Karoo National Park to introduce lions to mark 30th anniversary

Karoo National Park, situated near Beaufort West, is turning 30 years this year. During the official celebration, held at the 30 Oct 2009, the management of the park unveiled a plan to introduce lions to the park in the first half of 2010.

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Before the carnivores will be re-introduced to the environment measures must put in place to ensure the safety of visitors walking around the Park’s rest camp. The decision had been made after careful consideration of the viability of introducing this top predator, taking into account the numbers of prey species most likely to be targeted by lions in the Park.

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