Outputs (6)

First records of Hyalomma rufipes and Ixodes neitzi (Acari: Ixodidae) found on large carnivores in South Africa (2018)
Journal Article
Baauw, A. H., Heyne, H., Williams, K. S., Hill, R. A., Heitkönig, I. M., & Williams, S. T. (2019). First records of Hyalomma rufipes and Ixodes neitzi (Acari: Ixodidae) found on large carnivores in South Africa. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 10(1), 128-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.011

Ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are important disease vectors for large carnivores, but the composition of the tick communities that parasitize carnivores is poorly understood. We collected ticks from leopards (Panthera pardus) and brown hyenas (Hyaen... Read More about First records of Hyalomma rufipes and Ixodes neitzi (Acari: Ixodidae) found on large carnivores in South Africa.

Brown hyaena and leopard diets on private land in the Soutpansberg Mountains, South Africa (2018)
Journal Article
Williams, K., Williams, S., Fitzgerald, L., Sheppard, E., & Hill, R. (2018). Brown hyaena and leopard diets on private land in the Soutpansberg Mountains, South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 56(4), 1021-1027. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12539

Population dynamics and threats to an apex predator outside protected areas: Implications for carnivore management (2017)
Journal Article
Williams, S., William, K., Lewis, B., & Hill, R. (2017). Population dynamics and threats to an apex predator outside protected areas: Implications for carnivore management. Royal Society Open Science, 4(4), Article 161090. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.161090

Data on the population dynamics and threats to large carnivores are vital to conservation efforts, but these are hampered by a paucity of studies. For some species, such as the leopard (Panthera pardus), there is such uncertainty in population trends... Read More about Population dynamics and threats to an apex predator outside protected areas: Implications for carnivore management.

Cats, connectivity and conservation: incorporating datasets and integrating scales for wildlife management (2017)
Journal Article
Pitman, R., Fattebert, J., Williams, S., Williams, K., Hill, R., Hunter, L., …Balme, G. (2017). Cats, connectivity and conservation: incorporating datasets and integrating scales for wildlife management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54(6), 1687-1698. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12851

Understanding resource selection and quantifying habitat connectivity are fundamental to conservation planning for both land-use and species management plans. However, datasets available to management authorities for resource selection and connectivi... Read More about Cats, connectivity and conservation: incorporating datasets and integrating scales for wildlife management.

The conservation costs of game ranching (2016)
Journal Article
Pitman, R., Fattebert, J., Williams, S., Williams, K., Hill, R., Hunter, L., …Balme, G. (2016). The conservation costs of game ranching. Conservation Letters, 10(4), 402-412. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12276

The devolution of user rights of wildlife in southern Africa has led to a widespread land-use shift from livestock farming to game ranching. The economic advantages of game ranching over livestock farming are significant, but so too are the risks ass... Read More about The conservation costs of game ranching.

The impact of land reform on the status of large carnivores in Zimbabwe (2016)
Journal Article
Williams, S., Williams, K., Joubert, C., & Hill, R. (2016). The impact of land reform on the status of large carnivores in Zimbabwe. PeerJ – the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences, 4, Article e1537. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1537

Large carnivores are decreasing in number due to growing pressure from an expanding human population. It is increasingly recognised that state-protected conservation areas are unlikely to be sufficient to protect viable populations of large carnivore... Read More about The impact of land reform on the status of large carnivores in Zimbabwe.