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  • PRIVATE GAME WILDLIFE RANCHING2 min readDiet & Nutrition
    EVERYDAY Venison
    Leslie van der Merwe ends his short introduction to his book Everyday Venison with a quote: “There is more to kudu than biltong and dry wors.” In the next 115 pages of the book, he goes about proving his statement. He does this in two ways. In the
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    Fostering Peace
    In his inaugural speech in 1981, the much-hated Lennox Sebe, first President and dictator President-for-life of the “independent” apartheid collaborating Republic of Ciskei, advised that the policy of his government would be, “a meal a day for everyo
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    Book Review
    Author: Sue Tidwell Publisher: Struik Nature Language: English Pages: 474 Format: Kindle | RRP: US$5.99 Hardcover | RRP: US$27.99 Paperback | RRP: US$17.99 Cries of the Savanna is available from Amazon.com. Scan the QR code or visit www.amazo
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    Scarce Genetics on Auction!
    Established in 1970 and situated in the Limpopo and North West provinces, Matla Mamba Game Breeding is a family-run operation with expertise in rare game breeding. Matla Mamba was founded by Hannes du Preez 40 years ago. Hannes and his son, Jaco, f
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    Pecan environment
    Pecan trees love the sun and only produce nuts where direct sunlight reaches the leaves and branches during the growing season. This means that most nuts are produced on the outside of the tree canopy. To maximise yield in a pecan orchard, the surfac
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    Super Genetics On Auction!
    Regular opportunities to build and expand on genetic strength are presented at top quality game auctions. The annual Bloodline Africa game auction on 10 June 2022 will be one of these opportunities where a selection of Crown Game Breeders' top sable,
    PRIVATE GAME WILDLIFE RANCHING3 min readLeadership
    THE Human(e) IN Conservation
    What does conservation mean to you? Does the word awaken images of wildlife and landscapes in you? Memories of a safari drive, a hike in a national park or a boat trip to an island? There is more to conservation than the intrinsic beauty of biodivers
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    Publishing Editor’s Note
    The United Nations 2030 Agenda provides us with an international standard or benchmark for assessing the strategies and approaches being adopted by our governments, our companies and our communities with respect to Africa's wildlife economy. In this,
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    Cooking Venison: A Modern Approach
    My journey with venison, or game meat in local parlance, began 40 years ago when I started hunting. I have always practiced “you eat what you shoot” as not to do so would somehow be dishonest. My first attempts were hampered by a lack of knowledge, a
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    OPERATION METEORITE launched!
    EKO WILD (Pty) Ltd has adopted ‘Holistic Rhino Management Principles’ as its core approach to the most comprehensive rhino survival strategy to date. Security management by employing the best technologies and reliable teams. Habitat management to o
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    CRIES Of The Savanna
    When non-hunter Sue Tidwell accompanied her husband, Rick, on a three-week hunting safari to Tanzania, she had no idea that it would be an eye-opening, life-changing experience. Like many Americans – hunters and non-hunters alike – she had romantic n
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    Conservation-fashion
    And now, Craig's images are about to help change the world yet again in an astounding collaboration where fashion meets passion. Redrhino Wilderness Scarves is a conservation-fashion initiative. The scarves feature images chosen by renowned conserv
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    Selected Literature
    Adams JM & Faure H. 1997. QEN Members. Review and Atlas of Palaeovegetation: Preliminary Land Ecosystem Maps of the World since the Last Glacial Maximum. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA. www.esd.ornl.gov/projects/qen/adams1.html. Brink JS (201
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    Wild Plant Opportunities
    First develop a ready market for a natural product, lower barriers to entry, and ensure sector-wide support and an adequate supply chain of the raw product. Where possible, do the groundwork using public funding. Then only start developing the wild p
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    Pursuing Game Meat As An Alternative Income Stream
    Target group: SA Game Farmers The required legal processes and the 5 necessary steps to follow will be explained in an exclusive series of seven articles and published in Private Game magazine. This series to practically demonstrate the legal steps
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    Editorial Reviews
    “To know Africa is to love her, and also to fear for her. Sue Tidwell captures the magic of safari and the wonder of Africa’s wildlife and people … with a keen sense of understanding the problems of that troubled land. With a new and unique perspecti
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    GENETICS ON AUCTION! 13 to 16 July 2022!
    Oorlog 51⅝" PURE KRUGER BLOODLINE RW 51⅝" SCI 133" Bosses L&R 15" Tip to Tip 103" At 8Y 0M Sire: SATARA More than two years have passed since Oorlog was introduced to his breeding herd and the satisfaction of witnessing the potential in his fi
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    Message From The Co-sponsor
    Professional herding using well-trained herders is an important means of regenerative farming with livestock and the first step to ensuring a healthy regenerated veld, a healthy environment for all and improved animal health and production. To take t
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    Guardians Of The Karoo Rangelands
    Think Prairies. Think Steppes. Think Australian Outback. Think Great Plains, Pampas, Grasslands and Savannah. Think Karoo and Kalahari. In other words, consider all the places that South Africans might conceivably call veld. These are the rangelands
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    Excerpts From Cries Of The Savanna :
    “As Rick and I knelt down to offer our gratitude and appreciation for this wondrous creature’s sacrifice, Mgogo and Abdalah kept their eyes peeled for the two remaining buffalo, making sure they didn’t circle back in retaliation.” “This noble bull ha
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    Private Game - Wildlife Ranching
    Executive editor: Dr Peter Oberem Publishing editor: Erika Alberts Meldt van der SpuyAletta Pretorius-ThiartRegardt FerreiraMartin Botha Ronelle OosthuizenCarmen le Roux Dr Peter OberemDr Francis VorhiesDeborah VorhiesElizabeth FolgenDr Gert DryJoha
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    Book Review
    Author: Leslie van der Merwe Publisher: Cartwheel Consulting cc. 2021 Language: English Pages: 115 Format: Hardcover | RRP: R449 ISBN: 978-0-620-88335-4 Everyday Venison is available from Leslie van der Merwe and Safari and Outdoor branches in
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    Super Sable
    What does it take to consistently breed top-quality, record-breaking sables? There is more to it than meets the eye. The inspirational success story of Crown Game Breeders is founded on passion, well-researched knowledge and an extraordinary talent t
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    WILDLIFE RANCHING Lifts Its Game!
    he wildlife T industry powered through the first quarter of 2022 with some exciting game auctions, thereby sharing unique genetics amongst members and providing the industry with positive stimulus for the rest of the season. A healthy 41 auctions too
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    A Bull Of Bulls
    Early one morning back in 2017, my wife and I loaded a young buffalo bull on Dr Hein Muller's farm, Antioch near Hoedspruit. He was exactly three years and four months old that day. Excitement filled the air as we took the long road back home to Saga
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    Every farm deserves A BIG KUDU BULL
    The Waterberg Kudu Breeding Project is situated in the Waterberg region between Lephalale and Thabazimbi. We breed exclusively with kudus. The project does not only select for the longest horns, but also focuses on the genetic diversity between the s
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    Changemakers
    Currently Deborah Vorhies is the interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI) at Stellenbosch University where she is taking the lead on establishing the institution as a leading think-tank in Africa. Her res
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    Earth’s Environmental Path
    Specialist wildlife scientist, consultant and lecturer (Ecology, Zoology, Game Production). Studied at Pretoria University, 3 years fieldwork studies in the Kruger National Park, 12 years ecosystem analysis of Eastern Cape valley bushveld, 26 years
    PRIVATE GAME WILDLIFE RANCHING7 min readDiet & Nutrition
    The Local Meat Market Opportunities And Challenges
    It is important to kick-start this discussion on the local meat market opportunities with past and future perspectives in terms of growth in the wildlife industry by Dr Flippie Cloete (School of Economics, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus)
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    Live Auction On 10 June 2022
    An exceptional selection of top-quality animals will be showcased at the Bloodline Africa live game auction at Loft @ Nine, Menlo Park, Pretoria on 10 June 2022. Bloodline Africa comprises a group of extraordinary breeders in Limpopo, North West and

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