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╪GAINGU VISION ╪ Gaingu is a self sustaining conservancy that leads other conservancies in terms of finances, assets, awareness and employment based on the sustainable use of wildlife while ensuring the conservation of all natural resources and wildlife for the benefit of present and future members. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ANNUAL WORK PLAN 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Law enforcement Conduct foot patrols campsites Conduct vehicle patrols tourist roads Conduct vehicle & foot antipoaching patrols Conduct foot patrols of curio stalls Conduct vehicle patrols of mining/prospecting activities Enforce rehabilitation Gather intelligence & conduct ad hoc road blocks OBJECTIVES: Division of the conservancy into 7 zones selected by reconciling current land uses with habitats & benefits and minimize conflicts community aspirations from a variety of land uses 3 To produce real benefits for all conservancy members by sustainably utilizing wildlife and natural resources Veld monitoring Wildlife utilisation Trophy, “shoot & sell”, “own-use” hunting & livecapture for sale permitted within annual quotas Selected members trained to hunt for meat for all & to accompany commercial hunts Where necessary, hunting disallowed in selected areas or at certain times of the year Populations of small antelopes, birds & reptiles protected to provide a unique tourism attraction Suitable members & game guards trained to identify wild species for tourism Over-abundance & habitat damage prevented by culling or increased hunting off-takes During droughts, hunting quotas increased to reduce competition & the likelihood of die off. Species specific utilisation strategies determined & implemented Wildlife & veld product farming (ostrich, Hoodia, Devil’s Claw etc) combined with intensive livestock breeding programmes in relevant zone Ostrich eggs harvested sustainably for jewelry & tourist curios; feathers, skins and meat processed & sold Self-insurance schemes Improvement of livestock management practices human-wildlife conflict (baboons, Training members in livestock protection & prevention of predation predators, corn Benefits from shooting problem animals returned crickets) to the conservancy (eg jackal skins etc). Where appropriate/feasible, problem animals sold to hunters or captured live for sale. The value of wildlife & reasons for conservation publicised. 4 To minimise 5 To minimise illegal activities (poaching, Hoodia theft) Harvest farmed veld products Market farmed veld products Monitoring - Game counts 6 To improve communications Monitoring - Event book system (EBS) Monitor activities rigorously using EBS Update wildlife population trend charts Conduct EBS audit Order new EBS materials Communications Conduct monthly community meetings & display info Present Event Book annual report to AGM Give talks on wildlife value at schools & radio (NBC) Write proposals for funding for exchange visits Make exchange visits Desired population 300 1500 10 0 80 ½ Duiker 20 300 2 Gemsbok 20 6200 40 Hyaena b 0 ? 5 200 300 2 Klipspringer 60 300 2 Kudu 20 1500 10 0 150 1 Springbok 9000 15000 100 Steenbok 1000 1500 10 ? 2000 13 80 2000 13 SPECIES Wildlife populations encouraged to increase Wildlife populations increased by translocation wildlife and natural resources Veld condition manipulated by varying off-take Planting exotic and invasive plants removed Density Index Average population (2005 – 2009) (no./ 5000ha farm) 2 To conserve Hold planning meeting - patrol routes & dates set up Hold planning meeting reintroduction/translocation Train CGGs Hold planning meeting - routes & dates set up Arrange logistics, identify participants, conduct training Conduct game count Update wildlife population trend charts WILDLIFE POPULATION THRESHOLDS 1 To maximise Wildlife management - General Conduct planning meeting quota setting Meet MET for quota approval Advertise tender for trophy hunting & contract hunter Advertise tender for shoot & sell hunting Plan, train & conduct own-use hunting & distribute meat Allocate duties for ostrich farm hands Allocate duties for Hoodia (etc) farm hands Slaughter ostriches & process products Collect ostrich eggs HOW TO ACHIEVE THEM: 7 To obtain appropriate information for management Law enforcement policies developed. Game guards trained to undertake patrols & road blocks The feasibility of game guards becoming Peace Officers investigated. Benefits reduced/removed from members caught illegal activities more than once. Off-road driving not permitted. Exceptions only with permission & repairs. Approved tracks mapped & sign-posted. Contact details for police & MET disseminated to improve communications & obtain support for law enforcement. Conservancy divided into management “nodes” each with a communications officer provided with a cell phone. Conservancy management issues discussed at sundry occasions (pension day, farmers’ association meetings, water point committee meetings, auction days etc) Community members informed regularly of detailed financial status of conservancy Funding sought by Conservancy Committee to establish a radio network Useful phone numbers (MET, Police, Game Guards, Conservancy Committee etc) disseminated Announcements made on radio (NBC) Village meetings with support of Regional Office of MET to inform members of activities & outcomes Talks will be held at schools, churches and school children will carry messages Exchange visits to other conservancies A combination of monitoring techniques used: Event Book System (EBS) annual or biannual fixed road counts MET aerial surveys Subjects for monitoring include rainfall, veld condition, wildlife population trends & condition, problem animal incidents, illegal activities & wildlife off-takes, monitored in the EBS Baboon Cheetah Jackal Leopard Zebra Ostrich Conservancy size = 773,100 ha. To better visualise population numbers, imagine a 5000ha farm & calculate densities of the population for this farm by dividing the estimate by 155. This gives a standard index - Numbers per 5000ha farm – which is easily 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 & 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 Baboon Gemsbok Jackal Klipspringer Kudu Leopard Ostrich Springbok Steenbok Zebra Trophy (%) After Desired Population Size Reached Other Trophy Other use use (%) (%)## (%)# 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 15% 10 /yr - 10 /yr - 2% 2% 1 /yr 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 5% 5% 3% - 2% 2% 1 /yr 3% 3% 2% 3% 10% 10% 20% 10% 8% # Only males will be hunted until desired population sizes are reached ## Females may be harvested once desired population sizes have been reached Supported by WWF Norway, Norad, ICEMA