to the general concept of occurrence of smaller herds during the dry season, the Bohor reedbucks aggregate in swamps during the dry season. They were also active during night and day time.
Extended description:
Osredek pod Bohorjem: reportaža z demografsko ogroženega hribovskega zaselka - na treh kmetijah pod Bohorjem. Kmetije, s slamo krite hiše, škornji v blatu, blatna antena, ...poslopja domačij, gospodarji Suhar, Sitar, Divjak, volovska vprega, žetev, žanjice s srpi, snopi žita, gospodarji z žganjem, otroci, pot v dolino.
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Life and work at a mountain farm in the demographically vulnerable hamlet of Osredek pod Bohorjem.
Original language summary:
Življenje in delo na hribovski kmetiji v demografsko ogroženem zaselku Osredek pod Bohorjem.
Extended description:
Bohor: soj svetlobe, panorama vasi, pogled na pokrajino, planinski dom na Bohorju - zunanjost in notranjost, planinci, koze se pasejo, domačini na njivi, izjava Vesna ŠKOBERNE, ...oskrbnica planinskega doma, zvon v stolpu, gradnja hiše, mlin, mlinsko kolo, voda pada na stope, moka, izjava Marija PROSENIK, mlinarica, mlinski kamen melje zrnje, vreče moke, ribogojnica, krmljenje rib, potok v gozdu, slap, tudi odpadki v vodi, izjavi Matko PLAHUTA iz Kališovca in Tone REMIH iz Stranj. Kmečki turizem, lepa zunanjost hiše, narezek, konji in krave na paši, ribnik, notranjost hiše - sobe za turiste izjava Robi PERKO, kmečki turizem Perko Gostilna Plahuta, ponudba, izjava Lidija PLAHUTA, lastnica, jelenjad - košute in lepi jeleni na paši, pipa velikanka.
Our place: introducing the village of Bohor.
Original language summary:
Naš kraj: predstavitev vasi Bohor.
Der Kopf eines erlegten Riedbocks, aufbewahrt auf seinem Fell.
Negativ aus Glas in schwarzweiß, hoch
DFG-Projekt: Weltsichten (2015-2017), Datensatz-Urheber: Deutsche Fotothek / SLUB Dresden ...(Förderung)
DFG project: worldviews (2015-2017), record author: Deutsche Fotothek/SLUB Dresden (DF)
Damaged Riedbock.
DFG project: worldviews (2015-2017), record author: Deutsche Fotothek/SLUB Dresden (DF)
Erlegter Riedbock.
Negativ aus Glas in schwarzweiß, hoch
DFG-Projekt: Weltsichten ...(2015-2017), Datensatz-Urheber: Deutsche Fotothek / SLUB Dresden (Förderung)
Damaged Riedbock.
DFG project: worldviews (2015-2017), record author: Deutsche Fotothek/SLUB Dresden (DF)
Erlegter Riedbock.
Negativ aus Glas in schwarzweiß, quer
DFG-Projekt: Weltsichten ...(2015-2017), Datensatz-Urheber: Deutsche Fotothek / SLUB Dresden (Förderung)
Sammlung von Gehörnen, aufgereit vor einem Zelt.
Negativ aus Glas in schwarzweiß, quer
DFG-Projekt: Weltsichten (2015-2017), Datensatz-Urheber: Deutsche Fotothek / SLUB Dresden (Förderung)
Collection ...of horns, lined up in front of a tent.
DFG project: worldviews (2015-2017), record author: Deutsche Fotothek/SLUB Dresden (DF)
Ein Luvale präsentiert einen erlegten Riedbock.
Negativ aus Glas in schwarzweiß, quer
DFG-Projekt: Weltsichten (2015-2017), Datensatz-Urheber: Deutsche Fotothek / SLUB Dresden (Förderung)
DFG ...project: worldviews (2015-2017), record author: Deutsche Fotothek/SLUB Dresden (DF)
Erlegter Riedbock
Negativ aus Glas in schwarzweiß, quer
DFG-Projekt: Weltsichten (2015-2017), Datensatz-Urheber: Deutsche Fotothek / SLUB Dresden (Förderung)
Built Riedbock
DFG project: worldviews ...(2015-2017), record author: Deutsche Fotothek/SLUB Dresden (DF)
