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Annual Natural Resource Report
Wildlife Trends Game counts Data from monthly fixed foot patrols. Index calculated as number of sightings per patrol. Wildlife Populations Sightings Estimates Species Animals seen Duiker 3 Eland 2 Elephant 1 Giraffe 4 Kudu Roan Blue wildebeest 56 Species Likely estimate Duiker 1239 Kudu 604 Photo: M. Jarvis Sightings are animals seen in the conservancy during the annual game count. Estimates are for the local area and include Kwandu, Mashi, Mayuni & Sobbe. Photo: S. Mayes Photo: S. Linder Photo: A. Symonds Predator sightings Index calculated as number of sightings per event book. Locally rare species Mortalities Environmental monitoring Species Animals seen Buffalo 2 Bushbuck 3 Eland 213 Giraffe 54 Impala 239 Lechwe 18 Sable Blue wildebeest 573 Species Animals dead Duiker 1 Elephant Hippopotamus Kudu Lechwe 3 Steenbok Blue wildebeest Vegetation Pie indicates change in bush cover between 2008 and 2009 Locally rare species are those which are currently infrequently observed in the conservancy Mortalities are animals found dead during patrols and opportunistic sightings Mayuni
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Number of Community Game Guards:
Mayuni Wildlife Use Wildlife Income Species Quota Type of Utilisation Total used Own Use Trophy Capture Shoot & Sell Traditional Problem animal Elephant 3 1 2 Hippo 4 Crocodile Lechwe Blue wildebeest Buffalo Bush pig Reedbuck Kudu Baboon 10 Hyaena Leopard Wildlife Introductions Year Species Number 2005 Kudu 12 14 2006 Blue Wildebeest 56 2007 Eland 28 Sable 8 Photo: T. Robertson Threats Natural Resource Management Human-Wildlife Conflict Poaching Performance: Weak Good Incidents Incidents Species 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Baboon 19 3 4 2 13 8 Cheetah Crocodile 1 10 15 Elephant 162 55 18 63 30 34 54 Hippo 16 124 17 31 5 11 Hyaena 7 14 Jackal Leopard Lion Pigs 29 64 61 41 Porcupine 24 20 Wild dog Species 2009 Red bars indicate weak areas in the conservancy management performance which need to be addressed. Green bars indicate positive management performance. Effort: Number of Community Game Guards: 10 Rainfall (mm) Damage The species chart indicates the most troublesome to least troublesome conflict species in the conservancy. The Y-axis in HWC and poaching charts represents number of incidents. Years with no bars indicate gaps in data collection Mayuni
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