Download or read book Conservation and Development Interventions at the Wildlife livestock Interface written by Steven A. Osofsky and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2005 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a forum held at the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress in South Africa in 2003, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the IUCN SSC Veterinary and Southern Africa Sustainable Use Specialist Groups (VSG and SASUSG) brought together nearly 80 experts from Africa and beyond to develop ways to tackle the immense health-related conservation and development challenges at the wildlife/domestic animal/human interface facing East and Southern Africa today, and tomorrow. This volume focuses on several themes of critical importance to the future of animal agriculture, wildlife, and, of course, people: competition over grazing and water resources, disease mitigation, local and global food security and other potential sources of conflict related to the overall challenges of land-use planning and the pervasive reality of resource constraints. This publication seeks to draw attention to the need to move towards a "one health" perspective - an approach that was the foundation of the discussions in Durban, and a theme pervading these thought-provoking, insightful, and practical Proceedings.

Download or read book The Bushveld written by Lee Gutteridge and published by 30 Degrees South Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised, updated and expanded second edition of Lee Gutteridge's comprehensive field guide covers a broad cross section of the most prominent species of flora and fauna of the South African Bushveld, including large parts of the Kruger Lowveld; all combined into one user-friendly manual that can be used by tourists and professional field guides alike. With over 4,200 color photographs, sketches and diagrams describing over 1,300 species, laid out in accessible, color-coded sections, everything you'll need to know on a Bushveld safari is in here. Some of South Africa's foremost experts in their particular disciplines have contributed to this guide, with Vincent Carruthers and Louis du Preez (amphibians), Jonathan Leeming (scorpions and spiders), Louis Liebenberg (tracking), Paul van Gaalen, Hendri Coetzee and Adam Riley (birds), Rolf Becker and Alma Moller (euphorbias), Teresa Kearney and Ernest Seamark (bats), Marieka Gryzenhout (fungi), Johan Marais and Jens Reissig (reptiles), Marius Coetzee (birds and mammals) and Frits van Oudtshoorn (grasses) being but a few of the renowned professionals who have so enthusiastically supported this project. Lee Gutteridge was born in Sheffield, England in 1973. Passionate about African wildlife, he is now a professional field guide with 18 years' bush experience. He is currently the chairman of the Waterberg region of the Field Guides' Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) and also the principal trainer of the Entabeni Nature Guide Training School. He books include the best-selling The Bushveld: A South African Field Guide, including the Kruger Lowveld (2008, 2nd edition 2012), Okavango Field Guide (co-authored, 2011) and Bushman Rock Art: An Interpretive Guide (co-authored, 2012).

Download or read book Magnificent South Africa written by Struik Travel & Heritage and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnificent South Africa is a celebration of one of the world's most beautiful regions – and one of its leading tourist destinations. Diversity is the single word that best sums up the nature of this land, vividly evident in its myriad landscapes and in the mix of its peoples. Here, strikingly revealed in more than 160 large-format full-colour photographs and a concise text, are historic towns, hidden hamlets and modern cities, vast spaces and heat-hazed horizons, mountain ramparts and broad grassland plains, game-rich savanna, bushveld scrub, arid desert and emerald pastures, wild seashore and striking coastal terrace. The reader is introduced to South Africa by an informative overview of the country, its history and its economy. Thereafter the scene unfolds, region by region, in a series of eye-catching features, each focusing on a particular area and its distinctive attractions. Some, like Cape Town's Table Mountain, the Kruger National Park, Durban's Golden Mile, the towering heights of the Drakensberg, the Garden Route in the south and the subtropical shorelines of the east, are world-renowned; others are little known, even to South Africans. Magnificent South Africa is an evocative profile of a fascinating country – a book for the home, the perfect gift for family and friends, and a superb memento for those who have spent time discovering South Africa for themselves.

Download or read book Sappi Tree Spotting written by Rina Grant and published by Jacana Media. This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Sappi Tree Spotting series is a breakthrough in botanical literature. This revised edition with updated tree names allows for easy and enjoyable identification, offering readers beautiful illustrations and photographs making for truly enlightening reading. This guide, through clear terminology, helps the tree spotter to build their knowledge of trees. Additionally, grids showing seasonal changes, animal and human uses for each tree, gardening tips and beautifully detailed maps add to the richness of the tree spotting experience. South Africa has a treasure of magnificent, indigenous trees to be found in the diverse and spectacular natural habitats of our country. If you love trees, but have found it difficult to find and name them, this book is all you need to enhance and develop your adventure with them."--

Download or read book Antelopes written by Rod East and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1988 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book IIED Wildlife and Development Series written by International Institute for Environmental and Development and published by IIED. This book was released on with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Life Love and Death in the Lowveld written by Wilf Nussey and published by 30 Degrees South Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of stories, rooted in truth and legend, from a forgotten time in South AfricaÕs past, the Forties, and a little-known part, the Lowveld, is a window into a magical time when people were uncluttered by philosophical baggage and worked for one purpose: to make a living to enjoy life. ÒAn enchanting collection of Lowveld tales, packed with eccentric characters, bush lore and African magic. Wilf NusseyÕs considerable talent as a raconteur has produced a great read, filled with humour and charm.Ó ÑJo-Anne Richards, bestselling author of The Innocence of Roast Chicken, Touching the Lighthouse, My BrotherÕs Book and The Imagined Child

Download or read book Wild Equids written by Jason I. Ransom and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first expert synthesis of the diverse studies conducted on wild equids worldwide. Wild horses, zebras, asses, and feral equines exhibit intriguing and complex social structures that captivate the human imagination and elicit a wide range of emotions that influence conservation and management efforts. This book, spearheaded by Jason I. Ransom and Petra Kaczensky, brings together the world's leading experts on equid ecology, management, and conservation to provide a synthesis of what is known about these iconic species and what needs to be done to prevent losing some of them altogether. The most comprehensive conservation book on wild equids in decades, this title will enlighten not only equid researchers, but also mammalogists, conservationists, and equine professionals. Readers will find new insight into the lives of the world's horses, zebras, and asses, understand the basis of our relationships with these animals, and develop a greater understanding of where equids come from and why they are worth conserving. Included in this book are detailed, state-of-the-science syntheses on Social structure, behavior, and cognition Habitat and diet Ecological niches Population dynamics Roles of humans in horse distribution through time Human dimensions and the meaning of wild Management of free-roaming horses Captive breeding of wild equids Conservation of wild equids Conservation of migrations Reintroductions Genetics and paleogenetics

Download or read book Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park written by Ernst Schmidt and published by Jacana Media. This book was released on 2002 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide to every tree and woody shrub indigenous to the province of Mpumlanga and the entire Kruger National Park. Designed for use by beginner tree enthusiasts and the seasoned botanist, it details more than 950 species of trees and shrubs.

Download or read book Private Wildlife Conservation in Zimbabwe written by Harry Wels and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first about private wildlife conservation and community involvement in Zimbabwe. It is a case study based on ethnographic fieldwork done in 1998. It focuses on the joint venture between a private wildlife conservation initiative, the Save Valley Conservancy, and its surrounding communities in terms of reciprocal exchange and the land question. It makes clear, amongst other things, that the current political tragedy in Zimbabwe about land did not start when Mugabe lost the referendum in February 2000. The book tries to offer an explanation for the unforgiving route that Mugabe has obviously taken in the land question, despite his words of reconciliation when he came to power in 1980. This book is of particular interest to students, practitioners and academics in the fields of (private) wildlife conservation, community participation and organisational co-operation.

Download or read book Swaziland written by Mike Unwin and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swaziland is Africa's second smallest country and its last remaining absolute monarchy. Dwarfed by neighbouring South Africa, this tiny, landlocked nation punches well above its weight in terms of both nature and culture. Author Mike Unwin explores the excellent wildlife reserves and wild hiking trails offering waterfalls, rock art and prolific flora and birdlife, and introduces travellers to the country's rich and varied landscapes. His personal insights, together with colourful anecdotes provide entertaining insights, give an insider's perspective. He divides Swaziland into four distinct regions, with detailed maps and itineraries for timescales from one weekend to one month. It includes a practical guide to neighbouring attractions easily accessed from Swaziland, including Maputo (Mozambique) and the Kruger Park (South Africa), both less than one hour's drive away. The natural history section offers far greater detail and more accurate information than found elsewhere, drawing on the author's extensive insider knowledge and experience.

Download or read book The Genus Rhipicephalus Acari Ixodidae written by Jane B. Walker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-15 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ticks in the genus Rhipicephalus include many important vectors of animal and human pathogens, but many species are notoriously difficult to identify, particularly as immature stages. This reference volume provides identification keys for adult ticks from the Afrotropical regions and elsewhere. For the nymphs and larvae, unique plates have been compiled in which line drawings of the capitula of similar species are grouped together to facilitate identification. Brief well-illustrated descriptions of the known stages of every species are given, plus information on their hosts, distribution, and disease relationships. Tables providing data on host/parasite relationships and disease transmission are also included, making this the definitive reference source on this group for all those interested in acarology, veterinary or medical parasitology and entomology for many years to come.

Download or read book Nature Unbound written by Dan Brockington and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Nature Unbound' is an examination of the rise of protected areas and their current social and economic position in our world. It examines the social impacts of protected areas, the conflicts that surround them, the alternatives to them and the conceptual categories they impose.

Download or read book South African national bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classified list with author and title index.

Download or read book Greater Kruger The Big Picture written by Heinrich Van den Berg and published by HPH Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Living with Wildlife in Zimbabwe written by Joshua Matanzima and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Weekends with Legends written by Bridget Hilton-Barber and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook details short trips out of Gauteng, including discovering the ruins of ancient African kingdoms or staying in historic homes. For each attraction there are details of costs, address, phone, directions on how to get there and facilities.