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Press Release 07.09.05
From: Bush Telegraph (contact details below)
For: Gondwana Desert Collection
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  Game regains Namibia’s South
Game numbers in the Gondwana Cañon Park on the eastern fringe of the Fish River Canyon have recovered remarkably well during the past eight years. This is the positive outcome of the game count carried out end of August.
 

According to projections the 1,120 km² reserve at present sustains about 4,500 Springbok, 620 Gemsbok, 560 Kudu and 420 Mountain Zebra. In 1997, shortly after establishing the park, game populations were estimated at only 500 Springbok, 40 Gemsbok, 30 Kudu and 20 Mountain Zebra.

The increase in numbers is great news, especially for southern Namibia where many game species – including Rhino, Elephant and Giraffe – were wiped out by man more than a hundred years ago. The park’s management intends to continue the game resettlement programme. Plans are to release another 12 Giraffe and 20 Hartebeest to expand the gene pool, and later on reintroduce Burchell’s Zebra, Blue Wildebeest and Eland to enhance diversity.
 
No mirage: Giraffe at the Fish River Canyon.
Photo: Michaela Kanzler

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