Scientific Publications

2023

The emergence of a robust and inclusive framework for a nationwide assessment of African lions

Shadrack Ngene, Femke Broekhuis, Nicholas B. Elliot, Joseph Mukeka, Monica Chege, Daniel Muteti, Bernard Ngoru, Fredrick Lala, Stephen Mwiu, Irene Amoke, Guy Western, Yussuf Wato, Stephanie Dolrenry, Arjun M. Gopalaswamy

Fostering Coexistence Between People and Large Carnivores in Africa: Using a Theory of Change to Identify Pathways to Impact and Their Underlying Assumptions

Sarah M. Durant1,2*†, Agnese Marino1†, John D. C. Linnell3,4, Alayne Oriol-Cotterill5, Stephanie Dloniak6, Stephanie Dolrenry7, Paul Funston8, Rosemary J. Groom1, Lise Hanssen9, Jane Horgan10, Dennis Ikanda11, Audrey Ipavec1, Bernard Kissui12, Laly Lichtenfeld13, J. Weldon McNutt14, Nicholas Mitchell1, Elizabeth Naro13, Abdoulkarim Samna15 and Gidey Yirga16

Economic Impact of Wildlife Conservation in the Amboseli Ecosystem Survey 2018

What effective impact measurement and reporting in conservation looks like: Insights and best practices from conservation organizations, funders, and evaluation experts

Salisha Chandra – Department of Geography; MPhil in Conservation Leadership. University of Cambridge

Ecological doctors in Maasailand: Identifying herding best practices to improve livestock management and reduce carnivore conflicts Panthera leo

Kevin E. Jablonski, John Merishi, Stephanie Dolrenry and Leela Hazzah – Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Corridors of tolerance through human-dominated landscapes facilitate dispersal and connectivity between populations of African lions Panthera leo

Stephanie Dolrenry, Leela Hazzah, and Laurence Frank – Oryx

Leaping Forward: The Need for Innovation in Conservation

Leela Hazzah, Salisha Chandra, and Stephanie Dolrenry – Human-Wildlife Interactions

From Attitudes to Actions: Predictors of Lion Killing by Maasai Warriors

Leela Hazzah, Alistair Bath, Stephanie Dolrenry, Amy Dickman and Laurence Frank – PLOS one

Conservation and Monitoring of a Persecuted African lion population by Maasai warriors

Stephanie Dolrenry, Leela Hazzah and Laurence G. Frank – Conservation Biology

Money, Myths and Man Eaters: Complexities of Human-Wildlife Conflict

Amy Dickman and Leela Hazzah – Problematic Wildlife

Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems

Sarah M. Durant, Matthew S. Becker, Scott Creel, Sultana Bashir, Amy J. Dickman, Roseline C. Beudels-Jamar, Laly Lichtenfeld, Ray Hilborn, Jake Wall, George Wittemyer, Lkhagvasuren Badamjav, Stephen Blake, Luigi Boitani,Christine Breitenmoser, Femke Broekhuis, David Christianson, Gabriele Cozzi, Tim R. B. Davenport, James Deutsch, Pierre Devillers, Luke Dollar, Stephanie Dolrenry, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Egil Droge, Emily FitzHerbert, Charles Foley, Leela Hazzah, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Dennis Ikanda, Andrew Jacobson, Dereck Joubert, Marcella J. Kelly, James Milanzi, Nicholas Mitchell, Jassiel M’Soka,Maurus Msuha, Thandiwe Mweetwa, Julius Nyahongo, Elias Rosenblatt, Paul Schuette, Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Mark R. Stanley Price, Alexandra Zimmermann6 and Nathalie Pettorelli - Journal of Applied Ecology

Impact of severe climate variability on lion home range and movement patterns in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya

H. Tuqa, P. Funston, C. Musyoki, G.O. Ojwang, N.N. Gichuki, H. Bauer, W. Tamis, S. Dolrenry</M. Van’t Zelfde, G.R. de Snoo, H.H. de Iongh – Global Ecology and Conservation

Carnivores, culture and ‘contagious conflict’: Multiple factors influence perceived problems with carnivores in Tanzania’s Ruaha landscape

Amy J. Dickman, Leela Hazzah, Chris Carbone, Sarah M Durant – Biological Conservation

Efficacy of Two Lion Conservation Programs in Maasailand, Kenya

Hazzah L., Dolrenry S., Naughton L., Edwards C., Mwebi O., Kearney F., Frank L. - Conservation Biology

A Metapopulation Approach to African Lion (Panthera leo) Conservation

Dolrenry S., Stenglein J., Hazzah L., Lutz RS., Frank L. –

PLOS ONE

African lion (Panthera leo) behavior, monitoring, and survival in human-dominated landscapes

Dolrenry, S. – Environment and Resources, Nelson Institute for the Environment; PhD dissertation. University of Wisconsin, Madison

Conserving large populations of lions – the argument for fences has holes

Creel, S. et al. - Ecology Letters

The influence of park access during drought on attitudes toward wildlife and lion killing behaviour in Maasailand, Kenya

Hazzah, L., Dolrenry S, Kaplan D and Frank, L.G. - Environmental Conservation

A Chronicling of Long‐Standing Carbofuran Use and its Menace to Wildlife in Kenya

Lalah, J. O., Otieno, P. O., Richards, N., Odino, M., Frank, L., Cotterill, A., Dolrenry, S., Hazzah, L., Ogada, D., Virani, M. Z. and Martins, D. J. – Global Perspectives and Forensic Approaches

Pastoralism and wealth inequality: revisiting an old question

Borgerhoff Mulder, M., Fazzio, I., Irons, W., McElreath, R. L., Bowles, S., Bell, A., Hertz, T., and Hazzah, L. - Current Anthropology

Lions and warriors: social factors underlying declining African lion populations and the effect of incentive-based management in Kenya

Hazzah, L., Borgerhoff Mulder, M. and Frank, L.G. – Biological Conservation

Coexisting with predators

Hazzah, L., Dolrenry S. – Seminar

Living among lions (Panthera leo): coexistence or killing? Community attitudes towards conservation initiatives and the motivations behind lion killing in Kenyan Maasailand

Hazzah, L. – Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development, Nelson Institute for the Environment; MSc Thesis. University of Wisconsin, Madison

Lion Killing in the Amboseli-Tsavo Ecosystem, 2001-2006, and its Implications for Kenya’s Lion Population

Frank, L., Maclennan, S., Hazzah, L., Bonham, R. Hill, T.

Scientific Publications

2023

The emergence of a robust and inclusive framework for a nationwide assessment of African lions

2022

Fostering Coexistence Between People and Large Carnivores in Africa: Using a Theory of Change to Identify Pathways to Impact and Their Underlying Assumptions

Economic Impact of Wildlife Conservation in the Amboseli Ecosystem Survey 2018

2020

What effective impact measurement and reporting in conservation looks like: Insights and best practices from conservation organizations, funders, and evaluation experts

Ecological doctors in Maasailand: Identifying herding best practices to improve livestock management and reduce carnivore conflicts Panthera leo

Corridors of tolerance through human-dominated landscapes facilitate dispersal and connectivity between populations of African lions Panthera leo

2019

Leaping Forward: The Need for Innovation in Conservation

2017

From Attitudes to Actions: Predictors of Lion Killing by Maasai Warriors

2016

Conservation and Monitoring of a Persecuted African lion population by Maasai warriors

Money, Myths and Man Eaters: Complexities of Human-Wildlife Conflict

2015

Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems

2014

Impact of severe climate variability on lion home range and movement patterns in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya

Carnivores, culture and ‘contagious conflict’: Multiple factors influence perceived problems with carnivores in Tanzania’s Ruaha landscape

Efficacy of Two Lion Conservation Programs in Maasailand, Kenya

A Metapopulation Approach to African Lion (Panthera leo) Conservation

2013

African lion (Panthera leo) behavior, monitoring, and survival in human-dominated landscapes

Conserving large populations of lions – the argument for fences has holes

The influence of park access during drought on attitudes toward wildlife and lion killing behaviour in Maasailand, Kenya

2011

A Chronicling of Long‐Standing Carbofuran Use and its Menace to Wildlife in Kenya

2010

Pastoralism and wealth inequality: revisiting an old question

2009

Lions and warriors: social factors underlying declining African lion populations and the effect of incentive-based management in Kenya

2007

Coexisting with predators

2006

Living among lions (Panthera leo): coexistence or killing? Community attitudes towards conservation initiatives and the motivations behind lion killing in Kenyan Maasailand

Lion Killing in the Amboseli-Tsavo Ecosystem, 2001-2006, and its Implications for Kenya’s Lion Population