Title:
SRT volg eenvoudige benadering tot stropery
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Publication Year:
2024
Abstract:
Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) Namibia se benadering tot renosterstropery het die konvensionele militêre styl-taktiek vir renosterbeskerming uitgedaag, wat in baie gevalle die gaping tussen plaaslike mense en renosters vererger het. Dié konvensionele taktieke teen stropery beskou en teiken plaaslike mense as deel van die probleem, het SRT in sy nuwe strategiese plan vir 2023-’28 gesê. SRT het gesê die organisasie het dus 'n uiters eenvoudige, maar doeltreffende benadering gevolg deur gerespekteerde plaaslike mense in diens te neem om hul vaardighede in te span. Die vaardighede het tradisionele spoorsny ingesluit wat oor ­generasies geslyp is, en kennis van die ­landskap en dieregedrag om renosters te monitor en te beskerm, eerder as om die diere te stroop. "Hierdie benadering het ’n nuutgevonde, plaaslik-gegroeide pro-­renosterhouding bevorder en saam met pogings om ’n plaaslike moniteringstelsel vir gemeenskapswild in samewerking met tradisionele leiers op te bou, het dit gehelp om stropery in die gebied te verminder." Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) Namibia's approach to rhino poaching has challenged conventional military-style rhino protection tactics, which in many cases has widened the gap between local people and rhinos. "These conventional tactics against poaching see and target local people as part of the problem, SRT said in its new strategic plan for 2023/28. SRT said the organisation therefore took an extremely simple but efficient approach by employing respected local people to hone their skills. The skills included traditional tracking honed over generations, and knowledge of the landscape and animal behavior to monitor and protect rhinos, rather than poaching the animals. "This approach promoted a newfound, locally-grown pro-rhino attitude and together with efforts to build a local community wildlife monitoring system in collaboration with traditional leaders, it has helped reduce poaching in the area."
Series Title:
Republikein
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
af

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