Recent Publications in the Field of Wildlife and Related Topics in Botswana

CHILD G. (1971, Botswana Notes & Records III) reviewed publications of a scientific and general nature dealing with wildlife and related topics in Botswana. The publications are the results of surveys and research carried out by members of the department and independent research workers who are utilising the opportunities for research in the field of wildlife or related subjects. A number of publications not mentioned previously by Child will also be listed, and publications of importance to wildlife although the autnors are not connected to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks will be included. BELL-CROSS, G. (1972). The Fish fauna of the Zambesi River system. Arnoldia (Rhod) V (29): 19 pp. The paper discusses fish distribution in the Zambesi and refers also to the Okavango system and the zoo-geographical relations between the two systems. BROADLEY, D.G. (1967). A new species of Ichnotropis. (Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Botswana-Caprivi border. Arnoldia (Rhod) III (24): 5 pp. Description of a new species of Lizard (lchnotropis grandiceps, sp. nov) collected by the Botswana Mammal Survey west of Mohembo in 1967. BROADLEY, D.G. (1972). The Horned viper, Bitis caudalis (A. Smith) in the Central Kalahari. Botswana Notes and Records IV: 263-264. A short description on the biology of this common venomous snake. CAMPBELL, A.C. (1972). Traditional utilization of wildlife in the Kalahari. Botswana Notes and Records, Special Edition No.1: 108-113. The paper describes the various traditional uses made by the different human population groups in the Kalahari in the recent past. The author points out that wildlife was and still is extensively utilised by the population owning few or no cattle and even by cattle-owning people in times of disasters when their livestock was raided by warring tribes, died due to diseases (rinderpest) or restrictions on movement in case of Foot and Mouth Disease. CAMPBELL, A.C. (1972). The Development of the wildlife industry in the Kalahari. Botswana Notes and Records, Special Edition No.1: 270-275. The author outlines the development of a local and nationwide industry based on the utilization of wildlife in the Kalahari. He details the revenue received from subsistence and recreational hunting,. trading in wildlife products and tourism, and gives a short description of the conservation areas in the Kalahari. He concludes with a projection of tourist development in the future. CAMPBELL, A.C. (1972). Legislation for the control and utilization of wildlife in Botswana. FO: AFC/WL: 72/19. Working paper for the 4th session of the FAO ad hoc working party on wildlife management. A short description of the legal framework of conservation and utilization in Botswana. CAMPBELL, A.C. (in press). The National Park and Reserve system in Botswana. Biological Conservation. An account of nature conservation and wildlife utilization in the recent past, present and future; describing the major conservation areas, conservation policies and main problems for a rational utilization of wildlife in Botswana. CAMPBELL, A.C. and G. CHILD (1971). The Impact of man on the environment of Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records III: 91-110. "For biographical details on Dr von Richter see 'Hunting in Botswana' in this issue.