Onyango, Vincent Otieno https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2657-0656
Ginko, Magdalena
Ndiritu, George Gatere https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6237-5287
Cousseau, Laurence
Heiskanen, Janne
Kung′u, Gladys Nyakeru
Njoroge, Peter
Githiru, Mwangi
Pellikka, Petri
Lens, Luc
Apfelbeck, Beate https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7605-7060
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (392075127)
Austrian Science Fund (https://doi.org/10.55776/I6837)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (G.0ABI.24N)
Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
Article History
Received: 24 February 2025
Revised: 28 July 2025
Accepted: 11 August 2025
First Online: 27 August 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: The research was approved and attained permits from the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation of Kenya (NACOSTI/P/20/7374, NACOSTI/P/16/61881/14065, NACOSTI/P/18/61881/18658, NACOSTI/P/19/61881/27686, NACOSTI/P/20/3322, NACOSTI/P/21/8581, NACOSTI/NCST/RCD/17/012/33) and by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS/BRM/5001) to be conducted in Taita Hills.