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KPA 1: BIODIVERSITY AND HERITAGE CONSERVATIONGuiding principles for reserve managementFauna# GUIDING PRINCIPLE1The reserve shall conform to the following LEDET policies, procedures and/or guidelinesrelating to wildlife management:- Guidelines for aerial game census on provincial nature reserves (12/6/12/7/1);- Guidelines for culling on provincial nature reserves (12/6/12/7/7);- Technical management guidelines and procedures for game registers on provincialnature reserves (12/6/12/7/8);- Technical management guidelines and procedures for game capture on provincialnature reserves (12/6/12/7/8);- Technical management guidelines and procedures for the introduction of mammalsinto provincial nature reserves (2008);- Policy on the donation of game from State-owned nature reserves to HistoricallyDisadvantaged Individuals (HDIs) in the wildlife industry;- Provincial directive on the control and management of damage-causing wild animalsin Limpopo Province; and- Draft policy for the reduction of game from (provincial) nature reserves.23456Wildlife management in the reserve must be focused primarily on protecting the ecologicalfunctioning of the reserve.Wildlife stocking densities should be maintained within the ecological capacity of thesupporting habitats of the reserve.A regular programme for monitoring the veld condition, the animal numbers and the physicalcondition of animals must be in place to ensure that the ecological capacity of the reserve isnot exceeded.Population management of wildlife species shall be required to ensure that such species arenot causing the ecological degradation of the reserve.Wherever practicable, non-lethal and environmentally-friendly measures should bedeveloped and implemented to limit, or mitigate, the impacts of any indigenous problemcausinganimal in, or escaping from, the reserve.Fire# GUIDING PRINCIPLE1 The reserve shall conform to the legal requirements of the NVFFA.23Unplanned wildfires that occur in areas where it could have undesirable ecological effects,threaten reserve infrastructure, or threaten neighbouring properties shall be suppressed orcontrolled wherever possible.Unplanned wildfires that occur in reserve areas where it will do no ecological harm and/orthreaten properties may be allowed to burn, provided that safety concerns are notcompromised.LEDET Reserve Management Documents: Wonderkop Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 27
456Fire protection measures and resources (equipment, trained personnel, firebreaks, etc.) mustbe maintained and effective in the reserve at all times.The reserve management shall, wherever possible, establish partnerships with neighboursand other role-players through agreements and membership of FPAs.Controlled block burns can only be implemented after an ecological assessment of the drymatter/fuel load has been completed.Invasive alien plants / bush encroachment# GUIDING PRINCIPLE1The reserve shall conform to the legal requirements of Sections 64-77 of NEMBA and therelevant sections of CARA, as amended.23All declared invasive alien plant species occurring in the reserve shall be eradicated, using themost cost-effective and environmentally friendly methods.While active bush encroachment control measures (mechanical, fire, biological and/orchemical) will be adopted in the reserve in the short-term, the primary long-termmanagement objective is sound veld management practices (conservative wildlife stockingrates, natural patch burn regimes, adequate water provision and soil conservation).Erosion control# GUIDING PRINCIPLE1Areas susceptible to soil erosion, or showing early signs of soil erosion, such as a loss ofvegetation cover, must be managed to prevent soil erosion.2Areas impacted by soil erosion should be stabilised and re-vegetated with indigenous plantspecies to prevent the spread of listed invasive plant species.Heritage resources# GUIDING PRINCIPLE1 The reserve shall conform to the legal requirements of the NHRA.Biodiversity inventory, research and monitoring# GUIDING PRINCIPLE1The reserve shall conform to the following LEDET policies, procedures and/or guidelinesrelating to monitoring:- Guidelines for monitoring of climate and maintenance and establishment of climaterelatedinfrastructure on provincial nature reserves (12/6/12/7/2).2The collection of baseline information, support for research projects and the ongoingimplementation of monitoring programmes shall be focused on, and directed towards,supporting operational planning and decision-making in the reserve.LEDET Reserve Management Documents: Wonderkop Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 28
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