A conservation model for black rhino
Over the past thirty years the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) population in Africa has declined from about 65 000 to 3 500. In contrast the South African and Namibian population has increased four-fold to 1 000 over the same period. The recently developed national conservation strategy for blac...
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| description | Over the past thirty years the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) population in Africa has declined from about 65 000 to 3 500. In contrast the South African and Namibian population has increased four-fold to 1 000 over the same period. The recently developed national conservation strategy for black rhino has as its main goal a further four-fold increase in the current population in as short a period as possible. To achieve this, the growth rate of the population as a whole will have to be maximised. This involves removing animals from areas where the population is approaching the ecological carrying capacity and establishing new viable populations in other suitable reserves. A model incorporating what is known about the population biology of black rhino, was developed to give guidance to managers on the most appropirate harvesting strategy to adopt for their populations; in particular, to determine the rate of removals and the age and sex of individuals to be removed to attain the conservation goal as soon as possible. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7de19cca4a0c419a91c99a42d33e4e732022-12-21T21:46:25ZengOperations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA)ORiON2224-00042003-12-017110.5784/7-1-473431A conservation model for black rhinoH.C. HearneJ. SwartP. GoodmanOver the past thirty years the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) population in Africa has declined from about 65 000 to 3 500. In contrast the South African and Namibian population has increased four-fold to 1 000 over the same period. The recently developed national conservation strategy for black rhino has as its main goal a further four-fold increase in the current population in as short a period as possible. To achieve this, the growth rate of the population as a whole will have to be maximised. This involves removing animals from areas where the population is approaching the ecological carrying capacity and establishing new viable populations in other suitable reserves. A model incorporating what is known about the population biology of black rhino, was developed to give guidance to managers on the most appropirate harvesting strategy to adopt for their populations; in particular, to determine the rate of removals and the age and sex of individuals to be removed to attain the conservation goal as soon as possible.http://orion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/473 |
| spellingShingle | H.C. Hearne J. Swart P. Goodman A conservation model for black rhino ORiON |
| title | A conservation model for black rhino |
| title_full | A conservation model for black rhino |
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