Good News from South Africa - Black wildebeest Reintroduced to the Ongeluksnek Nature Reserve

Here is some heartwarming news for nature lovers. A herd of black wildebeest have been reintroduced to the Ongeluksnek Nature Reserve on the north-east boundary of the Eastern Cape, in South Africa, on the Lesotho border.   Black wildebeest had disappeared from the area a century ago due to over-hunting.

 30 animals have been released so far. The black wildebeest were introduced to Ongeluksnek from the Tsolwana Nature Reserve.

Ongeluksnek Nature Reserve is   13 000 ha in extent and was proclaimed as a protected area in 1976.