Stakeholder engagement has become an important aspect of sustainable natural resources management. This study analysed a landscape performance assessment by local and ‘external’ stakeholders in a transfrontier conservation ...

Background: Drought is the most disastrous abiotic stress that severely affects agricultural productivity worldwide. Understanding the biological basis of drought-regulated traits, requires identification and an in-depth ...

Moist high-altitude grasslands in South Africa are renowned for high avifaunal diversity and are priority areas for conservation. Conservation management of these areas conflicts with management for other uses, such as ...

Abstract A study on a population of pigeons on the University of South Africa’s Muckleneuk campus was conducted over 2 years. Counts were conducted during a baseline year (March 2013–February 2014) to establish ...

Since 2008, the University of South Africa (UNISA) has in partnership with Ernest Oppenheimer and Son (EOS) been providing Work‐integrated Learning (WIL) experiences on Telperion Nature Reserve just outside Bronkhorstspruit. ...

Pigeons have been a part of our lives for as long as we can remember. Some people view them with joy, others disdain. Regardless of the perception, control measures are often implemented against the birds in a bid to reduce ...

No previous scientific surveys have been conducted on inselbergs in the Drakensberg. The aim of this study was to collect specimens, identify, describe and name the vegetation clusters and assess biogeographical connections ...

Basic feeding morphology dictate that grazing ungulates be divided into tall grass grazers and short grass grazers respectively (Murray & Brown, 1993). Short grass grazers such as blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) ...

In the face of growing pressure placed on the natural environment, the study on which this article is based considered the effectiveness of interpretive provision in mitigating the harmful effects of tourism on the ...