Cape Wildlife Group members proudly supporting one another
Firth Group & Hillcrest Game Estates CEO John Firth and his son hunt at Skrik Van Rondom game farm.
04/10/2021
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Hillcrest Game Estates awarded the North West Wildlife Traders (NWWT) 2020 Wildlife/Game-farmer of the Year Award
Franco Joubert, founder and managing director of NWWT said that this is the 6th year running that this prestigious award has been presented. The criteria
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Conservation of the Giant Sable Antelope in Angola
Pedro Vaz Pinto Pedro is a 51 years old Angolan PhD biologist and director of the local NGO Kissama Foundation. He has been coordinating the
04/12/2019
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Hillcrest Game Estates welcomes Denga!
The Hillcrest Game Estates team is proud to be introducting its new roan bull DENGA
16/10/2019
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NWU students get hands-on experience in the running of a game farm
On 11 September 2019, 16 students from the North-West University (NWU) found themselves sitting on a deck, watching the sunrise over a hill covered in
15/10/2019
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Education Focus: WildlifeCampus and its role in wildlife education and the wildlife industry
Author: Eloise Acx (Chief Operating Officer – WildlifeCampus) WildlifeCampus’ mission is to offer affordable and accessible education to the general publicas well to those already
14/10/2019
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Use scientific breeding principles to bridge the integrity gap in the wildlife industry
Introduction The livestock industry has been breeding animals since the early 1700. George Mendel (1800) laid the foundation of modern genetics and selection for single
11/12/2018
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Announcement — Buffalo adapts well in the Western Cape: New Buffalo-calf born at Hillcrest Game Estates (Wellington)
With some excitement, John Firth of Hillcrest Game Estates (Wellington) expressed his delight at the recent birth of a new Buffalo calf. “For us this
09/11/2018
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Cape Wildlife Group is born—The beginning of something exciting and new
About the author: André Meyer, owner of Gamka Wilidlife is one of the principle founding-members of the newly established Cape Wildlife Group. Cape Wildlife Group — The beginning of
26/09/2018
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Hillcrest’s breeding projects: Buffalo, Impala and Eland
Author: John Firth — Owner & Managing Director, Hillcrest Game Estates Welcome to the third in our series of articles presenting insights into the various breeding projects
26/09/2018
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