Living with Lions

· Living with Lions Annual Report 2007

Lion Project Publications

· Wagner A.P., Frank L.G., Creel S. (in press) Spatial grouping in behaviorally solitary striped hyenas (Hyaena Hyaena). Animal Behaviour.

· Troyer, J.L., Pecon-Slattery, J. Roelke, M.E., Johnson, W., VandeWoude, S., Vasquez-Salat, N., Brown, M., Godoy, J., Frank, L.G., Woodroffe, R., Winterbach, C., Winterbach, H., Hemson, G., Alexander, IK., Bush, M., and O'Brien, S. J. In Press. Seroprevalence and Genomic Divergence of Circulating Strains of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) among Felidae and Hyaenidae species. J. Virology. 79:8282-8294.

· Wagner A.P., Frank L.G., Creel S, & Coscia E.M. (2007) Transient genital abnormalities in striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena) Hormones and Behavior 51: 626–632.

· Wagner A.P., Creel S., Frank L.G. & Kalinowski S.T. (2007). Patterns of relatedness and parentage in an asocial, polyandrous striped hyena population. Molecular Ecology.

· Woodroffe, R. and Frank, L.G. 2005. Lethal control of African lions (Panthera leo): local and regional population impacts. Anim. Cons. 8:91-98.

· Frank, L.G., Woodroffe, R.B., and Ogada, M. 2005. People and predators in Laikipia District, Kenya. In The Conservation of Wildlife that Conflicts with Man Ed. By R.B. Woodroffe, S. Thirgood & A. Rabinowitz. Cambridge Univ. Press. pp. 86-304.

· Ogada, M., Woodroffe, R.B., Oguge, N.N. and Frank, L.G. 2003. Limiting depredation by African carnivores: the role of livestock husbandry. Cons. Biol. 17: 1521-1530.

· Frank, L.G., Simpson, D. and Woodroffe, R.B. 2003. Foot Snares: an effective method for capturing African lions. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 31:309-314.

· Frank, L.G. 2002. A short report on ARGOS and GPS-ARGOS collars on lions and spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) in Laikipia District, Kenya. In: Loveridge, A.J., Lynam T. & Macdonald, D.W. (eds). (2002). Lion Conservation Research. Workshop 2: Modeling Conflict. Wildlife Conservation Research Unit: Oxford. p 63.

· Frank, L.G. and Woodroffe, R. 2002. Living with Lions: the Laikipia Predator Project. In: Loveridge, A.J., Lynam T. & Macdonald, D.W. (eds). (2002). Lion Conservation Research. Workshop 2: Modeling Conflict. Wildlife Conservation Research Unit: Oxford. 78-80.

· Frank, L.G. and Woodroffe, R. 2002. Managing Predators and Livestock on an East African Rangeland. In: Loveridge, A.J., Lynam T. & Macdonald, D.W. (eds). (2002). Lion Conservation Research. Workshop 2: Modelling Conflict. Wildlife Conservation Research Unit: Oxford. 12-17.

· Frank, L.G. 2001. The Laikipia Predator Project. In Conservation Geography: case studies in GIS, computer mapping, and activism. Ed. By Convis, C.L. ESRI Press, Redlands, CA.

· Frank, L.G. 2001. The Laikipia Predator Project, In: Loveridge, A.J., Lynam T. & Macdonald, D.W. (eds). (2001). Lion Conservation Research. Workshop 1: Survey techniques. Wildlife Conservation Research Unit: Oxford.

· Frank, L.G. 2001. Lion Capture Methods In: Loveridge, A.J., Lynam T. & Macdonald, D.W. (eds). (2001). Lion Conservation Research. Workshop 1: Survey techniques. Wildlife Conservation Research Unit: Oxford.

· Frank, L.G., and Woodroffe, R. 2001. Behavior of carnivores in exploited and controlled populations. In Carnivore Conservation. Proc. Symp. Zool. Soc. London. Eds: Mcdonald, D., Wayne, R.K., Funk, S.

· Frank, L.G. 2000. Spotted hyenas and livestock in Laikipia District, Kenya. Hyena Specialist Group Newsletter NO. 7. IUCN, Gland.

· Frank, L.G. 1998. Living With Lions: Carnivore Conservation and Livestock in Laikipia District, Kenya. Report published by DAI for USAID. 63 pp.

· Frank, L.G., Hemson, G., Kushnir, H. & Packer, C. IUCN meeting paper – Lions, Conflict & Conservation.

For more information, or for copies of any of these articles please email info@lionconservation.org

Popular Articles:

· Frank L.G. Spud Buff: Big Bore Adventure for the Vegetarian Hunter. 2007.

· Maclennan S. Lions, livestock and spears. Africa Geographic, September 2007.

· Wettlaufer D. Collaring a Sosian Lion. East African Wildlife Society Magazine (SWARA), Jan-March 2006.

· Frank L.G. Girl Power (Spotted Hyaena). Africa Geographic, May 2006.

· Torr G. Living with Lions. Geographical. July 2005.

· Frank, L.G. Taking stock: lions of Laikipia. Africa Geographic 2004.

· McCarthy T. Saving the Big Cats. Time, August 2004.

· Frank L.G. & Packer C. Life Without Lions. New Scientist, October 2003.

· Frank L.G. Getting along with lions. Wildlife Conservation Society. May/June 2003.

· Frank, L.G. Once there were lions. East African Wildlife Society Magazine (SWARA). 2003.

· Frank L.G. Where have all the lions gone? African Sporting Gazette.

· Wettlaufer D. Travel News - Conservation Update. News from Laikipia: LM38: Romulus

Television:

Filmed in 2003:
· Crittercam, a National Geographic TV half-hour program on lions. Part of a series in which transmitting video cameras are put on wild animals. Aired on Jan. 17, 2004.
· Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures TV show. This is sponsored by Anheuser Busch, who have helped fund this work since its inception. Aired in March.
· Heart of a Lioness, by Saba and Dudu Douglas Hamilton, a documentary on the crazed oryx-adopting lioness of Samburu. Aired in the UK and to air in the US on Discovery Channel. LGF appeared as an authority on lions, and the possible human causes of her peculiar behavior.
· National Geographic TV/Fox Crittercam Special, featuring lions and hyenas has not yet aired.

Filmed in 2004:
· Natural World: Lions out of Africa An hour-long documentary on lion conservation by the BBC, featuring extensive footage of Alayne doing field work, and LGF in an interview and voice over. It was very well received when aired in the UK, and is currently being dumbed down for American audiences.
· 60 Minutes, the biggest Australian TV news magazine show, filmed and aired a 15-minute segment on lion conservation.
· Wild Things, a half hour children’s BBC TV show was shot in April, featuring Alayne trapping lions and discussing the conservation issues. Not yet aired.
· WPVI –ABC from Philadelphia will spend a week with us in February, sending nightly reports back from Laikipia for the evening news.

Radio:

· Nature, (BBC) did a one hour program on lion conservation, featuring LGF and others, which aired on Jan. 12.
· Africa Talking a UK radio program, interviewed LGF on lion conservation and Masai land use problems, August.

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