Dr Louis Greeff oor wurms
Written by WRSA
Tydens die inligtingsdae wat gedurende Oktober en November by Thabazimbi en Ellisras gehou was, het dr Louis Greeff 'n baie insiggewende voordrag oor wurms gedoen. Bywoners het sy aanbieding waardevol gevind en gevra dat sy volledige voorlegging beskikbaar gemaak moet word. Klik hier vir dr Greeff se aanbieding oor wurms. Read more... Wildlife ranching in perspective
Written by Dr Gert Dry
Commercial wildlife ranching’s contribution to a resource efficient, low carbon, pro-employment green economy is possibly hugely underestimated and definitely underdeveloped.
For the purpose of this article, commercial wildlife ranching is defined as the management of game in a sizable game fenced system, with minimal human intervention in the form of the provision of water, the supplementation of food during periods of drought, the strategic control of parasites, and the strategic provision of health care. The strategic provision of parasite control and health care is aimed at assisting only where necessary, thus avoiding the loss of natural parasite resistance and enzootic stability to diseases.
Read more... Dit brand
Die 88 duisend hektaar wat laat verlede jaar van Thabazimbi tot in Vaalwater afgebrand het, het ons weer bewus gemaak van die geweldige ekonomiese maar beslis ook emosionele skade wat dit tot gevolg gehad het. Ons simpatie lê by al die boere wat soveel skade gely het. Ons storie is maar ’n druppel in ’n groot emmer.Ons was in Kaapstad vir besigheid toe die nuus van die brande in die media losbars met opskrifte van die jong boer wat oorlede is in die Vrystaat en beelde van vlamme in Limpopo. Ons probeer toe uitvind of ons plaas, wat net buite Vaalwater geleë is, in gevaar is omdat die berig verder gesê het die brand het ‘omgedraai’ en was op pad terug Vaalwater toe.
Read more... Tracking down your herds
Written by Jaco Mattheus
Collars and other tracking units have played an invaluable role to help understand the ecology of wildlife. For some, however, navigating around some of the terms and systems is a daunting task. This article hopes to shed more light on wildlife telemetry applications.In recent years, wildlife ranching has become much more sophisticated, based on sound scientific and economic practices. Gone are the fears that collars negatively affect the hunting capabilities of predators and the normal activity of other wildlife in terms of feeding or breeding, provided the correct collars are fitted to the appropriate species in the correct manner.