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And my map was published during May 2016 and they don’t say when the census was done

They are all old numbers and even then, who knows how correct they were

The last 100% comprehensive census of herbivores was in 1997. After that guessing games, despite money given for a full census in 2012 but never done...


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The closing of some Northern waterpoints did seem to help, though. Looking back on the thread one can see many herds, very often with youngsters, from Babalala to Mopane!

Alf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:51 am According to my map which is obviously old there are only 90 Roan in Kruger

Thats an old map..Anthrax and habitat destruction have dropped that to well below 50 ..I heard 35 3 years ago but there have been babies recently and assuming NO predation???? that should be nudging 50 again ...Big group around Mopani is 13 in Sept ..11 were at Boyela 2 years ago and then small groups between Mopani and Babalala also including the 2 big groups I mentioned makes 50 look like an optimistic estimation

Richprins wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:32 am The last 100% comprehensive census of herbivores was in 1997. After that guessing games, despite money given for a full census in 2012 but never done...


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Ja Roan were about 350 back in 1997

Kruger Sightings
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3 Roan Antelopes on the move
H1-6, 1.5km S of Mopani, coming from Mooiplaas
Vis 5/5
Tinged by Nyati007

A 2015 pic by Michele Nel near Mopane:






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