South African Family Restores 67,000-Acre Karoo Reserve With Big Five Wildlife
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·1 viewsA South African couple launched an ambitious land restoration project in the Great Karoo region in 1997. They consolidated 11 former livestock farms into a single 67,000-acre wildlife reserve. The restoration involved removing fences, eliminating invasive plant species, and allowing the degraded land to heal naturally. Wildlife was then reintroduced progressively, with cheetahs returning to the area for the first time in 130 years, followed by rhinos, elephants, and lions. Leopards eventually made their way back to the reserve on their own, completing a remarkable ecological recovery.
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