Nkomazi Private Game Reserve
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:02 pm
Leopards step back into the WILD | Nkomazi Private Game Reserve
Introducing Jack and Claudi - two exceptional young siblings who began the adventure of their young lives this month when they were released into the wild at Nkomazi Private Game Reserve near eManzana (Badplaas) in southern Mpumalanga.
The two animals were stolen from their den while they were still tiny cubs and offered for sale to illegal wildlife traffickers. Members of the Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism Agency (MPTA) got wind of the theft and managed to rescue the cubs! The MPTA handed the two leopards over to the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary, where they spent three months before being moved to Nkomazi in May last year.
“It was an emotional moment for me to see those two animals walk free,” says Nkomazi’s co-owner Dewyk Vos. “They’ve spent the past 14 months in a quarter hectare enclosure and this became too small for them. The time was also right to release them into the greater part of the reserve: any longer in captivity and they would not be able to be rehabilitated.”
The two animals were thoroughly checked out by MPTA veterinary specialist Gerrie Camacho prior to their release and given a clean bill of health.
Track Jack and Claudi's story @nkomazi_gamereserve
Book your stay at Nkomazi Private Game Reserve:
reservations@newmarkhotels.com or call +27 21 427 5900
https://newmarkhotels.com/places/rese...
Introducing Jack and Claudi - two exceptional young siblings who began the adventure of their young lives this month when they were released into the wild at Nkomazi Private Game Reserve near eManzana (Badplaas) in southern Mpumalanga.
The two animals were stolen from their den while they were still tiny cubs and offered for sale to illegal wildlife traffickers. Members of the Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism Agency (MPTA) got wind of the theft and managed to rescue the cubs! The MPTA handed the two leopards over to the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary, where they spent three months before being moved to Nkomazi in May last year.
“It was an emotional moment for me to see those two animals walk free,” says Nkomazi’s co-owner Dewyk Vos. “They’ve spent the past 14 months in a quarter hectare enclosure and this became too small for them. The time was also right to release them into the greater part of the reserve: any longer in captivity and they would not be able to be rehabilitated.”
The two animals were thoroughly checked out by MPTA veterinary specialist Gerrie Camacho prior to their release and given a clean bill of health.
Track Jack and Claudi's story @nkomazi_gamereserve
Book your stay at Nkomazi Private Game Reserve:
reservations@newmarkhotels.com or call +27 21 427 5900
https://newmarkhotels.com/places/rese...
