Publications by authors named "Franco P Mbise"
In many low-income countries, the conservation of natural resources in protected areas relies on tourism revenue. However, tourist numbers in Africa were severely reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic, thus, putting the conservation of these important protected areas at risk. We use records from gate passings at national parks across Tanzania to demonstrate the immediate and severe impact on tourist numbers and revenues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions, and whether international and local (East African) tourists were affected equally.
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- Carrion is a widely available food source for vultures and other birds that scavenge, primarily relying on visual cues to find carcasses in African savanna ecosystems.
- Recent research in the Serengeti explored whether vultures also utilize auditory signals from competing carnivores, contradicting the belief that they rely solely on sight.
- The study found that in 22% of cases, scavengers arrived before mammalian carnivores, and their approach was negatively correlated with the presence of hyenas and jackals, suggesting they can detect and respond to sound cues during foraging.