More eland introduced

While off loaded during the night, the next day the heard of 33 were spotted making themselves at home not far from the loading ramp.

New Reserve Manager

Mountainlands recently welcomed Francois Du Toit as the new reserve manager. Francois brings extensive conservation and reserve management experience to the team. He arrived at an exciting stage with several infrastructure development projects currently underway, and got straight to work on these.

Seen here inspecting road construction projects on the Lomshiyo section of the reserve, (from left) Francois Du Toit - Reserve Manager, Mark Ngwenyama - BATOBIC Relationship Manager, Louis Loock - MTPA Regional Manager and Godfrey Mogoane - BATOBIC Programme Manager.

Spotting a python

Its not often that one comes across a python on Mountainlands. This young one was approximately 1,5m long and was basking on one of the roads. The Southern African Rock Python (Python sebae) is listed as vulnerable and may not be killed or captured. They are keen sunbathers especially after a large meal.