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    Forage Availability and Quality for the Impala (Aepyceros Melampus (Brian) Kathryh) of Impala Sanctuary, Kenya
    (International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, 2014-10-07) Obiet, Lenard; Konje, Martha Muthoni; Francis, Muyekho; Danyuku, Esther; Kigen, Charles; Wamalwa, Stella; Kassilly, Fredrick; Wabusya, Moses
    Forage availability and grazing pattern for the impala (Aepyceros melampus (Brian) Kathryh) in three ecosystems of the Impala sanctuary, Kenya was assessed during the wet and dry seasons. The grazing behavior of the impalas was observed to identify the preferred forage species and patterns grazing between seasons and ecosystems. Preferred grass species were sampled to determine percentage dry matter, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fibers, and Crude protein. Data was subjected to Analysis of Variance using SAS version 9.0. The results showed that impala sanctuary had 37 different grass species but Cynodon dactylon, Eragrostis curvula, Digitaris scalarum, Eleusine indica, Pennisetum setaceum and Hyparrhenia filipendula were most grazed on by the Impala. Grassland ecosystem had significantly high forage availability during the wet season, but in the dry season the marshes ecosystem was the one with the most nutritious forages. Grazing patterns varied with seasons, with most impalas preferring to graze in the grassland during the wet season and in the marshes during the dry season. The study suggests management practices that favor dominance of species that are most foraged in order to increase forage availability for the impalas in the sanctuary.
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    The Wildlife Resource as an Enabler in Ensuring Food Security in Kenya
    (KIBU, 2019-06-13) Kassilly, Fredrick
    Wildlife is Kenya’s foremost natural resource. Its values to the country are varied and include both material and non-material attributes. Whereas potential for consumptive use of the wildlife resource as a source of food exists, and whereas established advantages of wildlife over domestic animals as a meat source for Kenyans are known, exploitation of wildlife for meat remains largely a virgin aspect of its management in the country. The Government’s pronouncement of ensuring national food security as one of its “Big Four” agenda calls for deliberate efforts to consider potential sources of human nutrition including wildlife. Granted that Kenya’s wildlife is a common property resource, there is need to provoke all stake holders into a national conversation over this matter. This paper examines the potential of wildlife as a source of meat for human consumption in Kenya and discusses the legal, operational and societal considerations of this form of wildlife utilization in the country. Further, it is a methodological contribution to applied wildlife management in Kenya by interrogating the relevance and applicability of the conventional Wildlife Attitudes and Values Scale (WAVS) as an empirical tool and conceptual aid in wildlife management research in the country.