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Man vs wildlife: a balancing act

Roelof Bezuidenhout reacts to a recent Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) fact sheet dealing with human impact on wildlife and its ecological fallout...

By Roelof Bezuidenhout

7 Jan 2015

So great is the focus on the plight of the rhino, elephant and other iconic animals that the importance of conserving general biodiversity is often ignored by the public and politicians. Wildlife losses directly and indirectly affect vital ecological processes that support biodiversity. For example, the loss of certain large wildlife species can retard forest regeneration when seed is not dispersed, while loss of key predators can increase herbivore numbers, resulting in habitat damage and human-wildlife conflict.

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Source: Farmer's Weekly

Farmer’s Weekly has a long and proud history of serving South Africa’s agricultural industry. Throughout the years, Farmer’s Weekly has been a clarion for South Africa’s farming community and, the magazine remains fully committed to its original undertaking – the advancement of the interests of farmers and their industry.

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