Jan Visits the Thornybush Game Reserve


While in South-Africa, Yuka and I joined a game drive at the Thornybush Game Reserve.	There are a lot of private reserves that border the Kruger National Park, and the private reserves are mainly fenced in.

The plan is, however, that the fences will gradually be taken down so that animals will be freely allowed to transfer between the national park and the private reserves.	Not surprisingly, many of the private landowners are opposing such moves for a variety of reasons.

While I did not have the chance to speak with any of the landowners, I imagine the main reason would be that they no longer will be able to guarantee that the Big Five are available on their property.	Also, with the properties secured and fenced in, it is easier for the landowners to prevent poaching and other illegal activities on their properties.