wildlife rancher of the year | wrsa activities
ach category has specific criteria and the adjudication process
involves a comprehensive assessment to select worthy recipients
in each category. Annually, these awards raise the bar for the
wildlife industry in South Africa and showcase examples of
ccessful wildlife ranching businesses that other wildlife ranchers
n follow.
There were eight nominees from all across the country, with the following
ipients eventually receiving the four awards:
ldlife Rancher of the Year for 2018: George Potgieter,
hoongezicht
orge Potgieter from Schoongezicht runs a successful and self-sustaining
ming enterprise strongly based on the principles of sustainable use.
tstandingcharacteristicsof thisgameranchinclude:
PromotingapositiveimageoftheSouthAfricanwildliferancher.
Maintainingcommunityinvolvement,skillsdevelopmentandapositive
relationshipamongallworkers.
Demonstratingaresilienceinadecliningbreedingmarketthrough
breedingtopanimalsin a varietyof species.
ProvidingahuntingdestinationwithanauthenticAfricanexperiencethat
combines luxury accommodation and quality animals. >>From left: Tebogo Mogashoa, George and Genie Potgieter and Norman Adami.The roan (Hippotragus equinus) bull, ‘Charl’.
Photo courtesy George Potgieter, Schoongezicht.