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Scientific Assessment on Livestock Predation in South Africa
The Scientific Assessment can be downloaded via the links below:
Kerley, G.I.H., Wilson, S.L. & Balfour, D. (Eds) 2018. Livestock Predation and its Management in South Africa:A Scientific Assessment. Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth.
Summary for Policymakers
Chapter 1: Introduction – the need for, and value of a scientific assessment of livestock predation in South Africa.
Chapter 2: History of predator-stock conflict in South Africa.
Chapter 3: The socio-economic impacts of livestock predation and its prevention in South Africa.
Chapter 4: Ethical considerations in the management of livestock predation.
Chapter 5: Legal considerations in the management of predation on livestock.
Chapter 6: Past and current management of predation on livestock.
Chapter 7: Biology and ecology of the black-backed jackal and the caracal.
Chapter 8: The role of mesopredators in ecosystems: potential effects of managing their populations on ecosystem processes and biodiversity.
Chapter 9: Biology, ecology and interaction of other predators with livestock.