| Land-use |
Areas without designated protected status (e.g., commercial, communal farmlands) |
(1) Reduce risk of conflict or persecution outside of designated recipient area (Boast, Good & Klein, 2015; du Preez, 1970; Houser et al., 2011; Marker et al., 2003b; Phiri, 1996) |
(Mendelsohn et al., 2002; ConInfo, 2010; ConInfo, 2011) |
| Intra-guild competition |
Medium and high lion occurrence Medium and high spotted hyaena occurrence |
(1) Improve probability of post-release survival and successful reproduction (2) Reduce probability of kleptoparasitism (Caro, 1994; Eaton, 1974; Durant, 1998a; Durant, 2000; Hayward et al., 2006; Laurenson, 1994; Marnewick et al., 2009; Mills, Broomhall & du Toit, 2004; Purchase, Vhurumuku & Purchase, 2006; Stander, 1990b; Wachter et al., 2011) |
Stein et al., 2012
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| Intra-specific competition |
High occurrence of conspecifics No cheetah occurrence |
(1) Provide connectivity and mating opportunities with free-ranging conspecifics at low–medium occurrence (2) Reduce risk of intra-specific competition/aggression (particularly for males) (3) Local carrying capacity (Caro, 1994; Caro & Collins, 1987; Eaton, 1970; Hayward, O’Brien & Kerley, 2007; Hayward et al., 2007b; Hunter, 1998; Lindsey et al., 2011) |
Stein et al., 2012
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| Site fidelity |
Connected protected area patch size < max. observed exploratory movements |
(1) Reduce risk of conflict and persecution outside of targeted recipient area (Boast, Good & Klein, 2015; du Preez, 1970; Houser et al., 2011; Marker et al., 2003b; Pettifer et al., 1982; Phiri, 1996) |
This study |
| Urban areas |
50 km buffer radius |
(1) Safety |
Namibia Statistics Agency, 2012
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