Evolution Programme

Jan 9, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Deon de Jager |Marlo Möller |Eileen Hoal |Evolution Programme

1 Introduction The Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer (Sparrman 1779)) is a charismatic African bovid known for being one of the ‘Big Five’. It is also a reservoir for important veterinary diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease, Corridor disease, brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis (Laubscher and Hoffman 2012), and is a high-value species in both hunting and wildlife ranching, particularly in South Africa (Taylor, Lindsey, and Davies-Mostert 2016).