Table 2. Percentages of responses for unmatched surveys from livestock (2010 N = 24, 2015 N = 22) and commercial game farmers (2010 N = 3, 2015 N = 9) regarding animal protection, perceived losses, and action taken towards different carnivore species over both years (2010 N = 25, 2015 N = 24).
| Question | Response category | 2010% | 2015% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protection | Livestock yes |
88 (N = 21) |
59 (N = 13) |
| Commercial game yes |
0 (N = 0) |
78 (N = 7) |
|
| Losses | Livestock | 79 (N = 19) |
81 (N = 18) |
| Commercial game | 33 (N = 1) |
100 (N=9) |
|
| Removal of species | Leopard | 16 (N = 4) |
29 (N = 7) |
| Hyena | 20 (N = 5) |
25 (N = 6) |
|
| Jackal sp. | 40 (N = 10) |
54 (N = 13) |
|
| Caracal | 4 (N = 1) |
25 (N = 6) |
|
| Feral dog | 40 (N = 10) |
21 (N = 5) |
|
| Evidence of species | Leopard | 83 (N = 20) |
91 (N = 20) |
| Hyena | 67 (N = 16) |
73 (N = 16) |
|
| Jackal sp. | 75 (N = 18) |
95 (N = 21) |
|
| Caracal | 54 (N = 13) |
64 (N = 14) |