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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Translocating lions into an inbred lion population in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa
Animal Conservation, Volume 11, No. 2, Year 2008
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Description
A fundamental problem in conservation biology is the risk of inbreeding in fragmented and declining populations. In the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP), a small, enclosed reserve in South Africa, a large lion Panthera leo population arose from a founder group of five individuals in the 1960s. The HiP lion population went through a persistent decline and showed indications of inbreeding depression. To restore the genetic variation of the inbred HiP lion population, new lions were translocated into the existing population. Translocated females formed stable associations and established enduring pride areas with other translocated lionesses, but did not bond into native female prides. The translocated male coalition was more successful in gaining and maintaining residence in a pride than the translocated lone male that split off on his own from the male coalition. Litter size and cub survival was about twice as high for pairings involving at least one translocated parent than for pairings of two native lions. It is therefore possible to infuse new genes rapidly and successfully into a small, isolated lion population. Such translocations may become an important adaptive management tool as lion populations become increasingly fragmented. © 2008 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2008 The Zoological Society of London.
Authors & Co-Authors
Trinkel, Martina
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Austria, Graz
Universität Graz
Ferguson, Niall D.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Canada, Guelph
Maple Leaf Animal Nutrition Agresearch
Reid, A.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Reid, Caroline
South Africa, Cascade
Ezemvelo Kzn Wildlife
Somers, Michael J.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Turelli, L.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Graf, Jan A.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Szykman Gunther, Micaela
United States, Front Royal
Conservation and Research Center National Zoo
United States, Arcata
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Cooper, David V.
South Africa, Cascade
Ezemvelo Kzn Wildlife
Haverman, P.
South Africa, Cascade
Ezemvelo Kzn Wildlife
Kastberger, Gerald
Austria, Graz
Universität Graz
Packer, Craig
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Slotow, Robert H.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Statistics
Citations: 105
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00163.x
e-ISSN:
14691795
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Male
Female