Livestock Pricing in the Northern Kenyan Rangelands

The Dynamics of Livestock and Rangelands under Common Property Regimes

Characterization of puma–livestock conflicts in rangelands of central Argentina

Livestock predation is one of the major causes of conflicts between humans and pumas (Puma concolor). Using data from interviews with ranchers and kill-site inspections, we characterized puma-livestock conflicts in Villarino and Patagones counties of central Argentinean rangelands. Depredation was considered the major cause of livestock losses, and puma attacks were reported in 46.6% and 35.4% ...

Wooded Draws in Rangelands of the Northern Great Plains

Wooded draws and natural prairie woodlands occupy about 1.1 percent of the northern Great Plains. While the extent of wooded draws is extremely limited, their importance and value is much greater. These unique communities are important for wildlife and livestock habitats, soil stabilization, watershed maintenance, firewood, esthetics, and species diversity (Fig. 1). An estimate of their value h...

Optimal Resource Allocation in Socio-Ecological Systems: Implications for Sustainability in Kenyan Rangelands*

This paper explores resource allocation decisions in Kenyan rangelands. We analyse choice decision of the producer to enter or not to enter livestock production, and the optimal herd size that is expected to yield maximum benefits to the herder. We apply the Heckman two-stage estimation procedure to correct for selectivity bias in the livestock production, optimal income and optimal herd size p...

The Surveying of Range Condition and Biodiversity in Four Sites of Northern Alborz Rangelands, Iran

Evaluation of range conditions and plant diversity circumstances can help to rangeland managers who establish their managerial approaches on the basis of ecological capabilities of rangeland ecosystems. Hence, surveying of rangelands was done in four sites of northern Alborz Mt. including western Alborz (Masooleh site), west to middle Alborz (Javaherdeh site), central area (Polour site), and ea...