Erect, monitor and maintain wildlife fenes

SO 1 : Prepare an area for fencing:

AC 1 : Boundary beacons are placed in order to identify and mark ares to be fenced:

Mark place where fence must go so that you can identify how much wires you will need. need a map to mark area's where trees and koppies are.

AC 2 : The area is physically cleared or de -bushed in preparation for fencing.

Clear / slash area before putting up the fence. Measure how big the fence will be.

AC 3: The area is leveled to facilitate the erection of a fence.

Make sure the area is flat before putting up the fence. Make sure the ares is cleared of trees and grass.


AC 4 : An outline id given of the prescribed specifications to be adhered to when preparing an area for fencing.

• Equipment & material to be used.
• Identify where it is & which type of terreinit is.
• Don't put a fence in the road. Use a map and visit the area yourself. If you want to keep animals in.

SO 2 : Erect and dismantle a fence.

AC 1 : The prescribed fence is erected to a specified standard:

Erect a fence in accordance to your animals how big they are / high they jump. smaller animals -more dense fence.

AC 2 : Th fence is erected on a prescribed  line:

Mark the area where you want to erect the fence-use a map as well. Make sure it's in a straight line.

AC 3 : Electrification is added to a fence according to indicated specification.

• Depending on animals on the farm.
• Normal antelope & other animals electrify 
• Big 5 - higher voltage-more wires tat are electrified. 

AC 4 : A sacrificial or folding fence is constructed at a river crossing.
When the river is running - pick up the fence- no animals will exit or enter. When river is dry - lower fence - prevent animals from escaping.

AC 5 : A fence is dismantled as directed by supervisors in line with organizations standards:

• Break fence down according to U/S 
• If material is reuse - able pack up & use for something else. More rusted materials make an inside fence for extra security.
• When breaking down a fence don't cut in the middle - do from y - standard to y -standard or from post to post.

SO 3 : Monitor the fence for effectiveness:

AC 1 : Regular patrols are conducted for the purposes of gathering information aspect , the number of incidents and the particular species that are involved in fence breaching:

• Every week do fence checks to see where animals might have broke through or poachers have been active 
• If they break trough find reason why . See where you can change is so that this doesn't happen.
• If you come upon a breakage report it verbally & written to your supervisor .

AC 2 : A report is prepared to communicate findings on the effectiveness of the fence.

• Report the situation verbally & written 
• If you know the cause of the situation report is as well.

AC 3 : An assessment is made of what is required to repair weaknesses in the fence

Holes in the fence - if there are a number of holes close up and keep at least to holes, so that they can use that constantly.

Put a change bar in the hole so that other animals don't go through there.

Shiny correlated iron so that bigger animals doesn't go through. It shines at them - they turn around.

If the wires are far apart from each other, just add more wire in between.

AC 4 : A description is given of the problems that neighboring communities experience as a result of animals breaching the fence.

Check fence -it you find holes etc. fix it & also report it to your neighbour to make him aware of the situation.

If a lion escapes- tell all neighbors around you to prevent any injury or unnecessary dying of animals.

SO 4 : Maintain the fence:

AC 1 : A fence is repaired to ensure that is always meets the prescribed standards.

Neatly structure, strongly build to keep your animals in . Electrified for your animals


High voltage for bigger animals. High fences for big animals.

AC 2 : River crossings are repaired to the prescribed standard. 


Wait for river to run dry before fixing it. Must be a certain height above the water.

AC 3 : Weaknesses in a fence are identified and corrected using appropriate techniques, tools and equipment.


Go to fence, identify what is wrong/ broken. Identify which tools/ equipment you will need, before fixing it.