January 2016

Coexistence of human and hyena and associated impacts in Haramaya district of Eastern Ethiopia

Coexistence of human and hyena, associated impacts, and feeding habit was studied in Haramaya district of Eastern Ethiopia from October, 2011 to December, 2013. A total of 110 households from four sub-districts (Tinike, Finkile, Kerensa and Bocheke) were selected randomly for interview. The questionnaire was designed to assess various parameters including eliciting information on the knowledge of local people about...

Author(s): Sintayehu W. Dejene Nigussie Dechassa and R. Uttama Reddy

January 2016

Medicinal plants used and the perception of plant endangerment by the traditional medicine practitioners of Nasarawa State, Nigeria: A pilot study

The growing role of traditional medicine practice in the health care delivery system of most countries of the world cannot be over emphasized. Needless to say, more than 90% of the remedies used by the practitioners of traditional medicine are medicinal plant based. The growing demand for these plants for medicinal use and the subsequent unsustainable harvesting, livestock browsing and infrastructural development has...

Author(s): Jemilat A. Ibrahim, Henry O. Egharevba, Adeola I. Jegede, Grace E. Ugbabe, Ibrahim Muazzam, Oluyemisi F. Kunle and Karniyus S. Gamaniel