We have partnered with CapeNature and proclaimed our natural remnants as a Voluntary Conservation Site with their Stewardship program and pledged to manage the veld in accordance to their conservation laws and ethics.

Since 2006, we’ve been reintroducing locally indigenous wildlife into the reserve including Eland, Bontebok, Zebra, Red Hartebees, Gemsbok and Springbok.  Animals which were already there includes Grey Rhebuck, Grysbok, Duiker, Steenbok and several smaller predators such as Caracal, African wild cat, Honey Badger, the elusive Cape fox, bat-eared fox, yellow mongoose, striped polecat and Cape clawless otter.

Also occurring naturally is a variety of birds, reptiles and amphibians which are now also protected from persecution.  Some of the endangered or protected species include blue cranes, secretary birds, black harriers and two tortoise species (i.e. angulate tortoise or 'rooipensskilpad' and the parrot-beaked tortoise). The critically endangered geometric toroise use to occur in the area, but has gone extinct since the 90's. We are now working with CapeNature to try and restock the reserve.
 

Biodiversity
Author: Conservation Officer Created: 4/13/2010 2:30 PM
Biodiversity Blog

The end of the dry season is at hand when the March lilies start sprouting their magnificent flowers. The cold temperatures and wet sands trigger the bulbs into producing the most spectacular flowers with little competition around.

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 CLOOF and Burgherspost have been clearing alien vegetation for a really long time, over six years, and one would expect that you've now seen what you're going to see after alien clearing, but each year the veld surprises you!

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The flowers are coming along really nicely on the farm. We've had a very
dry July and as a result the August flowers were not looking good. However, we've had
some good rains in August, so the September flowers should be really
nice.

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The discovery of larger-than-expected populations of critically endangered species has botanists in a fluster at Burgherspost.

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The hot and dry summers that make Cloof so perfect for growing vines are the same as the ones that keep our conservation officer awake at night. Under these conditions fire is an ever-present risk.

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