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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025

Wildlife management and conservation in South Africa: informing legislative reform through expert consultation using the Policy Delphi methodology.

Elena Mercugliano, Magdel Boshoff, Arianna Dissegna, Adriana F Cerizza, Luca Laner, Avery E Indovina, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Riccardo Da Re, Giulia Mascarello, Barbara de Mori

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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  1. YOLO-WildASM: An Object Detection Algorithm for Protected Wildlife.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Elena MercuglianoDepartment of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Magdel BoshoffDepartment of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Pretoria, South Africa.
Arianna DissegnaDepartment of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Adriana F CerizzaDepartment of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Luca LanerEthics Laboratory for Veterinary Medicine, Conservation and Animal Welfare, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Avery E IndovinaDepartment of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Pierfrancesco BiasettiEthics Laboratory for Veterinary Medicine, Conservation and Animal Welfare, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Riccardo Da ReETIFOR, Padua, Italy.
Giulia MascarelloCommunication Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padua, Italy.
Barbara de MoriDepartment of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

South Africa's wildlife sustainable management requires cohesive, evidence-based policy development that balances conservation goals with socio-economic needs. This study employed the Policy Delphi methodology, based on subsequent questionnaire rounds, to gather expert insights on critical priorities for wildlife-related policy, focusing on four species: lions (

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expert consultationhuman dimensionshuman-wildlife conflict mitigationparticipatory approachPolicy DelphiSouth African wildlife legislationwildlife conservationwildlife management

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