Donkeys as livestock guardians against predators in an African savanna
Dhananjaysinh Jhala·Bogdan Cristescu·Robin M. Cook·Laurie Marker·Utarera Katjavivi·Dallas B. Ruble·Stijn Verschueren
Human population growth has led to increasing conflicts with wildlife, with actual or perceived livestock predation by carnivores being a primary source of conflict. Subsequently many carnivore populations on landscapes with livestock production are threatened through retaliatory killing. A common method to prevent such conflict is using guardian animals with the livestock to protect them from predators. While the effectiveness of guardian dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) has been extensively studi