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. 2013 Nov;16(11):1413, e1-3.
doi: 10.1111/ele.12145. Epub 2013 Jul 9.

Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes

S Creel  1 , M S Becker, S M Durant, J M'Soka, W Matandiko, A J Dickman, D Christianson, E Dröge, T Mweetwa, N Pettorelli, E Rosenblatt, P Schuette, R Woodroffe, S Bashir, R C Beudels-Jamar, S Blake, M Borner, C Breitenmoser, F Broekhuis, G Cozzi, T R B Davenport, J Deutsch, L Dollar, S Dolrenry, I Douglas-Hamilton, E Fitzherbert, C Foley, L Hazzah, P Henschel, R Hilborn, J G C Hopcraft, D Ikanda, A Jacobson, B Joubert, D Joubert, M S Kelly, L Lichtenfeld, G M Mace, J Milanzi, N Mitchell, M Msuha, R Muir, J Nyahongo, S Pimm, G Purchase, C Schenck, C Sillero-Zubiri, A R E Sinclair, A N Songorwa, M Stanley-Price, C A Tehou, C Trout, J Wall, G Wittemyer, A Zimmermann
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Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes

S Creel et al. Ecol Lett. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

Packer et al. reported that fenced lion populations attain densities closer to carrying capacity than unfenced populations. However, fenced populations are often maintained above carrying capacity, and most are small. Many more lions are conserved per dollar invested in unfenced ecosystems, which avoid the ecological and economic costs of fencing.

Keywords: Carnivores; conservation; cost-effectiveness; fence; lions; population density; population size.

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  • The case for fencing remains intact.
    Packer C, Swanson A, Canney S, Loveridge A, Garnett S, Pfeifer M, Burton AC, Bauer H, MacNulty D. Packer C, et al. Ecol Lett. 2013 Nov;16(11):1414, e4. doi: 10.1111/ele.12171. Epub 2013 Aug 20. Ecol Lett. 2013. PMID: 23962143

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  • Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence.
    Packer C, Loveridge A, Canney S, Caro T, Garnett ST, Pfeifer M, Zander KK, Swanson A, Macnulty D, Balme G, Bauer H, Begg CM, Begg KS, Bhalla S, Bissett C, Bodasing T, Brink H, Burger A, Burton AC, Clegg B, Dell S, Delsink A, Dickerson T, Dloniak SM, Druce D, Frank L, Funston P, Gichohi N, Groom R, Hanekom C, Heath B, Hunter L, Deiongh HH, Joubert CJ, Kasiki SM, Kissui B, Knocker W, Leathem B, Lindsey PA, Maclennan SD, McNutt JW, Miller SM, Naylor S, Nel P, Ng'weno C, Nicholls K, Ogutu JO, Okot-Omoya E, Patterson BD, Plumptre A, Salerno J, Skinner K, Slotow R, Sogbohossou EA, Stratford KJ, Winterbach C, Winterbach H, Polasky S. Packer C, et al. Ecol Lett. 2013 May;16(5):635-41. doi: 10.1111/ele.12091. Epub 2013 Mar 5. Ecol Lett. 2013. PMID: 23461543

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