The ecology and conservation of Mackinder's eagle owls (Bubo capensis mackinderi) in central Kenya in relation to agricultural land-use and cultural attitudes

• Main Author: Ogada, Darcy L
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Rhodes University 2008
• Subjects: Cape eagle owl > Kenya Cape eagle owl > Habitat > Kenya Cape eagle owl > Breeding > Kenya Cape eagle owl > Nutrition > Kenya Bubo > Kenya Wildlife conservation > Kenya Biodiversity conservation > Kenya; Cape Eagle; eurasian eagle-owl
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005353; https://corycommons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:5668

The loss of habitat to agriculture is a worldwide problem for biodiversity conservation. One species that has seemingly been able to adapt to the conversion of forests to farmlands is Mackinder’s eagle owl (Bubo capensis mackinderi), which inhabits highland areas, but little is known of its ecology,...