Conservation Management Interventions
In accordance with an Ecosystem/Environmental Management Plan, some of the following management interventions are necessary in
order to facilitate ecosystem process, meet ecosystem requirements and mitigate human-induced activities:
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Fire & Alien Vegetation Management Plans & Project Management preventative measures, ecological burning, fire fighting standby and wildfire response, and clearing programme management.
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Veld Restoration
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Search & Rescue of Flora / Fauna
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Wildlife Population Management – determination of carrying capacity & translocation
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Eradication/Control of Alien Bird & Fish Species
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Animal & Human Conflict Management
- Indigenous Plant Propagation
Our current portfolio includes:
- Management of the Baboon Monitoring Project on the Cape Peninsula.
- Eradication of alien invasive Indian House Crows from the Cape Metropole.
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Compilation of Fire & Alien Vegetation Management Plans for private properties.
- Population Census of Grysbok at Cape Flats Nature Reserve, determination of carrying capacity and management interventions.
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Environmental Audit and Drafting of Annual Operating Plan for Vergelegen Estate.
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Project Management and Implementation of Alien Vegetation Clearing projects.
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Annual Audit of Fire Breaks of Table Mountain National Park.
- Standby and rapid response to wildfires in Table Mountain National Park and elsewhere on the Cape Peninsula.
- Compilation of Good Management Practice Guidelines/Manuals for private properties.
- Search & Rescue and Translocation of flora and fauna prior to construction activities.
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Eradication of alien invasive ducks and alien invasive fish species.
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Removal of problem animals and domesticated fowl.
Our service record also includes:
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Provision of fire fighting resources to conduct controlled ecological burning or burning of excess fuel at Erinvale Estate, Spier Estate and others.
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Assistance with the establishment of Fire Protection Associations.
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Rehabilitation of wetlands, dune systems and other degraded lands.
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Assisting with monitoring of endangered Western Leopard Toads in the Cape Metropole and co-ordination of volunteer and awareness activities.
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Capture & Translocation of wildlife (including Bontebok, Zebra and Wildebeest).
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Project Management of the Shark Spotting Programme along Cape Town beaches.
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Project Management of Operation FireWatch in Cape Town.










