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Emmanuel H. Masenga
Researcher at Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute
Publications - 19
Citations - 319
Emmanuel H. Masenga is an academic researcher from Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lycaon pictus & Carnivore. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 18 publications receiving 242 citations. Previous affiliations of Emmanuel H. Masenga include Tanzania National Parks Authority & Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
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Cheetahs and wild dogs show contrasting patterns of suppression by lions.
Alexandra Swanson,Alexandra Swanson,Tim Caro,Harriet T. Davies-Mostert,Harriet T. Davies-Mostert,Michael G. L. Mills,David W. Macdonald,Markus Borner,Emmanuel H. Masenga,Craig Packer,Craig Packer +10 more
TL;DR: Findings demonstrate differential responses of subordinate species within the same guild and challenge a widespread perception that lions undermine cheetah conservation efforts by highlighting fine-scale spatial avoidance as a possible mechanism for mitigating mesopredator suppression.
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Heading for the hills: risk avoidance drives den site selection in African wild dogs.
Craig R. Jackson,R. John Power,Rosemary J. Groom,Emmanuel H. Masenga,Ernest E. Mjingo,Robert D. Fyumagwa,Eivin Røskaft,Harriet T. Davies-Mostert,Harriet T. Davies-Mostert +8 more
TL;DR: The distributions of wild dog dens were strongly associated with rugged terrain and wild dogs actively selected terrain that was more rugged than that available on average, reducing the likelihood of encountering lions in these habitats, minimizing the risk to both adults and pups.
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Human–carnivore conflict over livestock in the eastern part of the Serengeti ecosystem, with a particular focus on the African wild dog Lycaon pictus
TL;DR: A survey of attacks by wild carnivores on the livestock of the Maasai and Sonjo tribes in the eastern Serengeti ecosystem of northern Tanzania was conducted by as mentioned in this paper.
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Sensitivity of Africa’s larger mammals to humans
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an easy-to-use method to rank the relative sensitivities of the larger mammals of savanna Africa to human activities in order to prioritize conservation activities.
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Insights into long-distance dispersal by African wild dogs in East Africa
Emmanuel H. Masenga,Emmanuel H. Masenga,Craig R. Jackson,Ernest E. Mjingo,Andrew P. Jacobson,Andrew P. Jacobson,Jason Riggio,Richard D. Lyamuya,Richard D. Lyamuya,Robert D. Fyumagwa,Markus Borner,Eivin Røskaft +11 more