The
Somkhanda Game Reserve in
KwaZulu Natal, in cooperation with the
Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and its partner organisations, has released a pack of five
African Wild Dogs into its reserve on 29 November 2014. The pack had since 12 August 2014 been temporarily held in a boma specifically designed for Wild Dog on the
Somkhanda Game Reserve to allow them to bond into a pack and become habituated to the area. The pack comprised three females from
Madikwe Game Reserve in the
North West Province and two males from
Zimanga Game Reserve, also located in
KwaZulu Natal. The
Somkhanda Game Reserve is currently the 9th reserve to reintroduce
African Wild Dogs in
South Africa.
Somkhanda Game Reserve is a community-owned game reserve managed by the
Wildlands Conservation Trust, in partnership with the
Gumbi community. The reserve is situated in northern
KwaZulu Natal and is 12 500 ha in extent.
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