2019-04-01_Wildlife_Ranching_Magazine

biodiversity

The Atherstone Collaborative

Nature Reserve was created

in 1994 after incorporating

privately-owned land.

Thestockingprogrammeovertheyearsmakesforinterestingreadingandis setoutin detailbelow:

YEAR SPECIES NUMBER ORIGIN 2012 2013

1945 Kudu 4 Rust 166 KP 309 100

1946 Impala 12 Rooibokkraal 935 592

1950 Eland 13 Van Zylsrus

1986 Eland 9 Suikerbosrand 307 251

1968 Blue wildebeest 30 Hluhluwe 811 934

1970 Giraffe 2 Rundu, Namibia

1986 Giraffe 3 Unknown 55 46

1972 Waterbuck 8 Swartwater 202 151

1972 Zebra 10 Vereeniging 472 504

1973 Gemsbok (1) 11 Tweerivieren

1978 Gemsbok 3 Tweerivieren 205 213

1973 Sable (2) 14 Hans Merensky 46 42

1975 Red hartebeest (3) 25 Kimberley 29 43

1979 Hartmann’s mountain zebra (4) 10 Outjo, Namibia None

1983 White rhinoceros 3 Hans Merensky 43 N/A

1983 Roan (5) 11 Percy Fyfe None

1983 Tsessebe (6) 7 Hans Merensky

1986 Tsessebe 8 Doorndraai 78 62

Thefollowingintroductionshavesubsequentlybeenmade:

YEAR SPECIES NUMBER ORIGIN 2012 2

1994 Elephant (7) 20 Kruger National

Park

78 96

Unknown Black rhinoceros Unknown Unknown 16 N/A

Unknown Buffalo Unknown Unknown 80 14

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6

A

46

Common eland (Taurotragus oryx).

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