Census location

Year

Season census done

Chi-square goodness of fit value

Conclusion

Wet season

Dry season

Amboseli

2010

10

21

Χ² = 3.90, df = 1, p = 0.048

For 2010, dry season number was higher than wet season number.

2013

112

35

Χ² = 40.33, df = 1, p < 0.001

For 2013, wet season number was higher than the wet season number.

Chi-square value

Χ² = 85.28, df = 1, p < 0.001

Χ² = 3.50, df = 1, p = 0.06

For the set of wet season, 2013 numbers were higher than 2010 [i.e. Lesser kudu numbers were increasing with time]. However, the lesser kudu numbers were similar for the set of dry season numbers, although had increased insignificantly with time.

Magadi

2010

No animals seen

No animals seen

−

For 2010, no lesser kudu were seen in Magadi in 2010

2013

25

37

Χ² = 2.32, df = 1, p = 0.13

For 2013, dry season number and wet season numbers were similar, even though dry season numbers were insignificantly higher.

Chi-square value

Animals only seen in wet season 2013

Animals only seen in dry season 2013

Animals only seen in 2013 and not anytime in 2010.

West Kilimanjaro

2010

4

4

Χ² = 0.000, df = 1, p = 1.00

For 2010, wet season and dry season lesser kudu numbers seen were exactly the same.

2013

60

21

Χ² =18.78, df = 1, p < 0.001

For 2013, wet season number was higher than dry season number

Chi-square value

Χ² = 49.00, df = 1, p < 0.001

Χ² = 11.56, df = 1, p < 0.001

For the set of wet season, and dry season, Lesser kudu number in 2013 was higher than for 2010 [i.e. Lesser kudu number was increasing with time in both seasons].

Natron

2010

6

2

Χ² = 2.00, df = 1, p = 0.16

For 2010, wet season and dry season numbers were similar, with insignificantly more numbers in the wet season.

2013

14

14

Χ² = 0.000, df = 1, p = 1.00

For 2013, wet season and dry season lesser kudu numbers seen were exactly the same

Chi-square value

Χ² =3.2, df = 1, p = 0.074

Χ² =9.00, df = 1, p= 0.003

For the set of wet season, lesser kudu numbers were similar, with a non-significant increase over time. However, for the set of dry season, lesser kudu number in 2013 was higher than for 2010 [i.e. Lesser kudu number was increasing with time in the dry season].