Hunt to kill: in western Kenya striped hyaenas have adapted to the arid lands in which they live, but at a cost to the local people
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A study in Kenya's Lake Turkana region of the striped hyena's diet discovered that hyenas engage in mass killings. After successfully collaring a hyena for the first time, researchers were able to track the animal and analyze its diet, habitat, and behavior. While the hyena consumes large amounts of vegetation, the main component of its diet was sheep and goats taken from the nearby settlements. Interviews with local residents confirmed that the hyena would kill more than one animal at a time. This behavior had never before been associated with striped hyenas.
Publication Name: Geographical Magazine
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0016-741X
Year: 1995
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The harmless people
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The San people of the Kalahari are in decline. This group, long romanticized as the Bushmen, have been forced out of their previous tribal, hunting-and-gathering lifestyle by a succession of enemies, from the Boer settlers of South Africa to rival tribes and, currently, the governments of Namibia and other southern African states. In Namibia, some 5,000 San are living in abject poverty in an arid 15,000 square kilometer area known as Bushmanland.
Publication Name: Geographical Magazine
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0016-741X
Year: 1991
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The many cornered triangle: a new legally-protected national park provides an opportunity for plants, animals, and people to co-exist
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Kyabobo National Park in eastern Ghana has been declared a protected region by the Ghana Wildlife Department (GWD). The area features rare and sometimes unique plant and animal species which are quickly heading for extinction. The GWD considers Kyabobo both an opportunity and a future model for balancing the needs of indigenous people and the wildlife population.
Publication Name: Geographical Magazine
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0016-741X
Year: 1995
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