Efficacy of two lion conservation programs in Maasailand, Kenya.

@article{Hazzah2014EfficacyOT,
  title={Efficacy of two lion conservation programs in Maasailand, Kenya.},
  author={Leela Hazzah and Stephanie Dolrenry and Lisa Naughton-Treves and Charles Thomas Thesen Edwards and Ogeto Mwebi and Fiachra Kearney and Laurence G. Frank},
  journal={Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology},
  year={2014},
  volume={28 3},
  pages={
          851-60
        }
}
  • L. Hazzah, S. Dolrenry, +4 authors L. Frank
  • Published 1 June 2014
  • Environmental Science
  • Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Lion (Panthera leo) populations are in decline throughout most of Africa. [] Key Method Using 8 years of lion killing data, we applied Manski's partial identification approach with bounded assumptions to investigate the effect of conservation treatment on lion killing in 4 contiguous areas. In 3 of the areas, conservation treatment was positively associated with a reduction in lion killing. We then applied a generalized linear model to assess the relative efficacy of the 2 interventions. The model estimated…
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