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By Daniel Itai.

Upington, South Africa. (News of The South) – A severe drought is threatening South Africa’s wildlife industry. Parts of the country have been affected by consecutive years of abnormally hot weather and below-average rainfall that has scorched grazing lands and dried up watering holes.

Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) estimates that the Northern Cape province has lost more than two-thirds of its game over the last three years.

“It’s been an extraordinary drought, its not a one year or two year drought. In some areas, we have seen it has been going for six years now,” said WRSA’s representative Adri Kitshoff-Botha.
WRSA is conducting a countrywide survey to determine the scale of animal losses and the financial impact on the country’s more than 9 000 wildlife ranches.

The wildlife industry generates revenue for South Africa through tourism, hunting, breeding and meat production.

However, the industry has seen a decline of around 20 percent in tourist numbers over the past year.

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