Phinda supports numerous studies and research projects and is also part of a first-of-its-kind Temminck’s ground pangolin rehabilitation, release and monitoring initiative that is proving highly successful. This is just one of numerous world-firsts perpetuated by this special reserve. In partnership with &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, the African Pangolin Working Group (APWG) is re-introducing the Temminck’s ground pangolin to a region where it has been locally extinct for decades.
The project’s aim is to gather a body of research data on this least studied group of mammals, and through the long-term monitoring of each animal following their release, to table the learnings and best-practice protocols for reintroduction projects to follow. One incredible indicator of the project success is that 5 pups have been born on the Munywana.
As a large volume of data recording the fine-scale movements of pangolin released on Munywana has been recorded, the management team in collaboration with the African Pangolin Working Group, the University of Pretoria and the Tshwane University of Technology, have recognized the necessity to not only evaluate the current data set but also identified important aspects relating to the future conservation of pangolins in Zululand. They are also looking at the viability of reintroducing a population of these endangered mammals into a region where they were once well established.
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