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A major challenge for contemporary conservation policies and practices is formulating workable compromises between wildlife conservation and the people who live with wildlife. We strongly support the view that anthropology has a critical role to play in contributing to our understanding of human-...


Galvin, K.A.Thornton, Philip K.Pinho, J.R. deSunderland, J.Boone, Randall B.[Integrated modeling and its potential for resolving conflicts between conservation and people in the rangelands of East Africa]Integrated modeling and its potential for resolving conflicts between conservation and people in the rangelands of East Africa

Presents energy budgets and estimates of forage intake requirements developed for adult camels, cattle, sheep and goats managed by nomads of the arid Turkana district of north - western Kenya. Includes data on livestock activity patterns, diet quality, weight changes and milk yields with literatu...


Coppock, D.L.Swift, D.M.Ellis, J.E.Galvin, K.A.[Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem]Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem

Pastoral communities in East Africa are facing considerable challenges arising from shifts in land tenure policy from communal to individual landholdings and high human population growth rates. Over the last 30 years, livestock-to-human ratios have generally declined to levels that will no longer...


Thornton, Philip K.BurnSilver, S.B.Boone, Randall B.Galvin, K.A.[Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya]Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya

Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Tanzania, contains renowned wildlife, an expanding human population, and cultivation by Maasai agro-pastoralists and non-Maasai agriculturalists. We used integrated assessments to explore some effects of cultivation on livestock, resident wildlife, and people. ...


Boone, Randall B.Galvin, K.A.Thornton, Philip K.Swift, D.M.Coughenour, M.B.[Cultivation and conservation in Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania]Cultivation and conservation in Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania

Integrated assessment seeks to combine models of the ecological as well as the social system to allow different scenarios to be tested in terms of their likely impacts on ecological functioning and household well-being. We outline such work undertaken in four case studies in East and southern Afr...


Thornton, Philip K.Boone, Randall B.Galvin, K.A.BurnSilver, S.B.Waithaka, M.M.Kuyiah, J.Karanja, S.González Estrada, E.Herrero, Mario T.[Coping strategies in livestock-dependent households in East and southern Africa: a synthesis of four case studies]Coping strategies in livestock-dependent households in East and southern Africa: a synthesis of four case studies

In Kajiado District, Kenya, ranches held communally by Maasai are being subdivided into individually owned parcels. Livestock owners know that herds on parcels that are too small cannot be viable, but the decline in the capacity of parcels to support livestock has not been quantified. We used eco...


Boone, Randall B.BurnSilver, S.V.Thornton, Philip K.Worden, J.S.Galvin, K.A.[Quantifying declines in livestock due to land subdivision]Quantifying declines in livestock due to land subdivision

Fragmentation of the ecosystems of the earth into spatially isolated units has emerged as a primary component of global change. Often, fragmentation results from actions that are intended to enhance human livelihoods and well-being; however, there are often costs to ecosystems and human economies...


Hobbs, N.T.Galvin, K.A.Stokes, C.J.Lackett, J.M.Ash, Andrew J.Boone, Randall B.Reid, Robin S.Thornton, Philip K.[Fragmentation of rangelands: implications for humans, animals, and landscapes]Fragmentation of rangelands: implications for humans, animals, and landscapes

East Africa contains areas with some of the greatest large mammal biodiversity on the planet. These areas are key natural resources for the economic development of the region. They are also key areas for pastoralists who have co-existed with wildlife for millennia. Increasing populations, conflic...


Thornton, Philip K.Galvin, K.A.Boone, Randall B.[An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa]An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa

Drought is a frequent occurrence in the Northwest Province of South Africa, and it appears to be strongly influenced by El Niño-Southern Oscillation events. The South African Weather Services produce long-term seasonal climate forecasts for 3 and 6 mo in advance that could allow crop and livesto...


Thornton, Philip K.Fawcett, R.H.Galvin, K.A.Boone, Randall B.Hudson, J.W.Vogel, C.H.[Evaluating management options that use climate forecasts: Modelling livestock production systems in the semi-arid zone of South Africa]Evaluating management options that use climate forecasts: Modelling livestock production systems in the semi-arid zone of South Africa

East African pastoral adaptation and vulnerability to climate variability and climate change is assessed, using data from decision making processes and ecological data of the Maasai of Ngorongoro Conservation Area as an example. The paper uses integrated modeling, linking PHEWS, a household mode...


Galvin, K.A.Thornton, Philip K.Boone, Randall B.Sunderland, J.[Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania]Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania

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