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Limpopo West Mine: Biodiversity and Impact AssessmentParabuthus sp.Baboon spider (Family:Theraphosidae) burrowRed Velvet Mite(Trombidium sp.)Figure 7-15 Examples of invertebrates identified in the Study area7.2.7. Species of Conservation ImportanceThere are various listings that indicate whether an animal is of conservation importance (CI).These are described below.On a National level, Atlases and Red Data Books for mammals, birds and frogs have beenupdated fairly recently (Friedman & Daly, 2004; Barnes, 2000; Minter et al., 2004), while thereptile Atlas is in progress. These National listings follow the International IUCN system forcategorizing the conservation status of species. Differences exist in species listed asThreatened / Near Threatened between the international and national lists. For the purposesof this report, national lists were used, because they consider the status of the variousspecies within the local South African context. The IUCN categories are depicted below inFigure 7-16.Extinct (EX)Extinct in the wild (EW)Adequate dataThreatenedCritically Endangered(CR)Endangered (EN)EvaluatedVulnerable (VU)Near Threatened (NT)Least Concern (LC)Not(NE)Data Deficient(DD)EvaluatedFigure 7-16 IUCN Red Data List Categories (Friedmann and Daly, 2004)96
Limpopo West Mine: Biodiversity and Impact AssessmentNEMBA (2007) provides a further listing of threatened and protected species (TOPS) thatcan also differ with the IUCN national and international listings. The TOPS (NEMBA, 2007)categories were also used in the current study.On a Provincial level, the Limpopo Environmental Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 7, 2003)lists Specially Protected Wild Animals (SPWA) (Schedule 2) and Protected Wild Animals(PWA) (Schedule 3) (LEDET, 2003). The primary reason for listing mammals as speciallyprotected or protected is to control the hunting and/or catching of these species, i.e. permitsare required from the relevant authorities.Nationally Red Data listed, NEMBA listed, SPWA listed and PWA listed animals have beenprovided in the various animal group discussions below.7.2.8. MammalsTable 7-35 lists the 38 conservation important (CI) mammal species that may occur withinand around the QDGS 2327CB covering the study area. The Likelihood of occurrence isbased on distribution data provided provided in the Red Data Book of the Mammals ofSouthern Africa (Friedman and Daly, 2004). The table categorises each CI species accordingto their South African Red Data Book status. Additionally the table incorporates theirconservation status at provincial (LEDET, 2003), national (Nemba Schedule, 2007) andinternational scales (IUCN, 2012).The list of CI mammal species for the mine area includes 1 Critically Endangered, 2Endangered, 7 Vulnerable and 11 species of Near Threatened mammals (Table 7-35). Thetable also lists a further 17 mammal species which are not red-listed in South Africa but arenevertheless protected species in Limpopo Province and / or South Africa. However eight ofthese species are considered unlikely to occur on site as they are mainly restricted to largerreserves in the greater area with a further two species considered unlikely to occur based onmarginal distribution. This leaves 28 naturally occurring CI species which may very welloccur on site.Eight of these CI species have been detected by NSS within the mine area. Two of whichnamely Brown hyaena (Parahyaena brunne) and Honey badger (Mellivora capensis) are redlistedspecies in South Africa and are discussed briefly below.Brown hyaena (Parahyaena brunne) – Near-Threatened: The presence of BrownHyaena within the Mine area was confirmed from both spoor as well as imagesobtained via heat-sensitive motion cameras. This species detected on the farmportions Geelbekpan, Gannavlakte and Ringbuilt but is expected to occur throughoutthe study area. The national Brown Hyaena population is considered to be stable butpersecution for traditional medicine, hunting and poisoning mean that certainlocalised populations are declining (Friedman & Daly 2004). The species isconsidered a Protected Species (PS) on a national scale according to the NEMBASchedule (2007) but is also listed as a Protected Wildlife Animal (PWA) in LimpopoProvince (LEDET, 2003b).Honey badger (Mellivora capensis) – Near-Threatened: Evidence of the presenceof Honey Badger on farm Welgelegen was obtained through a motion camera image97
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