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The growth of the wildlife industry in South Africa can be measured
by the growth in the number of wildlife ranches. In 1965 there were
only four wildlife-fenced properties in the former north-western
Transvaal. By 2005, 40 years later, there were more than 10 000
properties with wildlife exemption permits in the nine provinces
combined. As the wildlife industry continues to expand, so too does
the need for scientific knowledge upon which it must be based. This
sixth edition of Game ranch management is written by 39 experts in
various fields and edited by two experienced wildlife ecologists,
managers and veterinarians. It is as complete a guide as possible
for wildlife ranchers in South Africa. All the chapters have been
revised and updated, with extensive new information on information
systems and data management; economics of the wildlife industry in
South Africa; bacterial, viral and protozoal diseases of wildlife;
buying and selling wild animals; hunting, keeping and managing
large terrestrial carnivores; trophy hunting; meat production; veld
management, and habitat rehabilitation. Game ranch management is
designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students doing degrees
or modules in wildlife management and ranching at training
institutions across southern Africa. It is also a guide for current
and future owners of extensive wildlife production units. Prof.
Jacobus du Plessis Bothma completed BSc and MSc degrees in Zoology
at the University of Pretoria and a PhD in Wildlife Science at
Texas A & M University in the United States. He worked as a
predator ecologist until he was seconded to the University of
Pretoria by the former Transvaal provincial government to start the
first postgraduate degree in wildlife management at a South African
university. There he occupied the Eugene Marais Chair of Wildlife
Management, which later became the cornerstone of the Centre for
Wildlife Management in the Department of Animal and Wildlife
Sciences of the University of Pretoria. He retired in December
2005, but continues his research and writing as an emeritus
professor. He is currently the author, co-author or editor of 21
books or book chapters, more than 100 published scientific articles
and 225 popular science articles on wildlife topics. He is listed
as one of the notable alumni of the University of Pretoria. Dr
Jacobus Gabriel du Toit completed an agriculture degree in Animal
Science at the University of Stellenbosch, an honours degree in
Wildlife Management and a degree in Veterinary Science at the
University of Pretoria. He established the first formal private
wildlife veterinary practice in South Africa and pioneered the
introduction of elephant families on wildlife ranches, the breeding
of disease-free buffalo from diseased parents, the harvesting of
rhinoceros horns for commercial purposes and the use of elephants
as biodetectors (detecting of landmines). His fields of interest
are the breeding of endangered wildlife species and doing research
on the medicinal values of plants. He believes in applied research,
a holistic approach to wildlife production and has raised funds as
a member of the SA Veterinary Foundation for numerous wildlife
projects.
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