Eardley's Bushpig: This is how we are giving our wildlife a chance on private land

Thursday, July 15, 2010

This is how we are giving our wildlife a chance on private land

Less than two weeks ago my Brother,Francois, and I apprehended and arrested this poacher with his plunder on our property,Blaauwkrantz.
The Police were still on their way by the time we risked our lives and intercepted him before he crossed the boundary.He is still in their custody.Although this incident was a relatively uncommon occurence,our efforts weren't just by chance as we are constantly vigilant on our private property and have professional scouts giving us the alarm should any trespassers/poachers be spotted.

This is the beauty of the equation involving private land and "incentivised" conservation :the wildlife is really being protected.

We don't JUST talk conservation...we DO conservation here.

More specifically the value attached to these animals,by means of ethical hunting,is paying for their own protection.This sounds like a strange statement to the misinformed, but this is the only way wildlife will survive on this planet in future.

Competition and demand for the resource of land is growing all the time and therefore land has to sustain itself and what better way than keeping it in its natural state?If the wildlife has no value it will unfortunately result in its marginalisation and promotion of other forms of agricultural practices and land uses such as increased livestock farming,crops and mining etc.

I'm happy to report that bushpigs are very much part of this resource sustainability equation and they are actually financially contributing not only to the protection of their own but even more importantly,their habitat.Poachers and trespassers rarely risk their freedom as a result of all this "incentivised" vigilance around here.

Bushpigs forever!