South Africa: New tusker in Addo Elephant National Park!

South African National Parks (SANParks) has introduced a new tusker to Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa's Eastern Cape. The male elephant is 35 years old, has a shoulder height of 3.18m and tusks measuring an impressive 1.39m from the lip out. His weight is estimated at about six tonnes. Tembe is the first of three bulls which will be brought in as a donation from Tembe Elephant Park in KwaZulu-Natal. The Tembe elephants are known for the size of their tusks and are genetically diverse from the Addo elephants, making them ideal for improving the genetic diversity within Addo's elephant population of about 600 animals. According to Addo Park Manager, Nick de Goede, the other two bulls are expected to be introduced into Addo Elephant National Park before the end of the year.

Mozambique: 24 lions to be released in Zambezi Delta!

update (10 September 2018): One of the lions has been killed by poachers. Click here for more information.

The largest conservation transplant of lions across international borders in history is currently taking place in  South Africa and Mozambique. The transfer of 24 lions from the Tembe Elephant Park and the Makalili Game Reserve in  South Africa to a 2.5-million-acre habitat ("Coutada 11") in the Zambezi Delta in central Mozambique commenced on 05 August 2018. Since their arrival in Mozambique, the lions are under quarantine in special bomas where they will form social groups ("prides") to increase their chances of succesfully reintegrating into their new environment.



The transfer of the 24 lions from  South Africa to Mozambique, which has the the full support of Mozambique's National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC), is undertaken by the Cabela Family Foundation ("Twenty Four Lions"), in partnership with Ivan Carter Wildlife Conservation Alliance, Marromeu Safaris and Zambeze Delta Safaris.