title: Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes.
abstract: Packer et al. reported that fenced lion populations attain densities closer to carrying capacity than unfenced populations. However, fenced populations are often maintained above carrying capacity, and most are small. Many more lions are conserved per dollar invested in unfenced ecosystems, which avoid the ecological and economic costs of fencing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Conservation Biology and Ecology Program, Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA.
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mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008045:Lions; D011156:Population Density
keywords: Carnivores; conservation; cost-effectiveness; fence; lions; population density; population size