We have partnered with CapeNature and proclaimed our Renosterveld 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 game camp on the farm, which includes Eland, the endangered Bontebok, Burchells 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, 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, black eagles, black harriers and three tortoise species (i.e. Angulate tortoise, Parrot-beaked tortoise and the critically endangered geometric tortoise).
 

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

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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