Pettifer HL. 1981. Aspects on the ecology of cheetahs on the ...
Pettifer HL. 1981. Aspects on the ecology of cheetahs on the ...
Pettifer HL. 1981. Aspects on the ecology of cheetahs on the ...
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ECOLOCI OE CEEETAES<br />
Table 2. Recorded cheetah kills and carcaaaes located in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Sulkerboara[d Nature Reserve belween Novembe.<br />
Novenber 19?9.<br />
Spec i eg<br />
aleBbok<br />
Dami I i scu8<br />
FFrrfpsI-<br />
Spfingbok<br />
deraupiallg<br />
Du ike r<br />
Sylvicapra grlmlr<br />
Crey Rhebuck<br />
Pelea capr6olua<br />
Mountaln_ Reedbuck<br />
Reduncr fulvorufula<br />
Or ibi<br />
ourebl a<br />
ou!ebi<br />
Steenbuck<br />
Raphlceru6 capl,esttl s<br />
Untdent i fl edb<br />
fleld <strong>on</strong><br />
19?8 and<br />
Sex/Age<br />
Not<br />
r(u)" r(r) Yes.l ings Lambs Determined Total<br />
l3<br />
49<br />
",r = "aoit.<br />
_Comp!lses pledo inrntly tho fenrles <strong>of</strong> ortbi, steenbuck, rDountaln reeal-<br />
ouck and grey lhebuck.<br />
Proo regular hellcopter cenauaea <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> reaolve anal <strong>the</strong> careful m<strong>on</strong>ltor-<br />
lng <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bl€sbok lsDbing sees<strong>on</strong> r total deftcit <strong>of</strong> 286 blesbok was<br />
lecordoal between S6ptettrb€r 19?8 and August 19?9, gtvlng a total bl€sbok<br />
tDrtality to che€tah lrtlo <strong>of</strong> 11.6 per annur lbaseal <strong>on</strong> a ch€etah popula-<br />
tl<strong>on</strong> ol 23 (Pettlt€r et sl. l9?9)1. wlth tho cheetah populati<strong>on</strong> at<br />
rpproxillately<br />
30 (Deceder 19?9) <strong>the</strong> postuleted blesbok nortslity fot<br />
1980 wlll be ln oxcesB <strong>of</strong> 3tg, Thts excludes atl oth€r pr€y sp6ctes.<br />
1135<br />
33<br />
l1<br />
2l<br />
128<br />
20<br />
15<br />
32<br />
2L5
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