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- Title
Fence-related mortalities of Temminck's pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) in South Africa quantified through a citizen science approach.
- Authors
Stracquadanio, Leandra; Penny, Samuel; Ganswindt, André; Burnside, Niall; Tolhurst, Bryony
- Abstract
Fence mortalities threaten Temminck's pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) in South Africa. Temminck's pangolins are bipedal, which leads to contact between their unprotected abdomens and electrified wires. We report findings of an online survey of landowners, managers and conservationists to investigate associations between mortalities, fence type and fence perimeter-area ratio, and between mortalities and concern level reported by respondents. Of 14 recorded taxa, pangolins were the second most reported mortalities, with ground-level electric wired fences having a larger negative impact than other fence types.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; ELECTRIC fences; CITIZEN science; MORTALITY; PANGOLINS; FENCES; BIPEDALISM
- Publication
African Journal of Ecology, 2024, Vol 62, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0141-6707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/aje.13208