A game farm is a place where game animals are raised to stock wildlife areas for hunting.[1] The term also includes places where such animals are raised to be sold as food or for photography.[2][3] Their existence has been exemplified within the South African countryside where they have become prevalent. The wildlife that is hunted is used for consumption as well for ecotourism.[4] Local laws in South Africa during the 20th century have allowed the private ownership of wildlife, which has enabled the expansion and economic feasibility of game farms over typical livestock farming.[5]
- ^ Ingersoll 1920.
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- ^ Hart, Adam. "Conservation versus profit: South Africa's 'unique' game offer a sobering lesson". The Conversation. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Ngubane, Mnqobi; Brooks, Shirley (July 2013). "Land beneficiaries as game farmers: conservation, land reform and the invention of the 'community game farm' in KwaZulu-Natal". Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 31 (3): 399–420. doi:10.1080/02589001.2013.811790. hdl:10566/3154. ISSN 0258-9001. S2CID 154578797.