Browsing by Author "Ngongolo, Kelvin"

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    Impact of Wildfire on Insect Diversity in the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
    (2015) Ngongolo, Kelvin; Nyundo, Bruno A.
    Occurrence of fire is inevitable in the Selous Game Reserve which is among the UNESCO world Heritage sites. Apart from prescribed burning, un-prescribed burning was observed to occur in this reserve which was anticipated to deteriorate the wildlife species including insects. This study aimed at determining the impacts of fire on insects of the Selous. Pitfall traps were used in the collection of insects samples in the three designed study sites namely; burnt grassland, un-burnt grassland and burnt woodland. The findings showed that, fire had significant (what level of significance) impacts on diversity and not on abundance of insects. High diversity was observed in un-burnt grassland than in the burnt grassland. However it was eminent that, habitat heterogeneity had significant impacts on both diversity and abundance of insects. Higher diversity and abundance was observed in woodland habitat than in grassland. It was recommended to adhere with the principles of prescribed burning while enforcing laws on illegal sources of fire such as poaching.
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    Wildfire and Socio-Economic Activities of the Local Communities Adjacent to the North-Eastern Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
    (2015) Ngongolo, Kelvin; Nyundo, Bruno A.; Mtoka, Samuel
    Wildfires are known to originate from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Man has been associated with fire overtime in the history. Humans through various activities are known to be major source of wildfire in the Selous Game Reserve. This study aimed at determining the role of socio-economic activities in the occurrence of wildfire in the reserve. Semi structured interview and Likert scaling was used in data collection. Poaching, charcoaling, agriculture, pastoralism, fishing and residential protection were among of the socio-economic activities influencing the occurrence of wildfire in the reserve. Charcoal production (Mean=4.455±0.0082) scored highest while pastoralism (Mean=2.338±0.15) scored least of all. However the attitude of local communities between Ngarambe and Tapika villages varied significantly due to difference in socio economic activities between these two villages. It is recommended that education provision, extension services and law enforcement to these local communities will enhance proper use of fire and decrease the destructive unnecessary wildfires.