Where to get the book[]
There are a few public libraries that have copies of this book, that can be used in the library or can be taken out for a short period of time. To become a member of one of the public libraries you need a water and electricity bill or some kind of bill to prove your residence and your ID. If you do not live in the area of the public library you will have to pay a certain amount to become a member, but you can still use the book inside the library without becoming a member.
Contact the Bedfordview library to get details about the where-abouts of the book.
Telephone: (011) 450-1914
Address: 3 Hawley Rd
These are the chapters of the "Game Ranch Management Book" by Prof. Bothma.
Part I:[]
Part I-brief summary
General guidelines
Important ecological principles and conservancies
Objectives
Ecological monitoring
Geomorphology and climate of South Africa
Vegetation of South Africa
Part II:[]
Game ranch planning
Game ranch acquisition and cattle ranch transformation
Economics
Habitat evaluation
Fences
Water
Roads
Airstrips
Ground vehicles and aircraft
Buildings and camping amenities
Lookout towers
Bomas and holding pens
Part III:[]
Animals and their characteristics
Antelope and other smaller herbivores
Large herbivores
Combining wild and domestic herbivores
Predators
Birds
Nutrition
Physical condition
Animal behaviour
Hybridization and inbreeding
Part IV:[]
Diseases and parasites of wild animals
Bacterial, viral and protozoal diseases
Other diseases
Post-mortem examination
Preventative disease management
Parasites
Part V:[]
Animal management and utilization
Counting wild animals
Harvesting wild animals
Capturing wild animals
Keeping and feeding wild animals in captivity
Transporting wild animals
Buying and selling wild animals
Hunting
Handling and measuring trophies
Harvesting and preparing venison
Part VI:[]
Habitat management
Veld management in the savannas
The coastal and near-coastal parts of the Cape region
Veld and soil reclamation
Part VII:[]
Participating in rural development
The role of African rural people in their environment
Managing for the sustainable use of renewable natural resources
Rural development and game ranch management
Detailed Contents
Authors
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