Wildlife-livestock coexistence in East African savannas

East African savannas are world-renowned for their biodiversity and charismatic flora and fauna, but they are facing increasingly dire threats from climate and land-use change. Most of the best wildlife habitat remaining in the region is occupied by pastoralist peoples who have a long history of coexisting with wildlife. Successful conservation efforts are going to require win-win solutions in which both wildlife and humans benefit from conservation interventions. This seminar will cover the role of elephants in resisting invasion of rangelands by prickly pear cacti; patterns of livestock depredation by large carnivores and how this might inform mitigation activities; and movement behavior of herding dogs and its implications for disease transmission.