Conservation

One of the prime objectives in managing Hermanusdoorns is to enhance shareholder value by ensuring that it remains a pristine conservation area within the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve. This includes ensuring that the surrounding area also remains geared towards conservation and run on the principles of a Biosphere Reserve. To this end, shareholders have objected to various prospecting applications in the area. A list of current applications in the area can be found under Prospecting Applications.

A number of studies have been undertaken over the recent past to provide expert guidance to managing the veld and stock levels. One of the visible outcomes is the focus over the last two years in clearing the veld of Sekelbos.

Recent Studies

• Holistic Wildlife Management Plan undertaken in 2004
• Introduction to Veld Mangement undertaken and presented by Frits van Oudshoorn at the 2007 AGM
• Rangeland Report - basis for the 2007 AGM Presentation

The Endangered Wildlife Trust has a working group monitoring Birds of Prey, which also includes owls. Their website contains an interactive zoomable map that allows one to zoom right down to the farm to mark sightings. All birders on the farm are encouraged to log their bird of prey sightings in the appropriate link to the EWT site.