Gail C Potgieter
Biographic Data
| ID | 5586255 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gail C Potgieter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gail C |
| FAMILY NAME | Potgieter |
| SIGNATURE | POTGIETER G C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cheetah Conservation Fund |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5345-088X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Comment on Rust et al.
Carnivore conservationists agree that addressing the socioeconomic needs of people is critical to human-carnivore conflict mitigation. We therefore welcome studies that encompass complex social and cultural factors that affect the severity of human-carnivore conflict on Namibian farmlands. However, we contend that the recent study by Rust et al. (2016 Rust, N. A., J. Tzanopoulos, T. Humle, and D. C. MacMillan. 2016. Why has human–carnivore confli…
Why Namibian Farmers Are Satisfied With the Performance of Their Livestock Guarding Dogs
The success of livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) in mitigating farmer–predator conflict relies on the perceptions of farmers that use them. Purebred LGDs are provided to Namibian farmers by the Cheetah Conservation Fund as a farmer–predator conflict mitigation measure. We examined the perceptions of farmers using 164 of these LGDs by analyzing data collected during face-to-face interviews from 2000–2010. Although most respondents reported reduced li…
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Why Namibian Farmers Are Satisfied With the Performance of Their Livestock Guarding Dogs
The success of livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) in mitigating farmer–predator conflict relies on the perceptions of farmers that use them. Purebred LGDs are provided to Namibian farmers by the Cheetah Conservation Fund as a farmer–predator conflict mitigation measure. We examined the perceptions of farmers using 164 of these LGDs by analyzing data collected during face-to-face interviews from 2000–2010. Although most respondents reported reduced li…
Comment on Rust et al.
Carnivore conservationists agree that addressing the socioeconomic needs of people is critical to human-carnivore conflict mitigation. We therefore welcome studies that encompass complex social and cultural factors that affect the severity of human-carnivore conflict on Namibian farmlands. However, we contend that the recent study by Rust et al. (2016 Rust, N. A., J. Tzanopoulos, T. Humle, and D. C. MacMillan. 2016. Why has human–carnivore confli…
Biology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Agricultural science (1 work) · Agroforestry (1 work) · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (1 work) · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (1 work) · Animal welfare (1 work) · Business (1 work)