Australia's wild dogs include dingoes, introduced around 4000 years ago, feral domestic dogs and hybrids between the two. They are widely distributed throughout Australia. Predation and harassment of stock by wild dogs causes millions of dollars worth of losses to Australian sheep, cattle and goat producers each year. There are also opportunity costs in areas where sheep are not grazed because ...

We analyse commercially operated rangelands as coupled systems of people and nature. The biophysical components include: (i) the reduction and recovery of potential primary production, reflected as changes in grass production per unit of rainfall; (ii) changes in woody plants dependent on the grazing and fire regimes; and (iii) livestock and wool dynamics influenced by season, condition of the ...

INTRODUCTION In a previous qualitative study in Afar, it was reported that most mothers deliver at home, assisted by Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs). However, determinant factors of delivery practices in this region remain scarcely explored. The objective of this study was to elucidate these factors among the Afar community. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted in April 2011 i...

Pastoralism is a complete way of life involving ecological, political, economic and social dimensions, dependent on continuous balance diverse factors. However, pastoral systems are faced with emerging accelerating shocks stresses that challenge their resilience the ability to meet household livelihood needs sustainably. In response these pressures, pastoralist socioecological in Africa undergo...