Research Article
Population Density of Wild Animals and Their Conflict in Konasa_Pulasa Community Conserved Forest, Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Density estimates for wild animals in Konasa-Pulasa community conserved forest (2019 and 2020).
| Animal | Year | Parameter | Estimate | Standard error | % CV | 95% CI | AIC | Model |
| Grivet monkey | 2019 | P | 0.27 | 0.34 | 12.58 | 0.21–0.35 | 655.54 | Ne/Cos | ESW | 23.06 | 2.9013 | 12.58 | 17.97–29.59 | D | 3.57 | 0.67839 | 18.99 | 2.44–5.23 | N | 481.00 | 91.333 | 18.99 | 328.00–703.00 | 2020 | P | 0.26 | 0.19 | 7.46 | 0.22–0.29 | 574.71 | Hn/Cos | ESW | 25.85 | 1.9291 | 7.46 | 22.28–29.99 | D | 2.91 | 0.34297 | 11.80 | 2.28–3.69 | N | 586.00 | 69.164 | 11.80 | 461.00–745.00 |
| Anubis baboon | 2019 | P | 0.25 | 0.3031 | 12.06 | 0.19–0.32 | 673.32 | Ne/Cos | ESW | 25.14 | 3.0312 | 12.06 | 19.79–31.93 | D | 3.66 | 0.65529 | 17.88 | 2.58–5.20 | N | 249.00 | 44.530 | 17.88 | 175.00–354.00 | 2020 | P | 0.35 | 0.23 | 5.39 | 0.22–0. 47 | 897.43 | Hn/Cos | ESW | 24.49 | 1.32 | 5.39 | 22.02–27.25 | D | 5.35 | 0.87 | 16.24 | 3.84–7.48 | N | 1456.00 | 236.40 | 16.24 | 1043.0–2033.0 |
| Porcupine | 2019 | p | 0.37 | 0.3772 | 10.28 | 0.29–0.45 | 1060.92 | Hr/Cos | ESW | 21.43 | 2.2038 | 10.28 | 17.49–26.25 | D | 1.08 | 0.22109 | 20.43 | 0.72–1.61 | N | 108.00 | 22.070 | 20.43 | 72.00–162.00 | 2020 | p | 0.55 | 0.23443 | 4.29 | 0.50–0.59 | 1112.41 | Uf/Cos | ESW | 31.94 | 1.3695 | 4.29 | 29.35–34.76 | D | 0.69 | 0.12260 | 17.60 | 0.49–0.98 | N | 70.00 | 12.321 | 17.60 | 49.00–99.00 |
| Spotted hyena | 2019 | p | 0.41 | 0.79 | 19.68 | 0.28–0.59 | 1616.97 | Hr/SPs | ESW | 19.549 | 3.84 | 19.68 | 13.30–28.72 | D | 0.61 | 0.14 | 22.59 | 0.39–0.95 | N | 61.000 | 13.78 | 22.59 | 40.00–95.00 | 2020 | p | 0.38 | 0.91 | 23.76 | 0.24–0.61 | 1303.28 | Hr/Cos | ESW | 18.427 | 4.38 | 23.76 | 11.61–29.24 | D | 0.55 | 0.15 | 25.89 | 0.34–0.92 | N | 55.00 | 14.238 | 25.89 | 34.00–92.00 |
| Black backed jackal | 2019 | p | 0.47 | 0.35333 | 7.48 | 0.41–0.55 | 744.57 | Hn/Cos | ESW | 23.06 | 1.7253 | 7.48 | 19.88–26.74 | D | 0.58 | 0.10202 | 17.46 | 0.40–0.85 | N | 84.00 | 14.670 | 17.46 | 58.00–122.00 | 2020 | p | 0.43 | 0.65934 | 15.32 | 0.32–0.58 | 719.01 | Hr/Sps | ESW | 21.02 | 3.2196 | 15.32 | 15.54–28.44 | D | 0.72 | 0.13746 | 19.22 | 0.49–1.05 | N | 103.00 | 19.799 | 19.22 | 70.00–151.00 |
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D: density; N: population; ESW: effective strip width; P: detection probability; Hr/SPs: hazard rate/simple polynomials; Hr/Cos: hazard rate/cosines; Uf/Cos: uniform/cosines; Hn/Cos: half normal/cosines; Ne/Cos: negative polynomials/cosines.
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