A record of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) diet in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana

Craig, Christie A; Brassine, Eleanor I; Parker, Daniel M

Title: A record of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) diet in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana
Creator: Craig, Christie A
Creator: Brassine, Eleanor I
Creator: Parker, Daniel M
Date Issued: 2017
Date: 2017
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/123004
Identifier: vital:35395
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12374
Description: Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) typically prey upon the most available small to medium-sized (23–56 kg) antelope (Hayward et al., 2006). In Botswana, impala (Aepyceros melampus) and springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), followed by steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) and duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), are the prey species most frequently killed by cheetahs (Klein, 2007). Juvenile eland (Tragelaphus oryx), gemsbok (Oryx gazella), hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) and kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) are also taken (Klein, 2007). The Northern Tuli Game Reserve (NOTUGRE) in eastern Botswana is naturally delineated by the nonperennial Shashe and Limpopo rivers in the east and south and has relatively porous game fencing along portions of the western and southern boundaries (Fig. 1) (Jackson, McNutt & Apps, 2012). Neither the fences nor the rivers restrict the movement of large carnivores such as cheetahs, lions (Panthera leo), leopards (Panthera pardus), spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) and African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) onto neighbouring pastoral land (Jackson, McNutt & Apps, 2012). It is thus possible that cheetahs are feeding on livestock outside of the park. However, the diet of the cheetahs in NOTUGRE has not been evaluated. Our study serves to describe the diet of the cheetahs in NOTUGRE using both scats and kill sightings.
Format: 4 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Journal of Ecology
Relation: Craig, C.A., Brassine, E.I. and Parker, D.M., 2017. A record of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) diet in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana. African Journal of Ecology, 55(4), pp.697-700.
Relation: African Journal of Ecology volume 55 number 4 697 700 2017 0141-6707
Rights: African Journal of Ecology
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of African Journal of Ecology Open Access Statement

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