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• In many parts of the world, farmers respond by killing these predators.
• This has greatly reduced the populations of some top predators like leopards and lions.
• But there is no evidence that it is an effective way to protect livestock in the long term.
• Very little data exists on how shepherding compares with lethal methods globally or in South Africa.

The challenge

• Shepherds are also often responsible for corralling animals in a pen at night.
• We set out to quantify livestock losses ascribed to predators in South Africa’s Northern Cape province.
• The Northern Cape has the highest recorded national livestock losses to predation – an average of 13% of the herd.

Our study

• In our study area, we found that livestock illness caused as many deaths as predation.
• All farmers, whether they were managing land privately or communally, experienced similar predation issues and drivers of predation in our study.
• Several farmers in the study were keen to use or continue using herders.
• We really value the skills we’ve gained in herding and data collection during the study.
• We really value the skills we’ve gained in herding and data collection during the study.

The solution

• It is also possible that the non-herder group inflated their predation estimates during interviews.
• But, given the scarcity of existing information, these are exciting results that can be applied and form a basis for further research.

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