Challenges faced in the conservation of rare antelope: A case study on the northern basalt plains of the Kruger National Park

Koedoe

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 45-66

  Grant, C C ^a   Davidson, T ^a   Funston, P J ^b   Pienaar, D J ^c  

^a KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artificial waterpoints; Drought; Management; Predation; Rare antelope; Zebra

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANTELOPE; DAMALISCUS LUNATUS; EQUUS; EQUUS BURCHELLII; HIPPOTRAGUS EQUINUS; PANTHERA LEO; UNGULATA;

EID: 0037002546     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v45i2.26     Document Type: Article

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