ESA offers an ecological monitoring service to the game and beef ranching
industry. This service is tailor made to suit the needs and constraints of
each customer, while aimed to assist the owner’s veldt management and
improve ranch productivity.
Our Service - Using the extensive experience of
ESA's directors in herbivore research and vegetation surveys, ESA can offer
the ranching industry a comprehensive veldt quality assessment and management
service.
- We conduct habitat surveys to determine the carrying capacities of respective
ranches, while offering advice as to how to improve the productivity of any
ranch through modern management techniques. Habitat assessment is undertaken
by ground surveys and GIS, remote sensing techniques to quantify
the proportional availability and quality of each respective technique, providing
a detailed appraisal of the ranches potential productivity.
- We conduct ground and aerial surveys to determine population
estimates and distributions. Using the latest in GIS software techniques we
can visualise your habitat and animal distribution data, producing interactive,
downloadable reports, which can be accessed through this website. We also
use the latest in population modelling software to predict trends in cattle
and / or wildlife stock numbers, helping you to effectively plan for and
manage your stock.
As part of our service to the game and beef industries we conduct and offer
the following services:
- Animal game counts to produce information on the population dynamics
of the wildlife species, allowing us to inform the concessionaire of its
health and long-term viability.
- Vegetation surveys to look at the carrying capacity of the region
and to suggest what game there should be in the area and how to manage and
conserve the habitat.
- Veldt maintenance, through fire control and alien species removal.
- Mapping of the region using GIS
and remote sensing software to provide
you with a detailed map of the habitats, road networks and infrastructure
within the concession.
