2019-04-01_Wildlife_Ranching_Magazine

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KwaZulu-Natal wasoneof the

firstprovincesthathada formal

gameranchers organisationin

theeightiesandlatenineties

representingitsfarmers,called

theNatalGameRanchers(NGR).

It wasoneof thefoundingbodies

of today’sWRSAandmadea

significantfinancial contribution

whenit mergedwithWRSA.

Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii).

K

ZN,althougha reasonably

‘small’provincein numberof

gameranchers,is anextremely

importantcontributorto South

Africa’sbiodiversity,havinga widevariety

of themostbeautifulandpristineocean,

mountainandbushenvironments.Needless

to say,KwaZulu-Natalis a preferred

destinationfortouristsenjoyingourwildlife

andecotourismofferedbyourwildlife

ranchersacrosstheprovince.

wrsa activities | chamber focus

Brian H. Paine

Photos courtesy KZN Game Breeders