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Fast Facts

Duration:

16 days

Rendezvous:

Richard's Bay, South Africa

Activity Level:

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Amenities:

  • Flush Toilets
  • Hot Running Water
  • Walk-in Safari Camping

Research Results

Data collected up to 2008 on all herbivore species (with the exception of elephant and black rhino) in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa reveals population estimates of 6082 buffalo, 800 kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), 6640 nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), 2038 white rhino (Ceratotherium simum), 793 giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), 4399 wildebeest, 2049 warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), 4133 zebra, 23133 impala (Aepyceros melampus) and 210 waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus). In general, all the species were increasing in number apart from kudu and waterbuck, whose numbers are slowly decreasing.

Druce, Dave and Geoff Clinning (2008) White rhino report 2008: iMfolozi sink count results and recommended white rhino removals for IGR and HGR. Unpublished Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Report.

Mgobozi, Mandisa and Geoff Clinning (2008) Animal Population Control Report, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, 2008/2009. Unpublished Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Report.

Grange, Sophie, Norman Owen-Smith, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Mandisa Mgobozi & Dave Druce. In preparation. Population trends and patterns of mortality in an African ungulate community after large predator introductions.