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Table 4 Summary of animals shot as part of tsetse control measures in Fort Jameson District (1956-1961)

From: Sleeping sickness and its relationship with development and biodiversity conservation in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

Species Year Total
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Buffalo 51 46 57 58 27 28 267
Bushbuck - - - 10 40 24 74
Bushpig 24 41 58 97 68 41 329
Duiker - - - 40 133 210 383
Eland 20 31 26 36 12 8 133
Elephant - - - 7 16 33 56
Grysbok - - - - - 3 3
Hartebeest 8 21 25 17 - - 71
Impala 1 2 - 5 - - 8
Kudu 45 36 40 76 81 65 343
Oribi - - - - 2 4 6
Reedbuck - - - 1 8 7 16
Rhinoceros - - - - 1 - 1
Roan 26 23 61 66 52 51 279
Sable 9 15 2 - 1 1 28
Warthog 57 100 139 186 97 112 691
Waterbuck - - 1 - 1 - 2
Zebra 13 27 20 26 - - 86
Total 254 342 429 625 539 587 2776
  1. Adapted from Clarke (1964) [47].
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