Demography of a Large Herbivore, the Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros, in Relation to Rainfall

(1) The study was conducted from 1974 to 1984 in two areas of the Kruger National Park differing in mean rainfall. Age-class specific survival rates were estimated by individual registration of the kudus present in each female-young social unit, using natural markings. (2) The kudu populations in both study areas increased in 1974-78 then declined in 1978-83. Because of high annual variability in juvenile recruitment, no stable age distribution was attained.