Research in Maasai Mara linked areas with high density of vehicles to lower numbers of cubs raised to independenceHigh levels of tourism can lead to a dramatic reduction in the number of cheetahs able to raise their young to independence, new research has found.A study in Kenya's Maasai Mara savannah found that in areas with a high density of tourist vehicles, the average number of cubs a mother cheetah raised to independence was just 0.2 cubs per litter - less than a tenth of the 2.3 cubs per litter expected in areas with low tourism. Continue reading...
Tourism preventing Kenya's cheetahs from raising young, study finds
21. června 2018 11:30
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/21/tourism-preventing-kenyas-cheetahs-from-raising-young-study-finds
Zdroj: The Guardian