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Toxi-Col™ So.
1991 Livestock Protection Collar Survey
Results:
18% of the farmers reported no success with the LPC.
Unsuccessful applicators averaged one collared “target lamb” for each 4.2 hectares of camp-size.
Unsuccessful users averaged 13.2 collars as a maximum target flock.
Unsuccessful users camp sizes averaged 548.5 hectares.
Discussion: The Livestock Protection Collar is a “trap,” and those who use it in this context are in the column of successful users. The three basic rules that are used by trappers all over the world are as follows: 1) Location – traps must be set along travel routes frequented by problem animals. In the case of the LPC, the proper location is the camp where the most frequent predation is occurring. 2) Concealment – traps are always carefully hidden so the predator does not realize he is in danger. Livestock Protection Collars are concealed by using large flocks which are similar in size to the flock the jackal is accustomed to killing in. 3) Lure (or bait) – traps are generally baited with a lure that is attractive to jackals, causing them to approach the concealed trap. In the case of Livestock Protection Collars, “collared lambs” should be the same lambs the jackal has already selected. Changing sheep, or changing camps, or using small flocks of sheep usually results in moving the jackal to a new camp. Whether the successful users of the LPC realize it or not, they are following the three basic rules of trapping: Location, Concealment, and Lure. On the comment section of the questionnaire,
unsuccessful users generally indicated that collared flocks
consisted of ten to twenty lambs and after exposure the predation
stopped. Jackals do not like change and major reductions in flock
sizes either cause jackals to react suspiciously or most probably,
jackals simply never find the target flock of sheep. This scenario
is repeated again and again by users of the Livestock Protection
Collar in Comments: Successful users stated. . . ·
“From a conservation point of view, the collar
is ideal because you avoid all your non-target animals. With traps
you catch so many badgers, eagles, genets, and it is so unnecessary.
I have killed four problem leopards with the collars and nothing
else.” Jaco –
· “On 31 December 1989 I caught an adult male jackal with the collar at my sheep station and to date I haven’t lost one sheep as a result of jackals there. Jackal footprints are still found there and they call every night, but they don’t catch. I now agree with you that a few jackals are corrupt. I state that the best investment I ever made was the toxic collar.” D.F. Venter – Ugie, RSA · “These collars of yours are the biggest farming invention since the wheel was invented. If only I could have laid my hands on these things two or three years ago, I would have been able to buy a Mercedes with cash with the money saved from all the damage.” J. Cordier – Kestell. ·
“The Orangejag hunter used dogs and getters,
all with success. He killed 21 fox and seven jackals in two weeks,
but the damage continued. We killed one female jackal with the
collar and the damage stopped.” J. Van Biljon –
· “We use collars and traps, and from a serious problem, we now only have a problem.” B. Miles – Cedarville · “With getters we kill young innocent jackals, but with the collar, we get the guilty jackal. . . .if he catches my sheep, we kill him within 2 to 3 weeks.” H.C. Shroeder – Garies, RSA · “When you get the experienced jackal that won’t go near a trap, there is only one solution, and that is the collar. It works like a bomb.” Kameskroon, RSA · “We find that the collars are very successful and we find that our buffer animals are now increasing.” Mr. Rawlin – Cedarville ·
“Here the jackals do not kill in the same
· “I killed one leopard with dogs at a cost of R 800.00; but with a collar it only cost R 300.00. I will go for the collars 100% in the future.” D.L. Scheepers—Misgund, RSA. · “The collar is the only answer; there is no other way but the collar.” C.L.R. – Matatiele · “We now have almost no problem, but before we used the collar we lost a minimum of R 3,000.00 in les than two weeks.” P.R. – Bloomfontien · “Collars work well in suitable terrain.” B. Niekerk – Kamieskroon · “I have tried traps, getters, baits, and lures to catch jackals without success. I would therefore recommend collars to anyone with a jackal problem. They can be used by unskilled labor.” N. Emslie – Adeliade, RSA ·
“We had damage with lynx and jackal. After the
collars were put on, we found broken collars on target lambs. We
never found any dead predators, but the loss has stopped.” H.A.
Breiting – · “Electrical fencing is too expensive and short-circuits. It is unpractical on a large farm. With the collar you can’t always find the jackal and the method requires extra management—something not all farmers want to do.” K. Lombard—Loensfontein (has found four dead jackals so far) ·
“I reduced my lamb losses from 600 in 1991 to
15 in 1992. I killed only 18 foxes with the LPC.” Angel
Garrido— ·
“By using the LPC, I have reduced the number of
foxes that I have killed with traps, bullets, and dogs by 50%. At
the same time I have increased my lamb production by 50%.” Miguel
Anz, San Martin de los Unsuccessful farmers remarked . . . · “I have tried four jackals many times with no results.” A.G. Morgan – Sterkstroom (owns nine collars) · “I never killed any predators with collars.” J.P. Van Niekerk (owns two collars) · “Jackal won’t kill a lamb with a collar on, but I have killed two lynx.” –Trompsburg · “Money in the water!” – Philippolps · “The killing stops as soon as collared sheep are released—why?” CJN—Harove (owns 10 collars) · “The neighbors here won’t work with us by removing sheep when I have collars on my sheep. The collar is a dead loss for me.” J. Kersap – Carnarvan For those users who were successful, we of the Livestock Protection Company offer our congratulations. For those who were unsuccessful, we hope the above data will assist you in becoming a successful applicator. (This final letter is the best testimony I’ve ever read for the use of the LPC and I’ve enclosed it in its entirety.) “The
photo enclosed is of my daughter standing with a lynx killed with an
LPC. The LPC works exceptionally well for me since only the problem
predator is destroyed. The rest of the lynx family are still in the
cliffs, controlling the dassie problem for me. We had previously
used many methods to control our predator problem. In the process
lots of animals were killed. Thinking back it is particularly
heartsore when I think of all the foxes, and birds of prey we killed
in the process. We were fast creating an imbalance in the ecology,
but I think with the use of the LPC, we will quickly regain a
balance. Furthermore, what I like about the LPC, we will quickly
regain the balance. Furthermore, what I like about the LPC is that
you can achieve your results with a minimum of effort. The recipe is
simpler than cooking a pot of oats. Whoever thought of this concept
deserves a medal. It is one of the greatest inventions in
agriculture, and I would like very much if every livestock farmer in
the country was aware of it. We have introduced the LPC through a
number of farmer associations which will ultimately enable us to
conserve the ecology. Best regards, Jurie Cordier,”
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