A review of the status and distribution of carnivores, and levels of humancarnivore conflict, in the protected areas and surrounds of the Zambezi Basin

Abstract

Carnivores represent an important component of global biodiversity, the Order Carnivora being made up of a diversity of species that vary in all aspects of their biology. Conversely in many parts of the world, they also represent a threat to human survival and can have significant adverse effects on human livelihoods through depredation of livestock. The conservation of carnivores is  therefore, both an important undertaking, and also one with many challenges.