Outputs (5)

Camera traps and guard observations as an alternative to researcher observation for studying anthropogenic foraging (2022)
Journal Article
Walton, B., Findlay., L., & Hill, R. (2022). Camera traps and guard observations as an alternative to researcher observation for studying anthropogenic foraging. Ecology and Evolution, 12(4), Article e8808. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8808

Foraging by wildlife on anthropogenic foods can have negative impacts on both hu-mans and wildlife. Addressing this issue requires reliable data on the patterns of an-thropogenic foraging by wild animals, but while direct observation by researchers c... Read More about Camera traps and guard observations as an alternative to researcher observation for studying anthropogenic foraging.

Testing the Short-Term Effectiveness of Various Deterrents for Reducing Crop Foraging by Primates (2022)
Journal Article
Findlay, L., Lucas, C., Walker, E., Evers, S., & Hill, R. (2022). Testing the Short-Term Effectiveness of Various Deterrents for Reducing Crop Foraging by Primates. African journal of wildlife research, 52(1), 29-43. https://doi.org/10.3957/056.052.0029

Crop foraging by wildlife is a major driver of negative interactions between farmers and wildlife, and yet there are few published examples of effective solutions to deter wildlife from crops. Here we investigate the effectiveness of six different me... Read More about Testing the Short-Term Effectiveness of Various Deterrents for Reducing Crop Foraging by Primates.

Insights into short‐ and long‐term crop‐foraging strategies in a chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) from GPS and accelerometer data (2021)
Journal Article
Walton, B. J., Findlay, L. J., & Hill, R. A. (2021). Insights into short‐ and long‐term crop‐foraging strategies in a chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) from GPS and accelerometer data. Ecology and Evolution, 11(2), 990-1001. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7114

Crop‐foraging by animals is a leading cause of human–wildlife “conflict” globally, affecting farmers and resulting in the death of many animals in retaliation, including primates. Despite significant research into crop‐foraging by primates, relativel... Read More about Insights into short‐ and long‐term crop‐foraging strategies in a chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) from GPS and accelerometer data.

Field guarding as a crop protection method: Preliminary implications for improving field guarding (2020)
Journal Article
Findlay, L., & Hill, R. (2020). Field guarding as a crop protection method: Preliminary implications for improving field guarding. Human–Wildlife Interactions, 14(3), 519-530

Negative interactions between crop farmers and wild primates are an issue of significant concern. Despite many crop farmers using field guards as a method of crop protection against foraging primates, there are very few published accounts of how effe... Read More about Field guarding as a crop protection method: Preliminary implications for improving field guarding.

Baboon and vervet monkey crop-foraging behaviors on a commercial South African farm: Preliminary implications for damage mitigation (2020)
Journal Article
Findlay, L., & Hill, R. (2020). Baboon and vervet monkey crop-foraging behaviors on a commercial South African farm: Preliminary implications for damage mitigation. Human–Wildlife Interactions, 14(3), 505-518. https://doi.org/10.26077/5dbc-b920

Conflict between crop farmers and wild nonhuman primates is a worldwide conservation issue of increasing concern. Most of the research on wild primate crop foraging has so far focused on the conflicts with subsistence agriculture. Crop damage caused... Read More about Baboon and vervet monkey crop-foraging behaviors on a commercial South African farm: Preliminary implications for damage mitigation.