The November newsletter announces the launch of the Scientific Assessment for Livestock Predation, a historic first for predation management in South Africa ; NWGA Free State Executive member Anton Marx shares why electric fencing has proven successful under his unique farming conditions and circumstances and the Predation Management Information Centre (PMiC) encourages farmers to record predation losses on a newly developed cellphone APP.
The October newsletter shares the successful practice of alpacas as effective herd animals to protect farmer Pieter Albertyn of Struisbaai against predators ; Scientific Assessment of Livestock predation and it's management in South Africa to be released soon ; read article by Prof. HO De Waal on the Demography and morphometry of black-backed jackals in SA and Namibia.
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The September newsletter speaks on the urgency of purchasing jackal proof fencing at reduced rates ; Farmer Erik Alexander of Trompsburg tells why he uses jackal proof fencing to keep predators at bay ; 2018 Northern Cape Farmer of the Year mentions that the electrification of camps provides for an increase in lam percentage and we show you what the toolbox consist of when managing predators.
The August newsletter portrays the views of Dorothee Trollip in the Maclear district of no predation losses thanks to anatolian sheep dogs ; what services one can find at the Predation Management Information Centre (PMiC) and reasons why predation losses decrease at demonstration farms.
The July newsletter comprise of articles relating to the Eastern Cape PMF who are concerned with leopards and stray dogs ; presentation by Dr. Nkabeng Maruping-Mzileni of the International Wildlife Fellowship Foundation (IWFF) on a leopard project that could assist authorities in decision making and Mr. Swithan Webster who farms in Queenstown shares his success story in curbing predation with netted fences. Read here.
May newsletter comprise of articles relating to the poor attendance of SKA public workshops in the Northern Cape ; the fact that Baboon predation of sheep is far more prevalent than anticipated ; PMF meets with municipalities over the issue of stray dogs and the Pred SA scientific assessment concludes. Read here.
April newsletter consist of articles relating to the approved competency qualification for predator training and a notification informing farmers that predator management manual is free of charge. It further states that PMF will be in attendance at the SKA public workshops. Read here.
The March newsletter comprise of articles relating to PMF engaging with SKA project; IEMP for the SKA project - call for public participation ; plea by dr. Gerhard Verdoorn, predation specialist not to kill the Brown Hyena and a request to contact Predation Management Information Centre (PMiC) in predator control. Read here.
February newsletter comprise of snippet of news relating to Niel Viljoen's study tour to America and his observation that South African livestock farmers are one step ahead of America regarding predator control; March 2018 will see the start of the second year of the functioning of the Predation Management Information Centre (PMiC) and progress on DCA Norms and Standards. Read here.
January newsletter comprise of a notice that the Scientific Assessment is now in its final stages, PMF to join forces with baboon damage interest group, "Roofdiere en boere, ken jy vyand", a second part of an article by Dr. Gerhard Verdoorn that highlights the importance of spoor identification by predators. Read here.
