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Assessment of Browse Availability and Suitability for Black Rhino’s Re-Introduction in Northern gonarezhou National Park, Southeastern Zimbabwe

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Open Journal of Ecology 2019年第9期9卷 326-335页

作者： David Goza Patience Zisadza-Gandiwa Clayton Mashapa Never Muboko Edson Gandiwa Mushandike College of Wildlife Management Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Masvingo Zimbabwe Transfrontier Conservation Areas Unit Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Causeway Harare Zimbabwe School of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi Zimbabwe

Wildlife reintroduction regulations require feasibility assessment to inform planning. The study aims to contribute to the existing knowledge on northern gonarezhou National Park (GNP), southeastern Zimbabwe, prior to the black rhino re-introduction project. The study objective was to assess browse availability and suitability for black rhino re-introduction in northern GNP. We stratified the study area into two strata, i.e. north and south of Runde River in GNP. A total of 96 sample plots measuring 20 m × 30 m (i.e., 48 plots in each study stratum) were randomly placed across the study strata, between March and April 2011. Woody plant variables recorded are: shrub height, shrub canopy diameters, evidence of browsing on woody plants, number of shrubs and woody species. Principal browse frequency of occurrence and proportional quality of woody species were categorized and analyzed in combination with knowledge on the woody species’ value to black rhino diet. Preferred woody species were determined using browse suitability/electivity index. A total of 3201 woody plants were recorded across the study strata. Woody species diversity and black rhino’s browse suitability/electivity value significantly (p = 0.001) differed across the study strata. However, there were no significant differences in shrub density, shrub canopy volume and density of browsed plants. Common principal forages were recorded and included: knob thorn Acacia (Acacia nigrescens), small-leaved sickle-bush (Dichrostachys cineria) and tamboti (Spirostachys africana). The study suggested that black rhino’s browse suitability, preferred browse woody species, woody species diversity and proportional browse availability, as selected attributes are favorably more pronounced in the northern side of the Runde River in GNP, suggesting it is more suitable as a sanctuary for the black rhino re-introduction programme. It was recommended that black rhinos could be re-introduced in the northern GNP area provided othe

关键词： Black Rhino Browse Availability gonarezhou Habitat Suitability Woody Species

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Local People’s Knowledge and Perceptions of Wildlife Conservation in Southeastern Zimbabwe

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Journal of Environmental Protection 2014年第6期5卷 475-481页

作者： Edson Gandiwa Patience Zisadza-Gandiwa Never Muboko Elias Libombo Clayton Mashapa Rachel Gwazani Department of Livestock Wildlife and Fisheries Great Zimbabwe University Masvingo Zimbabwe Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife Management Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources Africa University Mutare Zimbabwe School of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi Zimbabwe Scientific Services Gonarezhou National Park Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Chiredzi Zimbabwe Transfrontier Conservation Areas Unit Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Harare Zimbabwe

This study aimed at examining local people’s knowledge and perceptions of wildlife conservation in southeastern Zimbabwe. Data were collected between October and November in 2012 using a purposive sampling approach of households (n = 114) in communities adjacent to gonarezhou National Park. Our results show that local people were aware of the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE) and gonarezhou, and their associated purposes. However, our results suggest that local people had inadequate knowledge about the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) and its purpose. Moreover, mixed perceptions about the impact of the GLTFCA on local livelihoods and conservation in the study area were recorded. Finally, the results indicated that improving park-community relationships, education and awareness programmes on natural resources conservation could assist in raising the status of conservation in gonarezhou and GLTFCA.

关键词： Community gonarezhou National Park Knowledge Perception Protected Area

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