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VISION
The wildlife populations of ≠Khoadi //Hôas are restored, sustainably managed and utilised
for the benefit of present and future generations.
ANNUAL
WORK PLAN
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ZONATION
Maintain Boundaries
Enforce Zones
IMPROVE RESOURCES
OBJECTIVES:
To prevent
1 conflicts in land
use interests
through zonation
To support and
2 increase wildlife
populations
through
introductions
Apply for more
animals
Implement reintro.
Plan
Increase patrols
Implement rhino mgt
plan
WILDLIFE UTILISATION
Hold planning/quota
setting meeting
Meet MET for quota
approval
Accompany trophy
hunter, skinners &
trackers
Plan & conduct ownuse hunts
To manage
3 wildlife
populations
effectively for
sustainable
utilisation
To prevent illegal
4 activities in the
conservancy
Distribute meat
Soup kitchen for
pensioners
during pension
payouts
Obtain reports from
hunts
Write trophy hunting
reports
Compile annual
trophy hunting report
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT
Build & maintain
kraals
Investigate, react to &
report on incidents
LAW ENFORCEMENT
To provide water
5 for people,
livestock and
wildlife
Undertake monthly
patrols
Gather intelligence
Conduct joint antipoaching activities
with MET
Conduct road blocks
WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
Update water
inventory
Conduct water mgt
training
MONITORING: Game Count
Hold planning
meeting, set routes &
dates
Arrange logistics,
participants, training
6 To reduce
Human Wildlife
Conflict
Conduct Game Count
Update population
trend charts
MONITORING: Event Book System (EBS)
Monitor incidents on
patrol
Monitor removals for
capture
Measure trophies
Record info from fixed
patrols
COMMUNICATIONS
Present mgt &
zonation plans to
members
Familiarise members
with zone boundaries
Conduct monthly EBS
meetings & display
info
Present wildlife report
to management
meetings
Present wildlife report
to AGM
Display info at
membership
meetings
Conduct EBS audit
Order new EBS
materials
7 To provide
appropriate
information for
effective
management
HOW TO ACHIEVE THESE:
• Division of conservancy into 5 zones selected to
maximise benefits from varying land uses
• Community members & other stakeholders
accept zonation & abide by zone "rules"
• Game acquired through donations & mutually
beneficial exchange deals
• Suitable species for surviving local conditions &
acceptable to community introduced
• No exotic species introduced to avoid devaluing
wilderness product for tourism & hunting
• High value species given priority & acquired via
custodianship or stock-loan schemes
• No Burchell's zebra introduced
• Only harmless predators (aardwolf, brown
hyaena etc) accepted from neighbouring lands
• Sufficient numbers of animals introduced to
ensure viable breeding populations
• Introduced animals monitored to assess
survival, breeding & movements
• Wildlife populations allowed to increase within
limits that prevent competition with livestock
• Quotas of less numerous animals (e.g.
elephant) will be shared with neighbours to
take into consideration their movements
• Population parameters, trophy quality & trophy
search effort will be monitored & taken into
account when calculating quotas.
• Quotas will be manipulated in response to
changes in veld conditions
• Shepherds meet members to talk about value
of wildlife & to clarify what activities are
unacceptable
• Highly visible anti-poaching patrols will be
conducted at regular but unpredictable
intervals
• Reward system developed & widely publicised
to deter poachers
• Zero tolerance of poaching publicised widely
• Active anti-poaching relationships developed
with MET, Lodge operators, neighbours & police
• The shepherds & other staff trained to collect &
preserve evidence so that arrests result in
convictions
• Water point development conservative &
phased
• Design of water points blend into surrounds
attractively & where possible used as tourism
development sites so as to ensure that they are
maintained.
• Hides built at selected water points for tourism
& monitoring
• Water points periodically closed or opened to
simulate migrations or to ‘rest’ veld, if
necessary
• Conservancy divided into 2 areas for water
point management & maintenance.
• Training in water point management &
maintenance conducted twice a year.
• Water maintenance schedule always strictly
enforced
• Where necessary, wildlife water supplies
developed away from homesteads to ensure
that animals can drink undisturbed.
• Water facilities protected from damage by
elephants.
• No settlement/farming in exclusive wildlife
zones
• Water points protected from damage by
elephant
• Alternative water provided for elephant to
keep them away from homesteads / kraals
• Techniques such as chili bombs used to keep
elephant away from gardens and homesteads
• Livestock kept in secure kraals at night to
protect them against predation
• Herders or guard dogs employed to protect
livestock from daytime predation
• Juvenile livestock, particularly small stock
guarded
• Implement an early warning system for
presence of lion to give people an opportunity
to take special care to kraal their animals at
night
• Implement self insurance scheme for those
who have taken all due care but still suffer
damage from wildlife
• Event book monitoring for natural resources
integrated with a compatible system for
monitoring financial, business & institutional
management monitoring.
• Data compiled into a monthly reporting system
& aggregated annually to provide information
for adaptive management decisions & to show
long-term trends.
• A meeting focused on adaptive management
decisions based on the monitoring information
held annually.
• Annual road based game counts conducted in
partnership with MET & other service
providers.
• Reports shared with members, MET, NGOs,
trophy hunters & tourism operators to promote
understanding & transparency
• Monitoring by Grootberg Lodge integrated into
conservancy reporting
WILDLIFE POPULATION THRESHOLDS
Present
population
(average
2001 2009)
Species
Baboon
Cheetah
Duiker
Eland
Elephant
Gemsbok
Giraffe
Impala (Black
faced)
Jackal
Klipspringer
Kudu
Leopard
Lion
Rhino
Springbok
Steenbok
Warthog
Zebra
Ostrich
Density
index
(/5000ha)
Desired
population
750
2
5
80
20
500
200
700
30
100
200
30
3000
70
10.00
0.50
2.00
3.00
0.50
40.00
1.00
50
200
3.00
80
80
700
?
?
2000
600
5
200
200
100
100
700
70
10
20
7000
700
15
900
900
2.00
2.00
10.00
1.00
0.20
0.33
100.00
10.00
0.20
13.00
13.00
Conservancy size = 336,428 ha.
To better visualise population numbers, imagine a 5000ha farm and
calculate densities of the population for this farm by dividing the estimate
by 70.
This gives a standard index - Numbers per 5000ha farm – which is easy to
understand in practical terms.
Compare the density of what you have with the densities in the last
column of the table above. If greater, then that species has reached its
threshold and can be harvested at higher off-take rates
RECOMMENDED HARVEST OFF-TAKE RATES
Off-take rates & types of off-take change as desired
population densities are reached
Before Desired
Population Size
Reached
Species
Trophy (%)
Other use
(%)#
-
After Desired Population
Size Reached
Trophy (%) Other use (%)##
Baboon
2%
2%
Elephant
Don’t hunt unless very old, in poor condition & only in
consultation with MET & neighbours
Gemsbok
2%
3%
2%
15%
Giraffe
1%
-
1%
5%
Jackal
10 animals/yr
-
10 animals/yr
-
Impala (BF)
2%
Never
2%
10% (capture only)
Klipspringer
2%
-
2%
-
Kudu
2%
3%
2%
10%
Leopard
1 animal/yr
-
1 animal/yr
-
Ostrich
3%
5%
3%
10%
S Hyaena
1 animal/yr
-
1 animal/yr
-
Springbok
2%
5%
3%
20%
Steenbok
2%
3%
2%
10%
Zebra
2%
-
3%
8%
#
Only males will be hunted until desired population sizes are reached
## Females may be harvested once desired population sizes have been
reached
Zonation Plan supported by :
WWF Norway, Norad, ICEMA