1.2.2 Research design and Data collection
Spatial distribution and dispersal areas of the Kudu were assessed using primary and secondary data of Kudu population count in a Geographic Information System (GIS).
Secondary data that had been collected by LBNR since the year 2019 and data collected during the study period (2022) were used to assess the abundance, distribution and trends of Kudu population for the last four (4) years. The transect lines had been established in the year 2019 by Friends of Nature Bogoria (a regional wildlife conservation organization) with the aim to have Kudu population counts across the year over different seasons.
The distances of the identified Kudus from the already laid out transect lines were recorded and their geographic positions captured using GPS. During the study period, data was collected during the dry (December to March) season. For temporal analysis, secondary data from LBNR for years 2019 and 2020 for similar seasons (dry) were compared with the primary data. The data for the year 2021 was missing due to travel and activity restrictions associated with Covid-19 pandemic.