Game & Wildlife

The Koup jackal-proof fence project shows it is possible for farmers and government to work together successfully on community ventures.

According to Riaan Crous, cattle simply cannot beat the income/ha earned from game.

With colour variants in rare game being in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, ‘White Saddleback’ blesbok may be the way to go for breeders who want to ensure colouring won’t change over time. Gerhard Uys examines this hardy breed.

An innovative idea for a ‘game hotel’ has boosted the profitability of Willem and Calla van Niekerk’s game farming enterprise, eliminating the need for production credit. Annelie Coleman visited their farm Langkop in Boshof to learn more about their novel business.

Through a partnership involving five organisations, efforts to save SA’s endangered fynbos fish continue. The recent project focuses on the Biedouw River in the Cederberg.

Marco and Regine Seefeldt have been farming on the banks of the Black Nossob River, 90km east of Windhoek, since 2000. They lease the 5 000ha farm, Silversand, from Marco’s father, Bernd, while Regine inherited Otjihundu (8 000ha) from her family.

Misconceptions about the treatment of snakebites can endanger the victim. Johan Marais separates fact s from fiction.

A research team is investigating the possibility of vaccinating wildlife populations against rabies.

Game auctions showed a rising trend showed last year says Dr Flippie Cloete of the Unit for Environmental Science and Management at North-West University.

Visiting the Kruger National Park in December is a highly rewarding experience, says Annelie Coleman.

As the war against rhino poaching in South Africa continues, a war against elephant poaching is taking place in other parts of the continent.

The lush, 3 700ha game farm, Iwamanzi (place of the falling waters), which Stan and Jacqueline Burger built up from scratch, was once an overgrazed cattle farm.