A female springbok and her yearling lamb walking between a waterhole and their grazing grounds in the Pilanesberg National Park brings to mind the migrations these antelope undertook in their millions in days gone by.
Our end-of-year 2015 holidays were absolutely packed to the brim. Apart from our ten-day visit to the Kruger National Park (read more about our time at Lower Sabie, Olifants and Shingwedzi in December), we also made day trips to five other reserves, and will be sharing photos from those (except Suikerbosrand, which we introduced in a post all of its own) daily through the month of February, in a series we call “a month of monochrome memories”.
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They look very thin. I didn’t realize you were suffering from a serious drought. This creates so much hardship. I hope for some relief very soon! It looks like the animals desperately need it.
It is one of the worst droughts we’ve ever experienced in South Africa, Joanne. Rural communities, livestock and game in several provinces are suffering tremendous hardship at the moment, with little relief. We visited Pilanesberg again last week, and it was noticable that the Park did receive some rain since December, but only time will tell whether it was enough to carry them through the dry winter, which is just around the corner now.
Very bad news. I hope for much better times ahead.
Thanks Joanne!
Wonder wanneer die droogte gebreek sal word
Ons kan maar net hoop en bid dat dit gou sal wees!
Dis so ‘n pragtige foto! Ai, die droogte!!
Die droogte weeg swaar op die mense en diere se gemoed…
She looks thin and rather despondent. I have been shocked by the drought and the sight of some of the animals. Even around Swellendam there are empty dams or ponds of stagnant water. It is a dreadful sight which is not conceivable in Europe, or the UK
It’s a terrible time Candy, and one of the worst droughts we’ve ever endured. We can only hope and pray that relief will come soon over wide areas of the country.
Gelukkig is springbokke goed aangepas vir droë omstandighede,né Dries.Pragtige foto!
Dankie Dina! Dit is nogal verblydend hoe goed meeste wilde diere sover die droogte deurstaan – dusver was dit net die seekoeie in die Krugerwildtuin wat ons regtig kon sien swaar trek.