Nuusbrief / Newsletter June 2015

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non-lethal, environmentally friendly method to mitigate the conflict between predators and livestock farmers.

from predators. The results challenge the categorisation of livestock guard dogs as a non-lethal conflict mitigation method.

1 Nuusbrief / Newsletter June Trusted Worldwide Role of livestock guard dogs in predator control on Namibian farmlands Livestock guard dogs are promoted as a non-lethal, environmentally friendly method to mitigate the conflict between predators and livestock farmers. As part of a farmer-carnivore conflict mitigation programme, the Cheetah Conservation Fund breeds Anatolian shepherds to protect livestock from predators. The results challenge the categorisation of livestock guard dogs as a non-lethal conflict mitigation method. The research team, consisting of Gail C Potgieter, Graham IH Kerley and Laurie L Marker, suggests that the conservation status and body size of wild carnivores relative to the size of the guarding dogs, be considered before introducing dogs to protect livestock. Read here for full article.

Positiewe terugvoer oor predasiekursus Doe so voort, sê boer oor predasiekursus. Positiewe terugvoering vanaf Richard Biggs oor predasiekursus deur Niel Viljoen aangebied.

Hy versoek toekomstige datums vir kursusse vanaf Niel, want hy wil sy en sy plaaswerkers se kennis verskerp deur bywoning en deelname aan soortgelyke bestuurskursusse.

Kennis van die lewensiklus en gedrag van predatore is egter ewe noodsaaklik. Sekere hulpmiddels in die gereedskapskis werk beter in sekere fases van n roofdier se lewensiklus as in ander tye.

2 Positiewe terugvoer oor predasiekursus Doe so voort, sê boer oor predasiekursus. Positiewe terugvoering vanaf Richard Biggs oor predasiekursus deur Niel Viljoen aangebied. Ek en twee van my plaasmanne het n kursus bygewoon op die plaas Vrede, Kamdeboo, Graaff-Reinetdistrik. Met die kennis wat Niel daardie dag gedeel het, het ek heelwat meer lammers om te bemark. Hy versoek toekomstige datums vir kursusse vanaf Niel, want hy wil sy en sy plaaswerkers se kennis verskerp deur bywoning en deelname aan soortgelyke bestuurskursusse. Kennis is mag Vir doeltreffende predasiebestuur is die boer se gereedskapskis, met al die metodes van beheer en bestuur, n goeie vertrekpunt. Kennis van die lewensiklus en gedrag van predatore is egter ewe noodsaaklik. Sekere hulpmiddels in die gereedskapskis werk beter in sekere fases van n roofdier se lewensiklus as in ander tye. Die regte bestuursmetode op die regte tyd lewer die beste resultate. Net so moet die boer se vee-, kudde- en veldbestuur by roofdiere se lewensiklus probeer aanpas om die minste moontlike verliese te ly. Lees volledige artikel deur Niel Viljoen. Vir navrae en advies skakel Jaco Burger Wêreldwyd vertrou Permanente en tydelike elektriese omheiningstelsels vir veilige,kosteeffektiewe weidingsbestuur en veebeheer vir n meer winsgewende boerdery

The extra lambs of the first two seasons will pay it off completely!

3 Success with electrical fencing Petrie Botha who farms in the Middelburg district, Eastern Cape, has the following remedy for his predation problem. I have electrified the fence around my lambing camps the best thing ever! The extra lambs of the first two seasons will pay it off completely! In the January 2015 Newsletter, the Framework for Best Practices for managing predation in South Africa elaborated on electrical fencing and how it can be used as a preventative measure for predator control.

How to use dog hunting packs in the Eastern Cape Apart from restrictions set aside by the SPCA, the East Cape Environmental Affairs stipulates that you may keep a dog pack in conjunction with the

4 How to use dog hunting packs in the Eastern Cape Apart from restrictions set aside by the SPCA, the East Cape Environmental Affairs stipulates that you may keep a dog pack in conjunction with the Ordinances below. However, the Ordinance on Nature and Environmental Conservation, Ordinance 19 of 1974, and Provincial Notice No. 955 of 1975 stipulates the following: 82. (1) (b) The MEC may make regulations regulating and restricting the use of dogs in the hunting of any wild animal in any area in respect of which the operation of section 29 (l) has been suspended by proclamation under section 79 (b), Section 42 of the Regulations (Provincial Notice No. 955 of 1975) state: No land owner in an area in which the application of section 29 (l) of the ordinance has been suspended by proclamation under section 79 (b) of the ordinance may permit the use of more than eight dogs over the age of one year and four dogs under the age of one year in any particular hunt on such land. MAY THEY GO ONTO ANY FARM WITHOUT PERMISSION? No they may not! Ordinance on Nature and Environmental Conservation, Ordinance 19 of 1974 stipulates: To summarize Section 39 and 40 you may only hunt on someone else s property if you have their written permission, which has to be in your possession during the hunt.

Stuur inligting U word vriendelik versoek om gereeld enige inligting rakende predasie, wenke oor bekamping/voorkoming, insiggewende nuus, aktiwiteite wat in bedrywe aangaan, datums,

Game Ranch Management Faculty of Science The game industry in the Eastern Cape has developed into a multi-million rand business industry and has experienced extensive growth rates over the

The game industry provides a number of new job opportunities on game farms and in tourism, which were previously not available.

about availability for 2016) } Honours in Game Ranch Management (Do enquiries about availability for 2016) } MSc: Game Ranch Management } PhD: Game Ranch Management Admission requirements

5 Stuur inligting U word vriendelik versoek om gereeld enige inligting rakende predasie, wenke oor bekamping/voorkoming, insiggewende nuus, aktiwiteite wat in bedrywe aangaan, datums, suksesverhale rakende sekere beheermetodes en interessante navorsing en foto s aan Bonita by nwga@nwga.co.za te stuur. Game Ranch Management Faculty of Science The game industry in the Eastern Cape has developed into a multi-million rand business industry and has experienced extensive growth rates over the past few years. As one of the leading destinations in the country for foreign hunters, the Eastern Cape earns valuable foreign currency. The game industry provides a number of new job opportunities on game farms and in tourism, which were previously not available. In a quest to offer industry-relevant training, NMMU s Department of Agriculture and Game Management offers a practical course in Game Ranch Management, which involves hands-on training on the Addo Campus near Port Elizabeth. Further studies in Game Ranch Management are possible: } BTech: Game Ranch Management (program is phasing out last registration 2015) } Advanced Diploma: Game Ranch Management (Do enquiries about availability for 2016) } Honours in Game Ranch Management (Do enquiries about availability for 2016) } MSc: Game Ranch Management } PhD: Game Ranch Management Admission requirements NDip } Admission Point Score (APS) of 32 } Minimum NSC requirements for diploma entry must be met. } English, Afrikaans or isixhosa (home language or first additional language) on at least a level 3 (40-49%). } NSC achievement rating of a least a 3 (40-49%) for Mathematics or 5 (60-69%) for Mathematical Literacy. } Kife Science/Physical Science/Agricultural level 3 (40-49%) Enquiries Christa Koen: Henry McCarthy: Henry.McCarthy@nmmu.ac.za Application forms are available on our website:

Marker, L. (2005). Aspects of ecology, biology and conservation strategies of Namibian farmland cheetahs. Animal Keeper's Forum 7/8.

Marker, L. (2005). Aspects of ecology, biology and conservation strategies of Namibian farmland cheetahs. Animal Keeper's Forum 7/8. Keywords: 1NA/Acinonyx jubatus/biology/cheetah/conservation/ecology/human-wildlife