PRIVATE GAME WILDLIFE RANCHING

On 28 October 1982, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution number 37/7 under the title World Charter For Nature. The resolution expressed (among other things) “its conviction that the benefits which could be obtained from nature depe

Op 28 Oktober 1982 het die Algemene Vergadering van die Verenigde Nasies ’n resolusie nommer 37/7 goedgekeur onder die titel World Charter For Nature. Die resolusie het onder meer “sy oortuiging uitgespreek dat die voordele wat uit die natuur verkry

Benjamin Franklin’s quote: “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning,” is of particular relevance to our wildlife ranching industry. In our lead article, ‘Wild growth’, Michael ’t Sas-R

Growth. We all frequently use the word, knowing that it is important, but, perhaps, without really thinking about what we actually mean or without thinking of the bigger picture, the broader context. Every month or two, when the South African Reserve

Gelukkig bestaan die wildbedryf uit verskeie komponente en nie soos die meeste ander boerderybedrywe net uit voedselvoorsiening nie. In die wildbedryf het ons voedselvoorsiening, jag- en ekotoerisme, wildteling en dan – die belangrikste nog – leefsty

The Wildlife Rancher of the Year Awards serve to honour pioneering spirit and outstanding effort, innovation and commitment to the enhancement of the wildlife industry at large. Candidates from across the province are nominated by fellow farmers. An

Firstly, congratulations to Minister Nomvula Mokonyane on her appointment as Minister of Environmental Affairs. We welcome her to the wildlife community, where she will surely be intensely involved. We wish the Minister all the best with the new chal

Op Donderdag 27 September het meer as ’n 100 werkers van heinde en verre WRSA Zuurberg se werkersdag op Paterson in die Oos-Kaap bygewoon. Kenners in die wildbedryf het die werkers opleiding gegee in onder meer die instandhouding van voertuie, hoe om

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has just started its El Niño cycle this month, which is relatively late for typical El Niño events. The upper atmosphere over the Pacific has not yet responded from what one typically expects from an El Niño ev

The wildlife ranching industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in South Africa over the past two decades. Live wildlife sales make up a major part of this progression with the total value of game animals sold at formal auctions increas

1. was introduced in Southern Africa with the arrival of cattle from Europe, and 2. that the testing and control programmes that were in place decades ago have all but collapsed, and 3. that there are 14 million cattle (in which the disease status is

A significant problem that we had with the survey, was that there was only a 25% response rate to the questionnaire that was distributed. This resulted in a total population estimate of approximately 4 000 white rhino in private and communal ownershi