PRIVATE GAME | WILDLIFE RANCHING

PRIVATE GAME | WILDLIFE RANCHING With its magnificent and diverse wildlife heritage, Southern Africa plays a vital role in conserving the world’s biological diversity. The region boasts an extensive network of public parks, including international icons such as the Kruger, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi, Kgalagadi, Etosha, Chobe and Hwange, several of which also form part of larger transfrontier conservation areas.

The region is known for its excellent track record of conserving threatened species such as elephant, rhino, Cape mountain zebra, bontebok, black wildebeest, cheetah and lion. An important aspect is the unique and vital role the private sector and market-based approaches play in supporting both wildlife conservation and socio-economic development in the region.

Southern Africa’s wildlife industry has become a contemporary world leader in conservation innovation, providing considerable ecological, biodiversity and economic benefits to the region.”

Wildlife ranchers love nature and are conservationists at heart – that is why they choose this lifestyle.

Conceptualised by the executive editorial team of the popular publication Wildlife Ranching magazine, PRIVATE GAME will build on the successes achieved by Wildlife Ranching, whilst providing an engaging voice for the private wildlife sector.

CREATING PROSPERITY FOR ALL

PUBLISHING EDITOR’S NOTE

PRIVATE GAME - WILDLIFE RANCHING

THE BIGGER PICTURE

CHANGEMAKERS • Dr Duncan MacFadyen Oppenheimer Generations | Head Research and Conservation PhD in small mammal ecology

CHANGEMAKERS • Kennedy Dzama (PhD) Vice-Dean: Research, Stellenbosch University Professor: Animal Breeding and Genetics, Stellenbosch University Advisory Board Chair: African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI)

CHANGEMAKERS • Networker and Sustainable Transformation Ambassador Innovation Coordinator at PLCnetwork of the Southern Hemisphere

TASTE OF GAME • Building sustainable wildlife economies in Africa: Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation and African Wildlife Economy Institute enter R10 million partnership

SECTOR NEWS

UNLOCKING SUSTAINABILITY • Africa needs sustainable wildlife economies for the future of conservation

About Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation

WORLD-WIDE INSTITUTIONAL DISPENSATION

EVOLUTION of the GAME FARMING INDUSTRY • “Wild animals have been roaming the Earth for many thousands of years. Many even long before the advent of Homo sapiens.”

THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPES: IS SUSTAINABLE USE AN OPTION? • Sustainable use – 28 years of hands-on experience

Comparison of the genetic diversity of South African buffalo

Conservation innovation using blockchain solutions • Tokenizing Wildlife: elephaNFTs, lioNFTs and NFTcheetahs

Earth’s Environmental Path • Part 4 – African elephant – destruction, biological drivers and history

Specialist wildlife scientist, consultant and lecturer (Ecology, Zoology, Game Production).

THEILERIOSES & WILDLIFE • The relationship of Theileria parasites with wildlife

OLYMPIC ‘GAMES’ WINNERS • Riaan Nowers is an agricultural economist with a passion for and interest in the wildlife economy. He has two masters' degrees – in agricultural economics and in sustainable agriculture – and is at present managing the Agricultural Statistics division within the Western Cape Department of Agriculture.

PURSUING GAME MEAT AS AN ALTERNATIVE INCOME STREAM • Producing game meat from farm to fork

GAME MEAT PROCESSING • FACILITY APPLICATION

THE LIVING DESERTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Hyaena says it is not a laughing matter • My Estonian apple cake in a South African way