Lions of Sabi Sands

[Wyld@Heart]

(05-10-2022, 09:31 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: as far as we know, some of them might be still alive south of Pretoriuskop, area from which we have 0 reports as theres pretty much no roads there. 

Yes, that area is known for high poaching and "snare" acitvity

Yes, and yes. Apart from the loop roads just outside Pretoriuskop South of the camp all the way to Berg en Dal is just the single road, the Voortrekker Road (can't think of the road number now) and the Wilderness Camps. It's a vast area of wilderness larger by far than the entire Sabi Sands.

Sadly though, the neighboring communities border almost right onto the Kruger boundaries as well and being so vast and remote also means SANPARKS and the SANDF face huge challenges to patrol it and poaching and snares are a problem. Interestingly, on my way out of the park when I visited, I used Malelane gate to exit and on the way down I noticed that alot of the no entry roads that rangers use to patrol into that area had signs warning of cameras in use so it seems that remote observation is in use in that part of the Kruger now and hopefully it's making a difference.

I'd also like to think of nomadic males getting 'lost' in such remoteness and finding a pride and a territory. We can hope, eh? Reply