Serengeti General Management Plan

Serengeti National Park General Management Plan
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Key Ecological
Attribute/ Threat
Threat: Human
disturbance
Threat: Insufficient
rhino secure areas
KEA: Genetic
diversity
Threat: Inbreeding
Indicator of
change
Number of visitors in
rhino conservation
area
Method of
measurement
Ranger observations
to monitor vehicles
numbers in area
Collection
frequency
Routine collection,
annual analysis
Data
source
Responsibility
Data currently
collected?
Ranger reports Rhino project No, but easy to start
Stress hormones Rhino dung studies As required Research project No, funding required
Extent of rhino secure
areas
Conservation Target 8: Wild dog
Management estimates
Requires a research element before constructing monitoring system
KEA: Population size Wild dogs numbers Total count by photo
IDs
KEA: Productivity
(recruitment)
Threat: Disease
Threat: Unviable
population size
(isolated)
Threat: Competition
with other predators
Pack size, sex ratio
and age structure
Disease incidences in
domestic dogs
Disease prevalence
in Wild dogs, immunological
history
Rate of change of
population size
Increase in other
predator populations
Total counts by photo
IDs
Immobilisation, subject
to approval by
appropriate authorities
Annually Rhino status project
report
At least annually Special efforts to look
for animals
Rhino project, Protection
and Ecology Depart.
SENAPA Ecological
Monitoring/ Vet. Department
At least annually Special reports/efforts SENAPA Ecological
Monitoring/ Vet. Department
Vet/Ecology reports SENAPA Ecological
Monitoring/ Vet. Department
Vet/Ecology reports SENAPA Ecological
Monitoring/ Vet. Department
Field observation At least annually Vet/Ecology reports SENAPA Ecological
Monitoring/ Vet. Department
See Population size of key species indicator
for The Migration Conservation Target
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes