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Game farming in South Africa as a force in conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Richard Luxmoore
Richard Luxmoore
Affiliation:
Wildlife Trade Monitoring Unit, IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre, 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK.
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Abstract

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There are perhaps 7000–10,000 formers in South Africa who derive some income from game farming. They sell the meat, sell live animals to other formers, allow hunters to shoot animals for trophies, or allow tourists onto their land for game viewing. The system has benefits for both wildlife and the formers, and it is tempting to assume that similar results could be obtained in other African countries. But is its that simple?

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Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , October 1985 , pp. 225 - 231
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1985

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