Addo does not have facilities to safely process the meat, KNP has.
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I am sure they could easily make a plan using local resources...maybe some tenders?
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I am sure that under the bio-economy programmes, the infrastructure will be everywhere soon
But the warthog issues shows that the use of game for sales is a difficult issue and once implemented, the management of species (what is surplus, what is the ratio of predators and herbivores etc) will change for the sake of game sales. Back to the "vermin" approach in the early Kruger decades might be an outcome. Interesting times ahead!
But the warthog issues shows that the use of game for sales is a difficult issue and once implemented, the management of species (what is surplus, what is the ratio of predators and herbivores etc) will change for the sake of game sales. Back to the "vermin" approach in the early Kruger decades might be an outcome. Interesting times ahead!
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That's exactly what worries me. The request is going to determine the surplus of game, not the other way aroundKlipspringer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:47 am
But the warthog issues shows that the use of game for sales is a difficult issue and once implemented, the management of species (what is surplus, what is the ratio of predators and herbivores etc) will change for the sake of game sales. Back to the "vermin" approach in the early Kruger decades might be an outcome. Interesting times ahead!
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Sure Addo doesnt have meat proceesing at the Park ..They outscource the job ..to Professional outfits who move in with cooler trucks etc and remove hundreds of Warthog annuallyKlipspringer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:11 amAddo does not have facilities to safely process the meat, KNP has.
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Klipspringer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:00 pm Next "culling" operation underway in SANParks
https://www.sanparks.org/docs/groups_te ... to-bid.pdf
Tender:
The appointment of a credible service provider(s) for the provision of culling services for South African National Park.
CONTRACT PERIOD
The duration of this contract will be for a period of one (01) year
Namakwa National Park:
Ostrich - Struthio camelus 250
Gemsbok - Oryx gazella 200
Mokala National Park:
Warthog – Phocachoerus africanus 400
Springbok - Antidorcas marsupialis 200
Waterbuck - Kobus ellipsiprymnus 20
Ostrich - Struthio camelus 100
Addo Elephant National Park:
Warthog – Phocachoerus africanus 1000
Kudu - Tragelaphus strepsiceros 100
Plains Zebra – Equus quagga 100
Camdeboo National Park:
Fellow Deer 10
Ostrich – Struthio camelus 100
Tankwa National Park:
Ostrich – Struthio camelus 80
Karoo National Park:
Ostrich – Struthio camelus 60
Here the bids received from culling providers - and the revenue for SANParks
https://www.sanparks.org/docs/groups_te ... rvices.pdf
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This is REALLY something SANParks can do far more cheaply by themselves!
If I recall there used to be an expert culling/game capture team that worked full time and migrated from park to park as required, being assisted by labour/rangers/helicopters/vehicles from the relevant parks for that short time frame!
There is a game capture/impala-braaiing team in Kruger, but I don't know if they are full-time?
If I recall there used to be an expert culling/game capture team that worked full time and migrated from park to park as required, being assisted by labour/rangers/helicopters/vehicles from the relevant parks for that short time frame!
There is a game capture/impala-braaiing team in Kruger, but I don't know if they are full-time?
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To whom belong the culled animals?
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The service provider pays for the culled animals per kg and the carcass is then the property of the culling provider and the harvested meat can be sold