Predator conflict
The DGR is well known as a Big Five Reserve, i.e. lions, elephants, buffalo, leopard and rhino (black and white) roam freely in the reserve, where nature must be allowed to take its course. This is a sad story that will illustrate the challenges and the unexpected turn of events that are part and parcel […]
Hyenas – Persistence Pays
Our game reserve is blessed being home of the rarest hyena species, the brown hyena (Hyena brunnes). But for a long time a typical night sound for an environment like ours was missing: the laughing of the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Our spotted hyena project to settle spotted hyena has been an ongoing challenge with […]
A helping hand during COVID-19
The Kevin Richardson Foundation is a non-profit conservation organisation with nature’s most majestic creature, the lion, at its heart. Launched in early 2018, the Foundation is committed to changing and reversing the state of Africa’s declining lion population by purchasing habitat and raising awareness to create safe, natural spaces where lions and other native species […]
X-rays in the veld
Sometimes, extra measures are necessary to make sure your wildlife are okay. One of our young white rhino bulls were seen walking with a limp, and we wanted to find out what the cause is and to treat him if necessary. With the assistance from Dr Shaun Beverley as vet and Mr. Richard Burns from […]
Lion Management
Free roaming lions and the term lion management may seem to be a contradiction. At Dinokeng Game Reserve we host free roaming lions – they have to fend for themselves – but still we have to implement formal lion management, as any smaller game reserve. Indeed there are only two game reserves in South Africa […]
The grand – not so grand – life of the king of all beasts
We could be forgiven for the widely held perception of the grand life of a dominant male lion; Hold back and let the females do the hard work (hunting) and simply taking prime spot on the feast when it’s ready. After a really good feed, do what lions do best: lying (and sleeping). And when […]
EWT Cheetah Metapopulation Project
Cheetah have disappeared from 76% of their historic geographical area in Africa and from virtually all their vast historic areas in Asia. The human population has continued to grow exponentially for the past 13,000 years. Problems began for the Cheetah and other wild cats with the transformation from humans being hunter/gatherers to becoming settlers who […]
Bold or Stupid?
Today, November 21st 2018 we received a call from a guide in the Pilanesberg NP. He was excited about a sighting he witnessed with the two cheetah males that came from the DGR less than a month ago. He saw them taking down a blue wildebeest. While this was something special already – usually cheetahs […]
25th October 2018 – A Happy Sad Day
We manage the Cheetah within the Dinokeng Game Reserve in partnership with the EWT (Endangered Wildlife Trust)In 2014 at a relatively young age of 13 months two male Cheetahs arrived from the Eastern Cape (Lalibela Game Reserve) and were released into the Dinokeng Game Reserve. These Cheetahs were brought in as part of the Cheetah […]
Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP)
The Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP) is a partnership between Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife (EKZNW) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The aim of the project is to trans-locate founder populations of black rhino from the saturated provincial and national parks to private and community owned reserves with adequate security for the protection of […]
