23 articles in this issue
N. I. Passmore
AbstractA new and cryptic species of Tomopterna, T. krugerenis, has recently been described from the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa, (Passmore and Carruthers 1975), where it appears to be confined to the Wambiya sandveld region in the nort... see more
A. C. van Bruggen
AbstractThe avifauna of the Kruger National Park (KNP) was described in detail by Kemp (1974). However, species new to the list are bound to turn up occasionally. Joubert and English (1973), who discovered the occurrence of the crimson-breasted shrike Lan... see more
B. L. Penzhorn,P. J. L. Bronkhorst
AbstractTwenty-two additional bird species have been recorded in the Park, increasing the check-list total to 170 species.
G. A. Robinson
AbstractA comprehensive check-list of the birds that possibly could occur in the vicinity of the Parks was published by Skead and Liversidge (1967). They refer to 210 bird species but only record 205; three species were duplicated in Part 1 (forest habita... see more
B. L. Penzhorn,P. F. van Straaten
AbstractIn his original check-list of the birds of the Addo Elephant National Park, Liversidge (1965) recorded 120 species. In a subsequent publication six additional species were reported from the Park (Penzhorn and Morris 1969). A further seven species ... see more
D. V. Gradwell
AbstractA male giraffe calf was brought into the experimental pens at Skukuza after being found on its own in poor condition in the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa. The mother of the calf could not be traced.
P. T. van der Walt,G. de Graaff,L. J. van Zyl
AbstractThe life history of a re-introduced red hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus caama population in the Bontebok National Park, near Swellendam, is discussed and illustrated.
G. de Graaff,P. T. van der Walt,L. J. van Zyl
AbstractA description of the life history of an eland population Taurotragus oryx in the Bontebok National Park, near Swellendam is given. The reasons which led to the eventual removal of the population from the Park are discussed.
P. T. van der Walt,L. J. van Zyl,G. de Graaff
AbstractThe course of an experiment to re-introduce the Cape buffalo Syncerus coffer in the Bontebok National Park, near Swellendam, is described and illustrated.
V. de Vos,G. D. Imes
AbstractA severe skin disease diagnosed as dermatophilosis took on alarming proportions in roan antelope Hippotragus equinus and sable antelope Hippotragus niger herds, which were kept in a 256 ha enclosure in the Kruger National Park, Republic of South A... see more
R. C. Wilkinson,W. van Hoven
AbstractSpringbok were sampled in Angola, South West Africa, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, the Cape Province and Eastern Transvaal between July 1973 and July 1974. All the ciliates found in the 20 rumens investigated belonged to a single genus Entodiniu... see more
C. Bartelmus,D. Giesecke,P. Hoppe
AbstractThe levels of vitamin A were determined in liver samples from 40 animals including ruminant species feeding on grass (4 buffalo, 6 blue wildebeest, 5 gemsbok) or mainly on plant material other than grass (10 impala, 3 springbok, 7 kudu and 5 eleph... see more
D. K. Toerien
AbstractThe topography, physiography and geology of the Tsitsikama coastal area which includes the Tsitsikama Forest and Coastal National Parks are discussed and illustrated by photographs and a geological map, scale 1 : 100 000.
AbstractThis paper reports protogynous hermaphroditism in the dageraad Chrysoblephus cristiceps. Mass-length relationships indicate growth changes in male and female fish. Seasonal maturity in dageraad, and hermaphroditism in South African sparid fish are... see more
M. G. L. Mills
AbstractA more complete list of the birds in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park is given, including the results of three and a half years of observations. A total of 214 species have now been identified for the Park, among which 75 are resident throughout... see more
L. R. Irby
AbstractThis survey was conducted to obtain information on the mountain reedbuck population in the Kruger National Park for comparison with the population in the Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, Transvaal. During 93 hours of search effort, 36 mountain reedbuck ... see more
AbstractPopulation data for the bontebok Damaliscus dorcas dorcas in the Bontebok National Park are presented. The social structure of the species centres around several breeding herds and a ram herd. Information pertaining to reproduction for the period ... see more
G. de Graaff,B. L. Penzhorn
AbstractThe introduction and establishment of springbok populations in four South African National Parks are discussed. Springbok have failed to establish themselves in the Addo Elephant National Park but are thriving in the Mountain Zebra, Golden Gate Hi... see more
N. Fairall,H. H. Braack
AbstractGrowth and development of the prenatal impala has been described by Fairall (1969) and Roettcher, Hoffman and Kayanja (1970) while weights and measurements of the mature animal have been reported by Sachs (1967) and Talbot and McCulloch (1965). Ch... see more
G. L. Smuts
AbstractReproductive characteristics of Burchell's zebra mares are described using data collected from captive and free ranging animals and the reproductive tracts of 310 mares shot during a game cropping campaign. The pubertal interval in zebra mares ran... see more
I. L. Rautenbach
AbstractThis paper reports on a survey of the mammals of the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Republic of South Africa. Fifty-seven species are mentioned, the majority recorded through material or sight records. Those species which may occur in the Pa... see more
AbstractData and observations on mammals collected since the proclamation of the Tsitsikama National Parks in 1964, are presented.
AbstractA survey entailing the capture and marking of lions was undertaken in two parts of the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa, during 1974 and 1975. A total of 347 lions were captured and marked while 62 were destroyed as part of an experi... see more