Dr. Margaret Swift
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  • cv & publications
  • research =
    • introduction to african savannas
    • ✭ simulating african elephant movements on a fenced landscape ✭
    • mapping waterholes in africa's largest conservation area
    • antelope behaviors on a changing landscape
  • outreach =
    • public talks
    • lesson plans & tutorials
    • teaching statement
    • nsf grfp advice
    • science writing
    • skype a scientist
  • perspectives =
    • those who made me
    • where i live & work
    • decolonization
    • land-grab universities
    • going beyond land acknowledgement
    • asexuality, imposter syndrome, and belonging
    • reading lists
  • art =
    • short stories
    • poetry
    • photography
    • portraits
  • blog
Fencing effects on African antelope
​​a comparison of how two antelope species react to fencing in Khaudum NP, Namibia

This chapter is in the works!
While you wait, here are a few key concepts to peruse:
  • Gadd, M.E. 2012. “Barriers, the Beef Industry and Unnatural Selection: A Review of the Impact of Veterinary Fencing on Mammals in Southern Africa.” In Fencing for Conservation, edited by Michael J. Somers and Matthew Hayward, 153–86. New York, NY: Springer New York. 
  • Hoare, R.E. 1992. “Present and Future Use of Fencing in the Management of Larger African Mammals.” Environmental Conservation 19 (2): 160–64.
  • McGahey, D.J. 2011. “Livestock Mobility and Animal Health Policy in Southern Africa: The Impact of Veterinary Cordon Fences on Pastoralists.” Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 1 (1): 14.​
  • Naidoo, R. et al. 2022. “Challenges to Elephant Connectivity From Border Fences in the World’s Largest Transfrontier Conservation Area.” Frontiers in Conservation Science 3 (February): 788133.
  • ​Osofsky, S.A. 2019. “The Global Burden of (How We Manage) Animal Disease: Learning Lessons from Southern Africa.” Journal of Wildlife Diseases 55 (4): 755.
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​Margaret Swift
Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health
Cornell University
​Ithaca, New York, USA
  • home
  • about
  • cv & publications
  • research =
    • introduction to african savannas
    • ✭ simulating african elephant movements on a fenced landscape ✭
    • mapping waterholes in africa's largest conservation area
    • antelope behaviors on a changing landscape
  • outreach =
    • public talks
    • lesson plans & tutorials
    • teaching statement
    • nsf grfp advice
    • science writing
    • skype a scientist
  • perspectives =
    • those who made me
    • where i live & work
    • decolonization
    • land-grab universities
    • going beyond land acknowledgement
    • asexuality, imposter syndrome, and belonging
    • reading lists
  • art =
    • short stories
    • poetry
    • photography
    • portraits
  • blog