16 thoughts on “Kruger’s Rare Antelope: 21 September 2013”

1. The Observer May 29, 2014 at 9:16 am

   Great sighting. I am sure that it was a combination of patience, experience and luck. We still haven’t been lucky enough to see a roan or sable in the Kruger. I understand that they are further north and very, very rare.

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorMay 30, 2014 at 3:54 am

      Thank you Vince!

      Indeed, if you want to find the roan you’d have to head up to the north of the Park – our latest sighting was just 2km from Shingwedzi along the S50, at the end of April ’14. Sable however do occur further south, and there your best bet of finding them is along the S36 past Muzandzeni and Nhlanguleni picnic spots, and around Pretoriuskop. Hope you’ll find them next time you venture over the river into the Park, and then share your photos with us on your blog 😉

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2. Woolly Muses October 21, 2013 at 10:27 pm

   Are these known as ‘sable’? We also saw about 15 sable which our South African driver, guides etc were excited to see due to their rarity.

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorOctober 22, 2013 at 4:14 am

      Roan are very close relatives of the sable Woolly Muses, and yes, sable too are seldomly seen, so you were indeed very lucky indeed!

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      1. Woolly Muses October 22, 2013 at 4:25 am

         It explains why our driver was excited . I think we had a remarkable sightings. Thank you.
3. aj vosse September 23, 2013 at 5:46 pm

   Fortunate indeed!! 😉

   Or, in the right place at the right time? 😀

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorSeptember 23, 2013 at 11:09 pm

      Fortunate to be in the right place at the right rime AJ 😉

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4. Amy September 22, 2013 at 2:38 pm

   Wow, what a capture! Thank you for the amazing photo.

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorSeptember 22, 2013 at 7:55 pm

      Thanks for the very kind comment Amy!

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5. bulldog September 22, 2013 at 8:38 am

   You are so lucky… “two birds with one stone so to say”…

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorSeptember 22, 2013 at 7:49 pm

      Definitely was a very lucky sighting, thanks Bulldog!

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6. iAMsafari.com September 21, 2013 at 9:20 pm

   Yes! This is all you can bargain for going up north. A tusker and roan within two days, well done and thanks for sharing.

   Kind regards,
   Maurice

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorSeptember 22, 2013 at 2:12 am

      Thanks Maurice! Yes, we count ourselves very lucky with the sightings we’ve had thus far. Two more days left in the Park and hoping our luck doesn’t run out 😉

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7. vastlycurious.com September 21, 2013 at 7:23 pm

   I love you Blog. One of my fellow bloggers posted this yesterday and if affected me for the ENTIRE day..How can this be stopped from the USA? I feel helpless and it made me sick.

   Poached, by Dr William Fowlds

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   1. de Wets Wild Post authorSeptember 21, 2013 at 8:09 pm

      Thank you very much Kathryn. Yes indeed, poaching is a sickening issue to put it mildly. There’s information on many organisations you could support with your time, skills and donations on the world rhino day website (clicking on the WRD poster on our blog should take you to their site). Thanks for caring!

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      1. vastlycurious.com September 21, 2013 at 8:47 pm

         I will thank you !!!!

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