Livestock predation in South Africa: The need for and value of a scientific assessment

  • Graham I.H. Kerley Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2702-5200
  • Kevin G. Behrens Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Jane Carruthers University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
  • Marius Diemont Webber Wentzel, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Jurie du Plessis Department of Mammalogy, National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa
  • Liaan Minnie Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • Philip R.K. Richardson Human Wildlife Solutions, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Michael J. Somers Centre for Wildlife Management, Centre for Invasion Biology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5836-8823
  • Craig J. Tambling Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9830-5985
  • Jane Turpie Environmental Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Hermias N. van Niekerk Unit for Livestock and Wildlife, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
  • Dave Balfour Independent Researcher, East London, South Africa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2017/a0198
Keywords: evidence-based policy, legislation, transdisciplinary, wildlife
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Published
2017-03-29
Issue
Vol 113 No 3/4 (2017): South African Journal of Science
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Commentary
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