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WILD LIFE PROTECTION FUND 



Bechuanaland protectorate. There are also a fair number 

 in Portuguese Southeast Africa. 



The Black Wildebeest has practically ceased to exist as 

 a really wild animal, being found today only upon a num- 

 ber of fenced farms, principally in the Winburg, Kroon- 

 stad and Hoopstad Districts of the Orange Free State. A 

 few are located on one or two farms of the North-Central 

 Cape Province and a few in the Bloemhof district of the 

 Transvaal. 



The Vaal Rhebok was at one time common in all the 

 mountainous or hilly regions of the country, especially on 

 the Drakensberg, but has become very scarce, so much so 

 that they have lately been protected by law. 



The Grysbok is only found in the southwestern portion 

 of the Cape Province, and on account of its fondness for 

 the grape vine, is not loved by the Cape wine farmer. 



The Southern Oribi is getting very scarce, and owing 

 to its resemblance to the common Steinbok is frequently 

 shot, notwithstanding the fact that it has for many years 

 been in the protected list in the Transvaal. However, as 

 the animal has a pitch-black tail as against the white one 

 of the Steinbok, it would appear that gross negligence or 

 deliberate contravention of the game laws would account 

 for more Oribi being shot than genuine accidental mis- 

 takes. 



