South Africa’s private wildlife ranches protect globally significant populations of wild ungulates

Taylor, W. A.; Child, Matthew F.; Lindsey, Peter A.; Nicholson, Samantha K.; Relton, Claire; Davies‐Mostert, Harriet T.

doi:10.1007/s10531-021-02294-5

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“…Wildlife can be a profitable form of land use in semi-arid African savannas, creating more jobs and economic growth than livestock (Jansen et al 1992;Child et al 2012;Taylor et al 2020). Wildlife ranches and conservancies have also been shown to contribute substantially to habitat and wildlife conservation (Kiffner et al 2020;Shumba et al 2020;Taylor et al 2021). Private wildlife ranches in South Africa cover at least 17% of the country's total land area, an extent twice that of state parks (Taylor et al 2020).…”

Section: Incentives For Private and Community Rhino Custodianshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2019; Taylor et al . 2021). In reality, because ranches are positioned along a continuum of management intensity (Rubino and Pienaar 2018; Child et al .…”

Section: Incentives For Private and Community Rhino Custodianshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2020; Taylor et al . 2021). Private wildlife ranches in South Africa cover at least 17% of the country's total land area, an extent twice that of state parks (Taylor et al .…”

Section: Incentives For Private and Community Rhino Custodianshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Importance of private and communal lands to sustainable conservation of Africa's rhinoceroses

Clements

Balfour

Minin

2023

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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A new path for rhinoceros (rhino) conservation is needed. Recent data signal the alarming impact of poaching on populations in Africa's rhino stronghold, the state‐run Kruger National Park (South Africa), which today supports one quarter the rhinos than a decade ago. We aggregated African rhino population data, highlighting the growing role of private and community rhino custodians, who likely now conserve >50% of Africa's rhinos. Their contribution has been enabled by a supportive policy and economic environment, but this arrangement is becoming more difficult to sustain as costs associated with protecting rhinos skyrocket and revenue‐generating options become insufficient. Some privately held rhino populations are small or intensively managed, raising questions about their conservation value. As the role of private and community custodianship becomes increasingly central to the protection of Africa's remaining rhinos, its resilience must be strengthened through implementation of adaptive policies that incentivize rhino conservation. We outline policy pathways to provide an enabling environment for rhino conservation beyond state parks.

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Section: Incentives For Private and Community Rhino Custodianshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2019; Taylor et al . 2021). In reality, because ranches are positioned along a continuum of management intensity (Rubino and Pienaar 2018; Child et al .…”

Section: Incentives For Private and Community Rhino Custodianshipmentioning

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Importance of private and communal lands to sustainable conservation of Africa's rhinoceroses

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Balfour

Minin

2023

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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“…Reversing biodiversity loss is a global imperative that requires setting aside sufficient space for species. Hence, commercial wildlife ranching offers a viable option for conserving enormous mammalian herbivore biodiversity (Taylor, 2021).…”

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Wildlife Hunting Rights of the Aborigines in Peninsular Malaysia: A Dilemma Protecting Humans or Animals?

Hussain¹,

Hamin²,

Ariffin³

et al. 2022

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In Malaysia, the native customary rights of the indigenous people, known as the 'Orang Asli', are rather broad, including fishing, hunting, and foraging that flow from site-specific occupation and livelihood. However, in the modern era, despite the protection of the old preindependence legislation, the Aboriginal Peoples Act of 1954, the aborigines' exercise of such rights appears to be problematic as the more recent legislations, such as the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010, invoke several restrictions on fishing or hunting in the forest areas occupied by the aborigines. Additionally, most local literature mainly focuses on the aborigines' land rights; consequently, hunting rights have remained under-researched. Given the dearth of academic research on this right, this paper examines how the 2010 Act infringes on the aborigines' hunting rights and, broadly, their traditional way of life. This paper adopts a qualitative research methodology, employing a doctrinal content analysis that would provide a subterranean understanding of the tension between the legal protection of wildlife and the aborigines' rights in Malaysia. The findings revealed that the native rights and social interests of the aborigines are mainly ignored, overlooked and appear to be superseded by the interests of wildlife animals.

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“…These have included agricultural-style land ecological engineering, translocations and reintroductions and culling of excess individuals or removal of unwanted species (Carruthers, 2008). However, the conservation gains made from these efforts and their long-term success has been debated in literature (Chirima et al, 2018;Grey-Ross et al, 2009a;Taylor et al, 2020Taylor et al, , 2021. Focusing on short-term management goals can lead to detrimental and irreversible long-term negative effects.…”

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Genetic patterns in three South African specialist antelope species: Threats, conservation management and their implications

Phukuntsi

Dalton

Mwale

et al. 2022

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Genetic diversity is a fundamental measure of a populations ability to adapt to future environmental change. Subpopulations may carry unique genetic lineages that contribute to fitness and genetic diversity of species across their distribution range. Therefore, considerations, or lack thereof, of genetic diversity in wildlife management practices may result in either population persistence or extinction over time. Some management tools may pose a greater risk to a species' survival than others when populations are impacted. In South Africa, there has been great interest to translocate animals, sometimes with little consideration to the potential impacts on the species and/or populations survival. Thus, there is a need to collate scientific information to better inform decision-making and review these management practices and their effects on populations. Here, we focus on three antelope species, the blue duiker (Philantomba monticola), oribi (Ourebia ourebi), and tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus). We review the genetic status of each species across South Africa, with regards to taxonomy, genetic diversity and population structure, threats that may compromise the genetic diversity within species and across populations, conservation management actions and how they may compromise or benefit the genetic status and lastly make recommendations on possible alternative management actions and future research to inform conservation policy and sustainable management practice.

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South Africa’s private wildlife ranches protect globally significant populations of wild ungulates

Cited by 16 publications

References 49 publications

Importance of private and communal lands to sustainable conservation of Africa's rhinoceroses

Importance of private and communal lands to sustainable conservation of Africa's rhinoceroses

Wildlife Hunting Rights of the Aborigines in Peninsular Malaysia: A Dilemma Protecting Humans or Animals?

Genetic patterns in three South African specialist antelope species: Threats, conservation management and their implications

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