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| Carruthers, J. | |
| Wilding the farm or farming the wild? The evolution of scientific game ranching in South Africa from the 1960s to present | |
| 2008 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa: 1-22 | |
This article analyses in some detail the scientific developments relating to extensive game ranching for meat production in South Africa from the 1960s onwards. Initially it recalls how game was utilised in South Africa in the nineteenth century and then reflects on the rise of the modern livestock industry and its detrimental effect on the herds of game that survived in the region into the twentieth century. The roles of scientists from different regions - Britain, the United States and South Africa - are identified and their respective scientific contributions to the wildlife industry evaluated. The narrative is situated within the context of a rise in environmental consciousness in the mid-twentieth century and the recent challenges that have faced the formal agricultural and pastoral sector in South Africa. |
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