Mabula Game Reserve offers hope to endangered cheetahs
The conservation team at Mabula Private Game Reserve has been hard at work protecting endangered cheetahs against possible extinction.
Just a two-hour drive from Johannesburg in the Waterberg region of Limpopo Province, the 12 000-hectare reserves have made great strides in helping preserve the cheetah population in Southern Africa.
The reserve is currently home to three adult cheetahs, a female and two males – with two cubs, aged 15 months residing on the reserve.
Preller Human, Mabula Reserve Ecologist explains that as part of the project ‘surplus cheetahs born on Mabula (and other reserves which are part of the project) have been introduced to reserves which have the space to house them and have the capability of producing a breeding viable cheetah population.’
Conserving an endangered species is not just about breeding them in abundance. A lot of work also goes into choosing the right locations for the animals to thrive and feel at home.
Source: Getaway