Gondwana Game Reserve is a game reserve situated near the town of Mossel Bay in the Western Cape of South Africa, (also known as Sanbona Wildlife Reserve).
History
Gondwana Game Reserve, situated in the Western Cape, has experienced substantial changes over time. Originally, before being transformed under the stewardship of Mark and Wendy Rutherfoord, it was a collection of cattle and sheep farms spanning 11,000 hectares. The landscape has since shifted from its agricultural roots to feature open grasslands, valleys, and the preservation of fynbos habitats.
Fauna
Gondwana hosts endangered species such as the Cape mountain zebra and south-central black rhinoceros and many antelope species including, eland, gemsbok, red hartebeest, bontebok, and springbok can all be found there after their reintroduction to the former farmland. Gondwana has also reintroduced the South African cheetahs onto the reserve. All of which were relocated from a reserve in Karoo where they were free roaming and born in the wild. This is the result of Gondwana's continued conservation efforts to utilise its habitat to help sustain endangered species, and the cheetah introduction contributes to increasing their genetic diversity in South Africa. In addition to the free-roaming Big 5, Gondwana is home to the south-western black rhinoceros, over 10 varieties of antelope (more than the Kruger National Park), and hundreds of head of general game.
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