Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Mbise, Franco Peniel"
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Awareness of urban communities on biodiversity conservation in Tanzania's protected areas
Mwasaga, Rehema Ulimboka; Mbise, Franco Peniel; Nyahongo, Julius William; Røskaft, Eivin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This study used semi-structured interviews in two cities, Dodoma and Arusha, in Tanzania, to assess the difference in people’s conservation awareness between the two cities. Our results revealed that urban people were ... -
A dead giveaway: Foraging vultures and other avian scavengers respond to auditory cues
Jackson, Craig Ryan; Maddox, Thomas M; Mbise, Franco Peniel; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; belant, Jerrold L.; Bevanger, Kjetil Modolv; Durant, Sarah M.; Fyumagwa, R.D.; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Røskaft, Eivin; May, Roelof Frans; Fossøy, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Carrion represents an unpredictable and widely distributed primary food source for vultures and other avian scavengers. Avian scavengers in African savanna ecosystems are reported to rely exclusively on visual stimuli to ... -
Do carnivore surveys match reports of carnivore presence by pastoralists? A case of the eastern Serengeti ecosystem
Mbise, Franco Peniel; Jackson, Craig Ryan; Lyamuya, Richard; Fyumagwa, Robert D.; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Røskaft, Eivin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Human-carnivore encounters are common where humans and wild carnivores share the same landscape. The frequency of such encounters gives insight regarding carnivore density and might correlate with human-carnivore conflict ... -
Human habituation reduces hyrax flight initiation distance in Serengeti
Mbise, Franco Peniel; Fredriksen, Kari-Elise; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Jackson, Craig Ryan; Fyumagwa, Robert D.; Holmern, Tomas; Fossøy, Frode; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Many animal populations are exposed to disturbance originating from human activities. In response to human disturbance, certain animals display a variety of potentially costly behavioural responses, such as increased ... -
Human-Carnivore Coexistence and Conflict in the Eastern Serengeti, Tanzania
Mbise, Franco Peniel (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:208, Doctoral thesis, 2018)In areas where humans coexist with large carnivores, a so called human-carnivore conflict exist due to the carnivores’ natural behaviour of attacking livestock and humans. In northern Tanzania, livestock depredation ... -
Impact of outreach programmes on the relationship between local people and parks. Perceptions of communities near Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Mbise, Franco Peniel; Sosiya, Timotheo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Understanding the impact of outreach programmes on local people and parks is vital for long-term park protection, especially in developing countries. This study assessed how community outreach programmes (COPs) can strengthen ... -
The socio-ecological impacts of the invasive house crow (Corvus splendes) in Tanzania
Rishøi, Per Henrik (Master thesis, 2023)Invasjonsarter er en av de største truslene for biologisk mangfold i naturen i dag. Lokal kunnskap og holdninger til invasjonsarter kan bidra til å forstå hvilken påvirkning de har på miljøet. Ved å avdekke allmennhetens ...