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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Game Farming"”.
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The socio-economic implications of conversion from commercial agriculture to private game farming: The case study of Cradock, a small town in the iNxuba Yethemba Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
… from commercial agriculture to private game farming (PGF). The study draws primarily on research conducted in the town, the history of which is rooted in the development and expansion of commercial agriculture that took place in the early 1800s. It is specifically concerned with the …
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Private game farms and the tenure security of workers and dwellers in Cradock - implications for tenure reform in South Africa
… the consequences that farm conversions to game farming have had for the tenure security of farm workers and -dwellers in Cradock, Eastern Cape. At the heart of the thesis is the extreme land question of the semi-arid areas. At the empirical level, the thesis situates the Cradock farm …
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A study of land use conflicts in Mapungubwe area
… through semi-structured interviews with private game farmers, commercial irrigation farmers, farm workers (former and current), Mapungubwe National Park officials and land claimants. Field observations were used to corroborate information collected through interviews. Primary data were collected …
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Tourism in Lephalale, South Africa: A Just and Sustainable Future?
… future. Tourism, predominately in the form of game farming, is currently positioned to offset the environmental harms of mining but is also highly problematic, as its exclusive nature conceals the continuation of colonial oppression and ecological depletion. Resultantly, this thesis challenges …
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A socio-ecological analysis of environmental change in the Kannaland Municipality of the Klein Karoo, South Africa, over the last 100 years
… change from largely agricultural to recreational game and weekend farming as well as tourism-related land use has increased. Implications of recent land use change are perceived as both positive and negative. Increases in natural vegetation cover and potential associated biodiversity improvements …
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Rabies in greater kudu antelope in Namibia
… resulting in severe economic losses to the game farming and hunting industry. There is no indication that the disease in kudu will abate any time soon. Although genetic studies of the RABV isolated from kudu suggest that the rabies virus affecting kudu may originate from jackal, …
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Ecologie et connaissances ethnozoologiques de quelques espèces d'oiseaux gibiers menaces des ecosytèmes du Sud du Bénin
… on 6 birds’ species and can be used for bird game ranching and game farming in Benin.
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Current status and impact (2004-2015) of indigenous ungulate herbivory on the vegetation of Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Little Karoo
Game farming is becoming more popular in southern Africa and the introduction of large indigenous ungulates into confined enclosed areas could alter plant communities and ecosystem processes. This is of particular concern in semi-arid rangelands of the Succulent Karoo where the evolutionary history …