Lions of Timbavati

[Timbavati]

(11-30-2020, 08:28 PM)Gijima Wrote:

(11-30-2020, 08:22 PM)Potato Wrote:

(11-30-2020, 08:05 PM)TinoArmando Wrote:

(11-30-2020, 07:31 PM)Potato Wrote: Somewhere I read that all private reservs which joins into Greater Kruger Park has to follow Kruger's policy and so there is no legal trophy hunting or poaching nor in Timbavati nor in any other part of Greater Kruger. I do not know myself tho South Africa low.

Interesting,However,Around two years ago a lion was poached in Umbabat. He was the resident male of the Western pride,And since his fate the lion dynamics in the area has changed a lot.

That poaching is not supported by reserve or allowed by it doesn't mean it can not exist. There always will be some lawbreakers.

There was definitely legal trophy hunting in that area until recently.. looks like it was Umbabat, but they killed the wrong lion and it caused a huge controversy: https://africageographic.com/stories/skye-lion-beginning-end-trophy-hunting-greater-kruger/

@Potato I think you’re right that they completely stopped this now but during the old Birmingham Male days it was still going on. I’m not sure the Timbavati was part of the Kruger at that point. They might have still been partially fenced in

The Timbavati Private Game Reserve forms part of a group of nature reserves on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park. These wildlife-rich lands are now an integral part of the Kruger Park system, managed in cooperation with the Kruger National Park itself.Since its formation in the 1950's, the Timbavati Association has increased its conservation minded landowners to 50 members. Over the years, this group has worked toward a common goal, to overcome degradation within this previously pristine area, redirect insensitive land use and reclaim it for the benefit of all.In the 1990's, in recognition of the importance of the area, the fences between Timbavati Reserve and the Kruger National Park were removed to encourage natural species migration. A vast stretch of wild land was opened up for the free movement of wildlife through what is now effectively, a single conservation area also known as the Greater Kruger Park.This arrangement is beneficial for both wildlife and tourists. Wildlife have access to more resources in order to meet their permanent, seasonal, and episodic needs, and tourists are offered a wider range of eco-tourism facilities. Plans are in place to have the Timbavati Reserve declared as part of the Kruger National Park, which will secure its future as a valuable piece of South African heritage. Reply