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Home range and movement patterns of reintroduced white lions (Panthera leo melanochaita) in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve, South Africa
Animals, Vol.12(15), Article 2003
2022
Abstract
White lions are a colour variant of the African lion Panthera leo melanochaita and disappeared from the wild due to anthropogenic factors until their reintroduction to the Greater Kruger Park Region of South Africa in 2006. Natural home range behaviour is an index of reintroduction success. Therefore, the home range and movement of a pride of reintroduced white lions and a constructed pride consisting of reintroduced white lions and translocated wild tawny lionesses in small, fenced reserves was assessed. GPS data from collared adults were collected for the white lion pride between 2010–2011 and 2018–2020 for the constructed pride. Home ranges were estimated using kernel density estimation and minimum convex polygon, with minimum daily distance tested for differences between sex, season, and pride. Home ranges were small and average daily movements restricted for both prides (white lion pride: 5.41 km2 and 10.44 ± 4.82 km; constructed pride: 5.50 km2, 11.37 ± 4.72 km) due to the small reserve size of 7 km2. There was no difference between prides for annual and seasonal home range size, male and female home ranges, minimum daily distance travelled, or habitat selection. White lions from both prides established territories and displayed natural home ranging behaviour, suggesting that their reintroduction was successful, in the absence of anthropogenic threats.
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- Title
- Home range and movement patterns of reintroduced white lions (Panthera leo melanochaita) in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve, South Africa
- Authors/Creators
- J.A. Turner (Author/Creator) - Leiden UniversityE.J. Dunston-Clarke (Author/Creator)I. Fabris-Rotelli (Author/Creator)H. de Iongh (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Animals, Vol.12(15), Article 2003
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Identifiers
- 991005543974807891
- Copyright
- © 2022 by the authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary Medicine; Food Futures Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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