After a gruelling 14-hour journey, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) successfully relocated a female cheetah from the Western Cape to Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Gauteng. The City of Tshwane approved the relocation of wild Cheetahs to Rietvlei, as well as a donation of 250 blesbok, springbok, red hartebeest, black wildebeest and zebra to Rietvlei Nature Reserve, also made … [Read more...]
Help save Rietvlei Nature Reserve
The Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, situated to the southeast of Pretoria, is of significant ecological importance, and one of only a few remaining grassland biomes on the South African Highveld. The reserve stretches over 3800 ha, and is a popular bird-watching destination in Gauteng and home to approximately 80 endemic bird species. In 2011, the Pretoria East Branch … [Read more...]
