by ecom | Dec 7, 2020 | Anti Poaching, Reserve
Limpopo-Lipadi’s operations manager, Duane, the anti-poaching unit, and our veterinarian, Dr Erik Verreynne, performed a white rhino de-horning operation late November 2020. During this exercise, six rhino were captured, dehorned, microchipped, and ear notches...
by ecom | Aug 7, 2020 | Anti Poaching, Conservation
Over the last couple of weeks, a Herculean operation has been taking place at Limpopo-Lipadi: 20 bull elephants are being captured to be relocated to Makgadikgadi National Park, located 650 kilometres from the Reserve. Please read our post of 13 July 2020 to...
by ecom | Jul 13, 2020 | Anti Poaching, Community
Limpopo-Lipadi PGWR recently got permission from the DWNP to translocate 20 elephant bulls to Makgadigadi National Park.These elephant bulls have settled in Limpopo-Lipadi over time and are destroying the big trees in the reserve, leading to irreparable habitat and...
by ecom | Jul 1, 2019 | Anti Poaching, Community, Reserve
In our anti-poaching efforts to keep our wild animals out of harms’ way, we have our canine unit (K9) constantly at work around the Reserve and in the surroundings. These dogs have amazing abilities: they can detect intruders’ tracks without relying on any visual...
by ecom | Jun 21, 2019 | Anti Poaching
Today, we were proud to graduate a total of 15 young men from the nearby villages. After 5 weeks of rigorous training, they impressed family, friends and staff with their marching skills. The local Councillor has visited the recruits during their...
by ecom | May 27, 2019 | Anti Poaching, Community, Volunteers
Every day our guys from the anti-poaching unit not only drive around and locate our (dehorned) rhinos, but among many safety routines, they also take long walks along our fences to inspect those and look for tracks while observing what is going on both sides of the...