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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Suike.bosranat' being sltuat€d close to Johann€sburg' ls sn ilDpo'tant<br />
l"io"." """."r,t"n c€nte' wlth gane-vlewing as an integral To<br />
-facet'<br />
allov.lh€cheetshpopulatl<strong>on</strong>to6tablll'eby.Iepleti<strong>on</strong><strong>of</strong>ltsotinfood<br />
""nnt" ."" thus not be c<strong>on</strong>sldered' lhe cheetah populati<strong>on</strong> will <strong>the</strong>!e-<br />
fore always have to be managed'<br />
One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mejor questi<strong>on</strong>s that now alises is to flhat lev€l should <strong>the</strong><br />
Ii""i.n n.n"t"tt"n<br />
be managed? Ths establlshm€nt <strong>of</strong> a safe cheetah to<br />
;;";;.,;.'ls comPllcated bv <strong>the</strong> obvious selecti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>cheetahs</strong> <strong>on</strong> this<br />
;:.;.-';;' fenal; blesbok' Ful<strong>the</strong>mo'e' exPerlence h63 shown that <strong>the</strong><br />
,r"npt", .t cheetshs is boih oxpenslve an'l tloe_c<strong>on</strong>sumlng wtt}I rrs own<br />
;;;;i",;."" in thst certain lndlvlduals ere repeatedlv captured' wh€!eas<br />
oth€rs act ivelY avold <strong>the</strong> traps'<br />
At piesent' <strong>the</strong> hlesbox popul'tl<strong>on</strong> ls bsing augmented by exce33 3tock<br />
;;;-;;." ."""."es' Thi6 wtll plobablv hsvs to be c<strong>on</strong>tinued-untll such<br />
;i;;;; ,". blesbok reach n.nbers i<strong>the</strong>rebv <strong>the</strong>lr lncrement will sreatlv<br />
"".n""'.o.ple.laii<strong>on</strong>l.atetoAllo'o!<strong>the</strong>cfopping<strong>of</strong>excesifasato<br />
balance out ths aer ratio'<br />
The r€search et Suikerbosland is belng c<strong>on</strong>tinue'l in otder to flnd a<br />
plact I cal tuoagement PolicY'<br />
ACKNS{LBDCMBNTS<br />
Thls study could not hrve b€en unde'tekeD wlthout <strong>the</strong> suPport rnd enthusis$6<br />
<strong>of</strong> Iny flel'l technlctsns foos 'le lfet snd Piet M\rller - to <strong>the</strong>m a<br />
speclal word <strong>of</strong> than}s '<br />
J.W.H. F€lgus<strong>on</strong> was a great help tn <strong>the</strong> final computatl<strong>on</strong> ol data and<br />
c!ltlcally revlewed this paper' The staft <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> Suikerbosland Nature<br />
Reaelve are thanke'l for <strong>the</strong>lr help ln oany rays' D!' E' Young and s'<br />
wolffarescknowlettg€droru'efurco@ntthfoughout<strong>the</strong>dufatl<strong>on</strong><strong>of</strong><br />
this study. The Problem Anlmel C<strong>on</strong>trol Unit' T'tnBvaal Divlsl<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Na_<br />
ture Crnservati<strong>on</strong>' was r€sP<strong>on</strong>6ible fo! |mst ot <strong>the</strong> trspptng <strong>of</strong> cheetshs<br />
<strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> resetv€' <strong>the</strong> Director <strong>of</strong> Nature C<strong>on</strong>selvatl<strong>on</strong> granted p€rttl6si<strong>on</strong><br />
to atl€nd <strong>the</strong> C<strong>on</strong>ference an'l Publish thl3 paper'<br />
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