Fidelma Butler

Mapping potential for human encounters with dangerous large mammals across a community-led Wildlife Management Area in southern Tanzania based on overlapping signs of recent activity

This study maps human encounter risks with dangerous large mammals in Tanzania using spatial overlap of activity signs, showing risk hotspots and suggesting proactive management strategies.

An effective model for community-based conservation around authorized fishing settlements inside a devolved Wildlife Management Area in southern Tanzania

This study examines how community-defined land use plans and their adherence affect wildlife abundance and distribution in a Tanzanian Wildlife Management Area, finding that strict compliance with these plans can enhance conservation outcomes.

An improved generic schema for high fidelity data linkage and sample tracing across complex multi-assay medical entomology studies

This paper evaluates an extended data schema for integrating multi-assay entomological data across field, insectary, and lab workflows, achieving high-fidelity sample tracing and data linkage.

Blood host preferences and competitive inter-species dynamics within an African malaria vector species complex inferred from signs of animal activity around aquatic larval habitats.

The paper investigates blood host preferences and competitive dynamics among malaria vector species in different ecosystems, finding that Anopheles arabiensis dominates human-dominated areas while An. quadriannulatus thrives in conserved areas with wild hosts.

Persistence of residual Anopheles gambiae populations associated with frontier human settlements and nocturnal livelihood-related activities at the fringes of a large conservation area in southern Tanzania

This study identifies residual Anopheles gambiae populations in frontier communities in Tanzania linked to nocturnal livelihood activities, suggesting potential for re-emergence despite LLIN coverage.

The Role of Resident Custodian Communities in Devolved Forest Conservation Lessons from a retrospective, mixed-method observational study of the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang'ula Wildlife Management Area in Southern Tanzania

The paper examines how resident custodian communities in a Tanzanian wildlife management area affect forest conservation, finding that their displacement led to increased illegal activities.

Stakeholder perspectives on the effectiveness of the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang'ula Wildlife Management Area in Southern Tanzania

This study assesses the effectiveness of the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang'ula Wildlife Management Area in Tanzania, finding it only modestly successful due to encroachment and management challenges.

Comparative attractiveness of Anopheles quadriannulatus and Anopheles arabiensis to humans estimated by comparing the relative abundance of these two species in larval samples, unbaited adult catches and human-baited adult catches.

This study compares the attractiveness of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles quadriannulatus to humans by analyzing their abundance in larval samples and adult catches using different trapping methods.

A self-cooling self-humidifying mosquito carrier backpack for transporting live adult mosquitoes on foot over long distances under challenging field conditions.

This paper develops a self-cooling, self-humidifying backpack to transport live adult mosquitoes over long distances in challenging field conditions, achieving high survival rates comparable to controlled environments.