Mapping suitable habitats for globally endangered raptors in Kenya: Integrating climate factors and conservation planning.

ABSTRACT: Raptors face global threats like electrocution, collisions, and habitat fragmentation. Many species remain understudied, and their distribution patterns are unknown. Understanding their current and future distribution is crucial for conservation. Protecting these top predators requires knowledge of their spatial distribution and environmental influences. This study addresses knowledge gaps in raptor habitats and distributions in Kenya, considering current and future climate changes. Using species distribution models and occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, we evaluated suitable habitats for four endangered Kenyan raptor species: Martial eagle, Secretarybird, Bateleur, and Steppe Eagle. We assessed the impact of climatic predictors on their distribution, consid

SUBMITTER: Ngila PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468911 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature