Fenced in : wildlife fencing intensification in southwest Limpopo, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorWagner, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorScholtz, Rheinhardt
dc.contributor.authorNel, Lizanne
dc.contributor.authorKeith, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-27T06:26:22Z
dc.date.available2024-11-27T06:26:22Z
dc.date.issued2024-01
dc.description.abstractWildlife farming, or game ranching, collectively termed here as the wildlife sector, has changed over the past few decades in South Africa, leading to growth in conservation and green economy, but resulting in an increase in wildlife fencing and intensive wildlife management practices. To describe spatial changes in the wildlife sector, the fences, camps, and intensive farm portions of wildlife properties in southwest Limpopo, South Africa, were mapped using remote sensing data from 2007, 2012 and 2017. A ground-truth study in 2019confirmed the accuracy of the remotely-sensed maps. The number of camps smaller than100 ha significantly increased, especially very small camps <50 ha, from 2007 to 2017. Over the ten-year period, farm portions became proportionately more intensive. This intensification resulted in an increased number of intensive farm portions within protected areas, critical biodiversity areas, and ecological support areas. An increase in total length of fences and number of camps, and a decrease in the mean size of camps were subsequently observed. These changes coincided with the rise of intensive breeding in the wildlife industry market between 2012 and 2017, after which this part of the sector declined. The increase in fencing and intensive management practices in southwest Limpopo could have implications for biodiversity conservation and planning. The remotely-sensed maps may help ensure sustainable wildlife management practices by aiding conservation policy frame-works and monitoring infrastructure developments.en_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-15:Life on landen_US
dc.description.urihttps://sawma.co.za/african-journal-of-wildlife-researchen_US
dc.identifier.citationCecilia Wagner, Rheinhardt Scholtz, Lizanne Nel, and Mark Keith "Fenced in: Wildlife Fencing Intensification in Southwest Limpopo, South Africa," African Journal of Wildlife Research 54(1), (31 January 2024). https://doi.org/10.3957/056.054.0001.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2410-8200 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3957/056.054.0001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/99431
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouthern African Wildlife Management Associationen_US
dc.rights© 2024, Southern African Wildlife Management Association (SAWMA).en_US
dc.subjectFenceen_US
dc.subjectFragmentationen_US
dc.subjectIntensive managementen_US
dc.subjectLimpopoen_US
dc.subjectRemote sensingen_US
dc.subjectWildlife breedingen_US
dc.subjectSDG-15: Life on landen_US
dc.titleFenced in : wildlife fencing intensification in southwest Limpopo, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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