Survival of Cheetahs Relocated from Ranchland to Fenced Protected Areas in South Africa

Reintroduction of Top-Order Predators

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 282-306

  Marnewick, Kelly ^a,b   Hayward, Matt W ^c   Cilliers, Deon ^b   Somers, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust   (South Africa)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Comparison of survivorship between cheetah populations; Compensation relocation programme cheetahs relocated into fenced protected areas; cost of relocations aim of relocation programme to be financially self sustaining; Ecological management plan and proof that reserve could support cheetahs for minimum of 2 years; Relocated cheetah survival in South Africa; South Africa wildlife privately owned and utilized for economic gain; Survival of cheetahs from ranchland to fenced protected areas in South Africa; Trapped cheetahs transportation in crates to one of three holding facilities in Limpopo province; Trapping cheetahs on ranchland not easy, time consuming and labour intensive

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052756026     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444312034.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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