Environmental ShepherdsEnvironmental Shepherds(=Khoadi //Hoas)(=Khoadi //Hoas)

Ongoing

Ongoing

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Ongoing

Monthly

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Ongoing

Ong

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Monthly

To estimate predator populations at any given time

& get trends on how these

species are performing over time

Predators

PREDATOR LOGNAME:

Date Obs

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Spoo

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Species Number east south Notes (sex age structure, etc) Reported to…

Grid Cell/ GPSObs Type

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To provide information to Conservancy, Agric. Union & Agric. Association Committees

& inform ordinary Conservancy & Agric Union

members & Visitors about policies and activities

Community Meetings

Environmental Shepherds

Fixed-Route Vehicle Counts

To get:1. population estimates for quota

setting & carrying capacity2. trends of wildlife species to see how

they are performing over time3. a map of where the important

wildlife areas are

Community Shepherds are the natural resource management arm of the Community. In addition to monitoring, they also perform functions to maintain and improve common property resources.

Management• Game introduction & harvesting• Maintain water points• Fence maintenance• Fire breaks & firefighting• Manage trophy hunter• Road maintenance

To track these rare animals as they have high value and management can be applied on the basis of an individual animal or herd

Elephant/rhino monitoring

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To track mortalities to alert the Committees if there is a sudden rise in mortalities.

&Importantly to determine the cause of mortalities be this poaching, disease, etc

Mortalities

To track environmental ‘impacts’ that influence the natural resources so that changes can be explained and management can be adapted

Rainfall, Fire & Floods

Monthly

To track problem animal incidents over time &

measure the effort that goes into reducing conflict with problem animals

Problem Animals

PROBLEM ANIMAL LOG

NAME:

Date Village Species NumberType of

lossha number

Prevention (kraal/fence)

Yes

/No

Num

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Complainant

Complainant's signature

Extent of lossProblem animal Reaction

8LDAMAGE REPORT

Damage to livestock

Damage to water

Damage to crops

Attacks on humans

Livestock MonitoringTo track livestock condition, numbers of livestock and movement of herds in the area

To track seasonal and long-term changes in the veld so as to understand the impacts of grazing, wood collection and droughts and to predict food shortages for livestock and wildlife

Veld monitoring

Monthly & Yearly

To get trends on various wildlife species to see how they are performing over time

Wildlife patrols

WILDLIFE PATROLSOBSERVERS

MONTH

ROUTE:PATROL DAYS

DATE Species Numbereast south

Grid Cell/ GPS

Notes (sex age structure, etc)

Community liaison meetings

Committee meetings

RAIN-GAUGE NUMBER: RAINFALLYear :

Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall Day Rainfall

May June JulyJanuary February March April DecemberAugust September October November

Fires Flooding

To provide GFU support where required

To control a threat to wildlife & livestock farming &

gauge general community support for the efforts of the Conservancy

Poaching & Stock Theft

POACHING STOCK-THEFT