Wardjomto, Maliki B.
Ndlovu, Mduduzi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2997-9430
Pérez-Rodríguez, Antón
Pori, Tinotendashe
Nangammbi, Tshifhiwa
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation South Africa (CSRP170511230555)
Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIS170530235269)
Article History
Received: 29 July 2020
Accepted: 8 June 2021
First Online: 21 June 2021
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the South African National Park (Research Permit No. NDLM1262) and the University of the Witwatersrand Animal Ethics Screening Committee (Clearance Certificate No. 2015/02/B). Other ethical clearances were delivered by the University of the Free State to M Ndlovu (UFS-AED2017/0004) and MB Wardjomto (UFS-AED2018/0012). Permission to conduct research in terms of Sect. 20 of the Animal Disease Act 1984 (Act No 35 Of 1984) was obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa (Ref number 12/11/1/4). The Bushbuckridge Municipality in Mpumalanga province granted access to sampling sites outside the Park.
: The authors declare no competing interests.