Challenges in predation management - South African historical milestones Author de Waal, HO 0000-0002-1748-959X African Large Predator Research Unit (ALPRU), and Predation Management Centre (PMC), and Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa dewaalho@ufs.ac.za & dewaalho0@gmail.com text Indago 2021 2021-12-31 37 1 16 https://doi.org/10.38140/00679208/indago.v37.a3 journal article 10.38140/00679208/indago.v37.a3 0067-9208 15587500

Table 3. A summary of the situation in the Orange Free State Province, adapted from information provided in the Annual Report of Oranjejag’s Director regarding ‘ Harmful animals killed & kilometres driven Jan-Oct 1987 ’ (De Waal

Month	km 1	Caracal		Black-backed jackal		Cape fox		African wildcat		Vagrant dog	Total
		Hound	Getter 2	Hound	Getter	Hound	Getter	Hound	Cage 3
Jan	39 440	6	2	61	47	16	90	2	-	2	226
Feb	34 806	11	-	32	66	13	106	3	-	8	239
Mar	50 802	7	4	37	88	22	141	11	1	6	317
Apr	49 497	10	-	18	61	22	264	5	-	23	403
May	53 704	10	2	20	53	20	304	5	-	13	427
Jun	59 213	15	1	16	54	9	237	1	-	17	440
Jul	49 652	8	3	19	47	9	238	3	1	12	340
Aug	43 491	9	5	19	47	4	233	7	1	14	339
Sep	56 378	18	3	125	51	17	160	7	1	16	398
Oct	43 546	15	1	100	40	24	140	15	-	11	346
Total	480 529	109	15	447	554	156	1913	59	3	122	3475