Title:

Gondwana Kalahari Park Game Count 2020

Publication Year:
2020
Abstract:

This year's game count results showed the drastic decrease in game numbers, with gemsbok numbers being down 86% compared to 2019 and plains zebra and wildebeest down 93% and 97% respectively. Red hartebeest have all disappeared from the park as most of them died, a few were harvested, and a few got onto neighbouring properties. Only giraffe managed to increase, as 4 more calves were born over the last year, bringing the total to 22. Naturally, successful reproduction in the other game species over the past season has been very low. The parks grazer biomass and modelled carrying capacity, although very low, have now evened out since the harvesting interventions.

Type:
Poster
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Files:
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