Legislative changes during recent decades resulted in a massive shift away from livestock towards game ranching in southern Africa, resulting in significant increases in the abundance and distribution of many wildlife species. However, there are problems associated with game ranching from a conservation perspective, including persecution of predators, overstocking, introductions of exotic species and genetic manipulation of ‘huntable’ species. In this paper, a preliminary review of the ecological and financial benefits associated with conservancies versus isolated game ranches is provided.
The importance of conservancies for enhancing the value of game ranch land for large mammal conservation in southern Africa - P. A. Lindsey, S. S. Romañach, H. T. Davies-Mostert, Journal of Zoology, ZSL, 2009
[Published: 2009]
Production & Utilisation, Africa