Extreme droughts are affecting millions of livestock farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, causing
water shortages, famines, migration and fatalities. The construction of new small water …

East African pastoralists and their livestock are vulnerable to alterations in resource
availability and disease transmission and frequently face poor access to livestock health …

To many of us, the rangelands are places of boundless inspiration and beauty. They cover a
third of all the land on our planet and include savannah, prairie, steppe, pampas and …

Human-carnivore conflicts over livestock depredation are increasingly common, yet little is
understood about the role of husbandry in conflict mitigation. As shepherds and guarding …

Traditional sheep production is part of the livelihood activities of natural resources' users in
some protected areas. The aim of this study was to identify livelihood profiles of sheep …

Current efforts to control and possibly eradicate the highly contagious and economically
important Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) in Botswana are hampered by numerous …

Conflicts between humans and mammalian predators are globally widespread and
increasing, creating a long‐lasting challenge for conservation and local livelihoods …

Cattle are often portrayed as a male affair in Botswana. However, venturing out into the
Kalahari countryside to scratch the surface of this state of affairs, another picture emerges …

Abortion is one of the major causes of economic losses in livestock production worldwide.
Because several factors can lead to abortion in cattle, sheep and goats, laboratory …

Land degradation due to bush encroachment and drought threatens the well-being of land
users and forage production in the semi-arid savannas of southern Africa. This study aimed …