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Colchester Zoo’s charity, Action for the Wild is in the process of creating the UmPhafa Private Nature Reserve, in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. It is a 5,000 hectare reserve comprised of three farms, Gevonden, Geluk and Vertrek. The reserve encompasses a wide range of habitats from bushveld to mountainous terrain. Historically, numerous mammals inhabited the area, however, due to the way the farmland was managed, many of these native species have disappeared. Action for the Wild aims to address this by translocating species back onto the reserve, helping to secure a future for them.

A number of species inhabit the reserve, including kudu, impala, mountain reedbuck and black-backed jackal and several species have now been released including giraffe, zebra, blesbok, red hartebeest, waterbuck, common reedbuck, nyala and white rhino.

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The mission of the UmPhafa Private Nature Reserve is to create a sustainable future while maintaining social responsibility and promoting environmental regeneration and conservation.

 

Image: Diederik Cuckoo

Photograph by: Amy Sutcliffe, a staff member of Colchester Zoo currently volunteering on UmPhafa

The call of the diederik cuckoo is the sound indicating the arrival of spring It is also a warning to birds such as weavers, sparrows and wagtails, that they could end up with a cuckoo egg in their nest! They are common throughout the entire sub regions of southern Africa.

Colchester Zoo’s Action for the Wild : Maldon Road : Stanway : Colchester : Essex : CO3 0SL : Telephone: 01206 331292 : Fax: 01206 331392