|
Abstract
|
Article Information:
Prey of Peri-urban Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Southeastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Gidey Yirga and Hans Bauer
Corresponding Author: Gidey Yirga
Submitted: 2010 March, 12
Accepted: 2010 April, 24
Published: 2010 October, 09 |
Abstract:
|
In Tigray, regional state of Ethiopia, spotted hyenas are sources of conflict with livestock-owning
people. The present study was conducted in southeastern Tigray to investigate diet and economic impact of
hyena predation on livestock. To obtain information about the actual diet of hyenas, hyena droppings were
collected in the field. A total of 180 hyena droppings were collected, washed, hairs extracted and were then
compared with a prey species hair reference collection. Economic impact of livestock predation was
investigated through household survey with randomly selected households. The species, age, number and sex
of livestock killed by spotted hyena were recorded. Annual loss due to livestock depredation was 2.2 per
household in the village, with an estimated total commercial value of about US$ 6,116. Hyenas attack livestock
exclusively at night and solitary. Of the respondents 97.5% indicated predation exclusively solitary. Attacks
were both day and night times preferring small livestock like goats and sheep as well as donkey. Over 97.5%
of respondents in the village reported that they faced problems of depredation. The extent of the loss varies
greatly between farmers. 97.87% of the droppings were identified of which donkey; cattle, sheep, goats, mule
and horse accounted 84.66%. Predation on livestock seemed to be of great economic importance and was more
a problem in the village. Spotted hyena preyed mainly on domestic animals may be due to the reduction of wild
prey species in the area.
Key words: Livestock, predation, prey, spotted hyena, , ,
|
|
Abstract
|
PDF
|
HTML |
|
Cite this Reference:
Gidey Yirga and Hans Bauer, . Prey of Peri-urban Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Southeastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, (4): Page No: 124-127.
|
|
|
|
 |
ISSN (Online): 2041-3890
ISSN (Print): 2041-3882 |
 |
| Information |
|
|
|
|
| Sales & Services |
|
|
|
|
