nnual Natural Resource Report Predator sightings Locally rare species Game counts Data from monthly fixed foot patrols. Index calculated as number of sightings per patrol. Index calculated as number of sightings per event book. Locally rare species are those which are currently infrequently observed in the conservancy Mortalities Vegetation Wildlife Populations Wildlife Trends Environmental monitoring Sightings are animals seen in the conservancy during the annual game count. Estimates are for the local area and include Kwandu, Mashi, Mayuni & Sobbe. Mortalities are animals found dead during patrols and opportunistic sightings 200120022003200420052006200720082009 0 2 4 6 8 10 Kudu 200120022003200420052006200720082009 0 2 4 6 8 10 Duiker 200120022003200420052006200720082009 0 2 4 6 8 10 Steenbok 200120022003200420052006200720082009 0 2 4 6 8 10 Elephant 200120022003200420052006200720082009 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Hippo 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 0 2 4 6 8 10 Cheetah 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Hyaena 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 0 2 4 6 8 10 Leopard 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Lion Photo: M. Jarvis 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 0 2 4 6 8 10 Wild dog 2007 2008 2009 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Plots with more bush % of plots 2007 2008 2009 0 5 10 15 20 25 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Tree cover (%) Species Animals seen Duiker 4 Impala 12 Kudu 4 Lechwe 5 Warthog 2 Sightings Estimates Species Likely estimate Duiker 1239 Kudu 604 Photo: A. Symonds Photo: S. Mayes Photo: S. Linder Species Animals seen Eland 46 Ground Hornbill 18 Impala 618 Lechwe 13 Reedbuck 2 Roan 30 Wild dog 1 Species Animals dead Hippopotamus 1 Impala 1 Pie indicates change in bush cover between 2007 and 2009 70% 20% 10% Plots with more bush Plots with same bush Kwandu
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Annual Natural Resource Report
Predator sightings
Locally rare species
Game counts
Data from monthly fixed foot patrols. Index calculated as number of sightings per patrol.
Index calculated as number of sightings per event book.
Locally rare species are those which are currently infrequently observed in the conservancy
Mortalities
Vegetation
Wildlife Populations
Wildlife Trends
Environmental monitoring
Sightings are animals seen in the conservancy during the annual game count. Estimates are for the local area and include Kwandu, Mashi, Mayuni & Sobbe.
Mortalities are animals found dead during patrols and opportunistic sightings
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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10Kudu
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10Duiker
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10Steenbok
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10Elephant
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12Hippo
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10Cheetah
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14Hyaena
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10Leopard
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Lion
Photo: M. Jarvis
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10Wild dog
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Plots with more bush Plots with less bush
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Tree cover (%) Highest biomass (Kg/ha)
Species Animals seen
Duiker 4Impala 12Kudu 4Lechwe 5Warthog 2
Sightings Estimates
Species Likely estimate
Duiker 1239Kudu 604
Photo: A. SymondsPhoto: S. Mayes Photo: S. Linder
Species Animals seen
Eland 46Ground Hornbill 18Impala 618Lechwe 13Reedbuck 2Roan 30Wild dog 1
Species Animals dead
Hippopotamus 1Impala 1
Pie indicates change in bush cover between 2007 and 2009
70%
20%
10%
Plots with more bush
Plots with same bushPlots with less bush
Kwandu
Kwandu - 2009
Natural Resource Management
Red bars indicate weak areas in the conservancy management performance which need to be addressed. Green bars indicate positive management performance.
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.
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
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Other damageLivestock attackHuman attackCrop damage
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Commercial Subsistence
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Snares and traps recoveredFirearms recovered
Incidents
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ArrestsConvictions
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Years with no bars indicate gaps in data collection