An Exciting Day on Mutanda Nature Reserve

The crisp morning breeze slowly lifted the veil of mist off the surface of the dam. The early hours of the 1st of June 2016 had brought the with them the arrival of 17 Warthog and 5 Zebra. After their long journey from Mazabuka in the South of the country the animals where understandably agitated. The Zebra were offloaded directly into the reserve, while their travel partners were understandably placed in a holding Boma. This is necessitated by the warthog's unbelievable ability to escape almost any type of enclosure they are placed in. Although the reserve is no enclosure there are still fences to keep people out and animals in. From past experience we have learnt that unless warthog are acclimatized to their new surroundings slowly, in a passive manner, they always seem to believe the grass is greener on the other side, they either end up in the "pot" of one of the surrounding villages or simply wonder off searching for a new home.

Depending on how well they settle we hope to introduce them onto the main reserve in the next few months, to join the warthog already roaming the reserve.

Till Next Time.....