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Author contributions Study design, fieldwork: RH, MD; data ana- lysis, writing: all authors.
Acknowledgements We thank the Direction des Parcs Nationaux du Sénégal for giving us permission to conduct research in Niokolo-Koba National Park; the rangers who accompanied us in the field; Panthera Senegal for help with logistics; and the editor and anonymous reviewers for their critiques. This research was funded by the Royal Commission for AlUla.
Conflicts of interest None.
Ethical standards This study abided by the Oryx guidelines on ethical standards and followed strict guidelines provided by Panthera. The fieldwork and camera deployment are conducted as part of a long-term agreement (Memorandum of Understanding 2017 and 2023) between the Direction des Parcs Nationaux of Senegal and Panthera within the Niokolo-Koba National Park.
Data availability Data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Oryx, 2024, 58(5), 664–675 © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Fauna & Flora International doi:10.1017/S0030605323001746
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