Dabchick Wildlife Reserve

Dabchick Wildlife Reserve To conserve wildlife, protect biodiversity and make Africa a safer place for animals and ecosystems.

Dabchick Wildlife Reserve is situated in the Waterberg area of the Limpopo province, South Africa. The reserve caters for nature lovers who want to experience the wonders of the African bush, in comfort but without the intrusion of modern life.

25/05/2026

๐Ÿฆ… ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ
๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜-๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฉ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†

Dabchick Wildlife Reserve is honoured to have partnered with Vulpro in the historic rewilding of the first captive-bred Lappet-faced Vulture released in South Africa.

From careful monitoring during incubation and hatching, to behavioural development and eventual release into the wild, every stage of this journey represented hope for one of Africaโ€™s most threatened vulture species.

Earlier this month, this magnificent bird finally took to the skies above Dabchick โ€” returning to where it belongs.

Now fitted with a specialised solar-powered transmitter, the vulture continues to be monitored by conservation teams and Dabchick security staff as part of ongoing species recovery and rewilding efforts.

๐ŸŒฟ Raised with purpose. Released for the wild.

We commend the dedicated teams at Vulpro and all conservation partners working tirelessly to secure a future for vultures in southern Africa.
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๐Ÿฆ… Learn more about Dabchickโ€™s rewilding work:
https://www.dabchick.co.za/new-dabchicks-rewilding-programme/

๐Ÿ“ Dabchick Wildlife Reserve | Waterberg Biosphere Reserve

๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™Ž๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! May 2026๐Ÿฆ… Lappet-faced Vulture / Nubian Vulture (๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™œ๐™ค๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™จ)๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ...
25/05/2026

๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™Ž
๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! May 2026

๐Ÿฆ… Lappet-faced Vulture / Nubian Vulture (๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™œ๐™ค๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™จ)

๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Endangered (Globally) | Critically Endangered (Regionally in Southern Africa)

๐Ÿ” ๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐
Africaโ€™s largest vulture, the Lappet-faced Vulture is unmistakable with its massive hooked bill, powerful build and bare pink head and neck. Its dark plumage contrasts sharply with pale thighs and underwing coverts visible in flight. This formidable scavenger dominates carcasses and is capable of tearing through thick hide that smaller vultures cannot pe*****te.

๐Ÿ’ก ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–?
๐Ÿชถ The Lappet-faced Vulture is one of Africaโ€™s rarest and most threatened vultures.
๐Ÿชถ Its exceptionally strong bill allows it to open tough carcasses, making food accessible to smaller scavengers.
๐Ÿชถ Unlike many vultures, pairs are usually solitary nesters and occupy vast territories.
๐Ÿชถ Vultures play a critical ecological role by rapidly removing carcasses and helping prevent the spread of disease.

๐Ÿž ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐๐”๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ & ๐‡๐€๐๐ˆ๐“๐€๐“
The species occurs across parts of sub-Saharan Africa, favouring arid savanna, semi-desert, open woodland and protected conservation landscapes with large mammals. Due to habitat loss, poisoning and collisions with energy infrastructure, populations have declined significantly across much of their range.

๐Ÿชบ ๐๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐๐† & ๐๐‘๐„๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐†
Lappet-faced Vultures construct large stick nests in tall trees, often returning to the same nest site over many years. Only a single egg is usually laid, making breeding slow and population recovery difficult when losses occur.

๐ŸŒ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐’๐„๐‘๐•๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐๐Ž๐“๐„
Although the Lappet-faced Vulture is globally listed as Endangered, the species is now classified as Critically Endangered regionally in southern Africa, with an estimated regional population of only around 160 mature individuals remaining. BirdLife South Africa reports severe declines linked to poisoning, habitat loss, collisions with power infrastructure and disturbance at nesting sites.
๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž! https://www.birdlife.org.za/red-list/lappet-faced-vulture/

๐Ÿ“๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ
A global conservation status reflects the speciesโ€™ survival outlook across its entire international range. A regional conservation status evaluates the species within a specific geographic area โ€” in this case southern Africa โ€” where populations may face greater pressures and steeper declines than elsewhere.

๐Ÿฆ… Earlier this month, Dabchick Wildlife Reserve and Vulpro achieved a historic conservation milestone with the release and rewilding of the first captive-bred Lappet-faced Vulture in South Africa.

The bird is being monitored through a specialised solar-powered transmitter, while Dabchickโ€™s security and conservation teams continue to assist with on-the-ground monitoring as part of ongoing rewilding and species recovery efforts.
Rewilding Africa Global Rewilding Alliance
๐Ÿฆ… ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ?
โ€ข Avoid the use of poisons for predator control
โ€ข Protect large nesting trees and natural roosting areas
โ€ข Report poisoning incidents immediately
โ€ข Support โ€œVulture Safe Zonesโ€ and conservation partnerships
โ€ข Ensure carcasses are free from harmful veterinary drugs and toxins
โ€ข Work collaboratively with conservation organisations monitoring vulture populations

๐Ÿ’กHealthy vulture populations are essential for ecosystem health, disease control and the efficient recycling of nutrients across African landscapes.

๐Ÿ—จ โ€œFor the first time in South Africa, Vulpro and Dabchick Wildlife Reserve cooperated in the rewilding of a captive-bred Lappet-faced Vulture. It is being closely monitored via its special solar-powered transmitter and by Dabchick security staff on the ground.โ€

โ€œOur teams tracked and stayed with him until he decided to fly off later in the day.โ€

โ€œHe is wearing a solar-powered transmitter and has recently been recorded flying over the Makoppa area.โ€โ€” Dr Peter Oberem & the wildlife conservation team at Dabchick Wildlife Reserve
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๐Ÿฆ† Dabchick Wildlife Reserve offers outstanding bird watching and photography. Book your stay or rewilding experience now!

๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: [email protected] or [email protected]

๐Ÿฆ… ๐‘๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž:
https://www.dabchick.co.za/new-dabchicks-rewilding-programme/
๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™ข๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ? ๐™€-๐™ข๐™–๐™ž๐™ก ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ก๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜ฟ๐™ง ๐™‹๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™Š๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ข ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™™๐™ž๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™˜๐™ช๐™จ๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ.

๐Ÿ“As custodians of biodiversity, we are committed to preserving habitat, raising awareness, and supporting collaborative conservation action.

๐ŸŽผ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ
https://ebird.org/species/lapvul1

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๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ต...
20/05/2026

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ โ€“ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ. โ€“ Dr Peter Oberem

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๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐š๐ฅ
๐Ÿ“ฅ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ฆ-๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต
โ€œDear Dr Peter and the Dabchick Team,

We would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the absolutely unforgettable experience we recently enjoyed at your magnificent reserve.

From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed with genuine warmth, hospitality and professionalism that immediately made us feel at home. The attention to detail throughout our stay was exceptional.

The five-star glamping tent accommodation exceeded all expectations. The tents were luxurious, beautifully appointed, and perfectly complemented the bushveld atmosphere while still offering every comfort imaginable.

A special word of appreciation goes to Tarryn and her team for the fantastic and tasteful meals prepared during our stay. Every meal was a memorable culinary experience and clearly prepared with great care and passion. The elegant table settings and the brunch enjoyed beneath the enormous fig tree created a special atmosphere โ€“ a memorable blend of rustic charm, warm hospitality and the peaceful beauty of the environment.

We were equally impressed by the spotless reception areas and the immaculate condition of the tents, thanks to the dedication and professionalism of the cleaning staff led by their supervisor. Their hard work certainly did not go unnoticed.

Our game drives were outstanding. Mpilo and Klaas were knowledgeable, professional and passionate game rangers who enriched every outing with fascinating information and wonderful enthusiasm for wildlife conservation.

The sightings of the many game species were incredible. The enjoyment of sundowners in close proximity to the rhinos, led by the majestic Chuck Norris, created an unforgettable bushveld experience โ€“ a rare moment where nature, tranquillity and Africaโ€™s wild beauty came together perfectly.

We also greatly appreciated the presence and interaction with Tylan, whose passion and involvement added tremendous value to our visit.

One of the most extraordinary moments of our stay was the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be involved in the release of the rehabilitated vultures. Witnessing such an important conservation effort first-hand was deeply meaningful and unforgettable.

Your rewilding projects involving secretary birds, bush babies and hornbills are commendable and inspiring. It is encouraging to see such dedication to conservation and the protection of vulnerable species.

Last but not least: To the wonderful โ€œDabchick Choirโ€ โ€“ thank you for your vibrant and heartfelt performance of African songs. Your music brought warmth, energy and a celebration of African culture and rhythm to the occasion.

Every song was performed with passion and spirit, creating a memorable atmosphere that touched everyone present. Your voices, harmonies and enthusiasm added something special and unforgettable.

Thank you for sharing your talent and for enriching the experience with the beauty of African music and song. Your performance was deeply appreciated by all.

Thank you once again for creating such a remarkable and enriching experience. The passion, professionalism and commitment of your entire team made our visit exceptional, and we look forward to returning in the future.

With sincere appreciation and warm regards,
James and Anina Breedt.โ€

๐“๐ฐ๐จ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ฌ. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ. ๐€ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ.Deep in the Waterberg, two hand-reared Verreauxโ€™s Eagles (๐˜ผ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™– ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ช๐™ญ...
16/05/2026

๐“๐ฐ๐จ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ฌ. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ. ๐€ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ.

Deep in the Waterberg, two hand-reared Verreauxโ€™s Eagles (๐˜ผ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™– ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ช๐™ญ๐™ž๐™ž) โ€” the Black Eagles of African legend โ€” have been released back into the wild at Dabchick Wildlife Reserve.

Solar transponders track their every thermal, every ridge-soar, every kilometre of recovered freedom.

These magnificent raptors, with wingspans that shadow the ancient granite, are where they belong again.
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๐Ÿฆ… Come walk the ridges where they hunt. Look up. They may be watching you.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Reservations: [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฌ Enquiries: [email protected]
๐ŸŒ www.dabchick.co.za/new-dabchicks-rewilding-programme/

๐ŸŒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐„๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ | ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” On this day, we recognise the species on the edge โ€” and celebrate the place...
15/05/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐„๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ | ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
On this day, we recognise the species on the edge โ€” and celebrate the places and people working to pull them back from it.

Dabchick Wildlife Reserve in the Waterberg, Limpopo has been doing exactly that for over 30 years. What was once marginal, degraded agricultural land is today 1 500 ha of rewilded, biodiverse bushveld โ€” home to white rhino, African buffalo, vultures, ground hornbills, eagles, antelope, small predators and so much more.

Now DWR is opening its gates to wildlife enthusiasts who want to do more than just watch.

๐ŸŒฟ The Dabchick Rewilding Programme is a hands-on experience for groups of up to 12, where you live and work inside a functioning bush reserve โ€” contributing directly to rewilding and conservation.

What youโ€™ll experience:
โœ… Animal rewilding โ€” capture, care, monitoring & release
โœ… Rhino, buffalo, antelope & predator conservation
โœ… Vulture, crane, eagle & ground hornbill programmes
โœ… Anti-poaching patrols & technology training
โœ… Habitat restoration, veld & pasture management
โœ… Game counts by vehicle and drone
โœ… Veterinary immobilisation & wildlife health work
โœ… African-influenced meals from locally sourced produce
โœ… Private unfenced tented camp under the Waterberg stars

Rates from R1 250 pppd โ€” seasonal and group options available.

๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฎ, ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ค๐™˜๐™˜๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ โ€” ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ.
Rewilding Africa Global Rewilding Alliance fans Waterberg Biosphere Reserve Waterberg Tourism
๐Ÿ“ฉ [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected]

๐Ÿ“ž +27 82 821 6577
๐Ÿ”— www.dabchick.co.za/new-dabchicks-rewilding-programme

๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž. ๐€๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž.
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๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™ŽDabchick Wildlife Reserve๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก!๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Yellow-fronted Canary (๐˜พ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™œ๐™ง๐™– ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฏ๐™–๐™ข๐™—๐™ž๐™˜๐™–)๐ˆ...
27/04/2026

๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™Ž
Dabchick Wildlife Reserve
๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก!
๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
Yellow-fronted Canary (๐˜พ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™œ๐™ง๐™– ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฏ๐™–๐™ข๐™—๐™ž๐™˜๐™–)
๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Least Concern
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๐Ÿ” ๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐
A small, lively finch with bright yellow underparts, a distinctive yellow face and olive-grey upperparts. The bold facial pattern โ€” including a contrasting dark eye-line โ€” makes this species easy to recognise in woodland and garden settings.
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๐Ÿ’ก ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–?
๐Ÿชถ The Yellow-fronted Canary is highly adaptable and thrives in both natural and human-modified landscapes.
๐Ÿชถ It feeds mainly on seeds, but also supplements its diet with insects, especially during breeding season.
๐Ÿชถ Its cheerful, melodic song is a familiar sound across southern African woodlands and gardens.
๐Ÿชถ Often seen in pairs or small flocks, it plays an important role in seed dispersal within ecosystems.
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๐Ÿž ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐๐”๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ & ๐‡๐€๐๐ˆ๐“๐€๐“
Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa, the Yellow-fronted Canary favours open woodland, savanna, riverine vegetation and well-wooded gardens. Its adaptability allows it to persist in both wild and settled environments.
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๐Ÿชบ ๐๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐๐† & ๐๐‘๐„๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐†
The nest is a neat cup constructed from grass, fine plant fibres and spider webs, typically hidden within dense foliage. The female incubates the eggs while both parents contribute to feeding the chicks.
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๐ŸŒ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐’๐„๐‘๐•๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐๐Ž๐“๐„
Although listed as Least Concern, the Yellow-fronted Canary depends on healthy vegetation structure for nesting and feeding. Its continued presence reflects resilient ecosystems where natural vegetation and biodiversity are maintained.
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๐Ÿ—จ Quote of the Month
โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ-๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ โ€” ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ.โ€
โ€” Drs Peter & Pamela Oberem
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๐Ÿฆ† Dabchick Wildlife Reserve offers outstanding bird watching and photography. Book your stay now!

๐Ÿ“ฉ Reservations: [email protected]
๐ŸŒ More info: www.dabchick.co.za
๐ŸŒฟ Rewilding Programme:
๏ฟผ ๐™€๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™—๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ โ€™๐™จ ๐™๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™ข๐™š!
https://www.dabchick.co.za/new-dabchicks-rewilding-programme/

๐Ÿ“ As custodians of biodiversity, we are committed to preserving habitat, raising awareness, and supporting collaborative conservation action.
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๐ŸŽผ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ
Yellow-fronted Canary โ€“ eBird (calls, photos & sightings)๏ฟผ
https://ebird.org/species/yefcan
๐Ÿ“ธ Tony Tilford
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Waterberg Biosphere Reserve
Waterberg Tourism
Rewilding Africa REWILDING Southern Africa Global Rewilding Alliance
BirdLife International BirdLife South Africa

NEW! Rewilding Programme. Dabchick Wildlife Reserve (DWR) has operated for more than thirty years and is dedicated to rewilding the Alma Valley and greater Waterberg District of Limpopo, South Africa.

๐ŸŒ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐•๐„๐“๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ & ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐žToday, we recognise the vital role of vete...
25/04/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐•๐„๐“๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ & ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž
Today, we recognise the vital role of veterinarians under the global theme: โ€œ๐™‘๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ: ๐™‚๐™ช๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™.โ€

In South Africa, this role is sharply in focus as the country continues to manage the ongoing spread of ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž (๐…๐Œ๐ƒ) โ€“ a crisis that reaches far beyond livestock, with direct implications for ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐›๐ข๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Veterinarians are not only clinicians โ€“ they are at the centre of:
โ€ข Disease surveillance and outbreak response
โ€ข Wildlife health and translocation protocols
โ€ข Biosecurity planning across landscapes
โ€ข Protection of food systems and rural economies

๐Ÿ“– ๐…๐„๐€๐“๐”๐‘๐„๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐๐’๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“: ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐’๐„๐‚๐”๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐˜ & ๐–๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐’๐„๐‘๐•๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐

In the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐–๐‘๐’๐€ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ, Dr Peter Oberem presents a clear, evidence-based assessment in: โ€œ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ค๐™จ๐™š๐™˜๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ: ๐™‡๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™๐™ˆ๐˜ฟโ€
Wildlife Ranching South Africa
His work outlines a critical reality:
โš ๏ธ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐Œ๐ƒ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž
โ€ข No vaccine exists for cloven-hooved game species
โ€ข Infection can lead to mandatory culling
โ€ข Financial collapse and biodiversity loss can follow

๐Ÿ“Š Since 2019, South Africa has recorded ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, exposing gaps in:
โ€ข Animal traceability systems (LITS)
โ€ข Movement control and permitting
โ€ข Vaccine matching and availability
โ€ข Implementation of national biosecurity strategies

๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐„ ๐Œ๐„๐’๐’๐€๐†๐„
Effective conservation today depends on ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž-๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ€“ not only at national level, but across ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž, ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ก, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž.

At ๐ƒ๐š๐›๐œ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž, this principle is actively applied:
โœ” Strict access control and disinfection protocols
โœ” Veterinary-led monitoring and planning
โœ” Ongoing risk assessment and preparedness
Because in wildlife systems, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.

๐Ÿ“ฅ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐–๐๐‹๐Ž๐€๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐…๐”๐‹๐‹ ๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐‹๐„ (๐๐ƒ๐…)
Gain detailed insight into practical, field-tested biosecurity measures:
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://tinyurl.com/ywzade3c
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๐Ÿค ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜, ๐–๐„ ๐€๐‚๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„
To every veterinarian working across farms, reserves, laboratories, and field operations โ€“ your contribution underpins ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก, ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.

๐Ÿ“ ๐ƒ๐š๐›๐œ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž
๐ŸŒ https://www.dabchick.co.za/new-dabchicks-rewilding-programme/
๐Ÿ“ฉ [email protected] or [email protected]
Dabchick Wildlife Reserve
๐Ÿ“ ๐™๐™€๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™‰๐™‚ ๐™Ž๐™Š๐™๐™๐™ƒ๐™€๐™๐™‰ ๐˜ผ๐™๐™๐™„๐˜พ๐˜ผ
๐ŸŒ https://rewildingsa.zinioapps.com/
๐Ÿ“ฉ [email protected]
Rewilding Africa
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐•๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐’๐€๐•๐€)
๐ŸŒ https://www.sava.co.za
South African Veterinary Association

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ | ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ŸŒDabchick Wildlife Reserve๏ฟผ๏ฟผThe journey from rescue to release ...
21/04/2026

๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ | ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ŸŒ
Dabchick Wildlife Reserve๏ฟผ๏ฟผ
The journey from rescue to release is rarely simple, especially for species as sensitive and specialised as bush babies. Effective rewilding demands more than rehabilitation; it requires sustained guidance, careful monitoring, and a landscape that allows instinct to reawaken.

๐Ÿ“ฃ In a significant step forward for small primate conservation, the ๐€๐ฌ๐ฃ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐›๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž is proud to announce a strategic partnership with ๐ƒ๐š๐›๐œ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž.

This collaboration strengthens the most critical phase of the rewilding process, transitioning rehabilitated bush babies back into a fully wild existence. With decades of field expertise, Dabchickโ€™s team will support post-release adaptation, ensuring each individual is given the best possible opportunity to survive and thrive.

๐Ÿ’กFounded by veterinarians Dr Peter Oberem and Dr Pamela Oberem, Dabchick Wildlife Reserve has, since 1994, led pioneering conservation work across the Waterberg. Their integrated approach includes wildlife capture and release, long-term ecological monitoring, and the rewilding of species ranging from antelope and buffalo to birds of prey and endangered fauna such as rhino.
Rewilding Africa REWILDING Southern Africa
Global Rewilding Alliance
๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ
Bush babies, commonly referring to species such as the Southern lesser bushbaby (๐™‚๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™œ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™ค๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž), remain under-researched in rewilding contexts.

๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Least Concern (LC), although localised threats include habitat loss, illegal pet trade, and human disturbance.

Now, with bush baby rewilding added to their portfolio, this partnership represents a meaningful contribution to a field where research remains limited. Beyond individual releases, the collaboration aims to expand knowledge, build awareness, and refine best-practice methodologies for future conservation efforts.

๐Ÿ’กImportantly, this initiative also opens the door for deeper public engagement. Wildlife enthusiasts, conservation supporters, and eco-travellers are invited to experience this work firsthand through Dabchickโ€™s immersive rewilding programme, offering rare insight into the realities of rehabilitation and release in a functioning wild landscape.
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To learn more, support the initiative, or become part of the experience:
๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™จ๐™๐™—๐™–๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™˜๐™ช๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™Ÿ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™จ: www.bushbabyrescue.org
๐™…๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™ข๐™š ๐™€๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š!
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ https://www.dabchick.co.za/new-dabchicks-rewilding-programme/

๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™Ž๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก!March 2026๐Ÿฆ… Brown Snake Eagle(Circaetus cinereus)๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Leas...
31/03/2026

๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฝ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™„๐˜พ๐™† ๐™’๐™„๐™‡๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐™Ž

๐ƒ๐–๐‘ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก!

March 2026

๐Ÿฆ… Brown Snake Eagle
(Circaetus cinereus)

๐ˆ๐”๐‚๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Least Concern

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๐Ÿ” ๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐

A large, powerful eagle with uniform dark brown plumage, bright yellow eyes and a large angular head. In flight, the brown-and-white banded tail and pale underwing pattern are distinctive. The species often sits upright on a prominent perch scanning the ground below for prey. ๏ฟผ

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๐Ÿ’ก ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–?

๐Ÿชถ The Brown Snake Eagle feeds mainly on snakes, including venomous species.
๐Ÿชถ Thick, scaled legs provide protection from snake bites.
๐Ÿชถ It hunts mostly from a perch, dropping onto prey on the ground.
๐Ÿชถ Pairs usually raise only one chick due to the long breeding cycle.

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๐Ÿž ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐๐”๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ & ๐‡๐€๐๐ˆ๐“๐€๐“

Occurs widely across sub-Saharan Africa in wooded savanna, thornveld, bushveld and open woodland areas. It prefers landscapes with scattered trees and open ground where snakes are abundant.

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๐Ÿชบ ๐๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐๐† & ๐๐‘๐„๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐†

The nest is a relatively small platform of sticks placed high in a tree or occasionally on a pylon. Only one egg is laid and the chick remains dependent on the parents for an extended period, making breeding slow and energy-intensive.

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๐ŸŒ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐’๐„๐‘๐•๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐๐Ž๐“๐„

Although listed as Least Concern, the Brown Snake Eagle depends on intact woodland ecosystems and healthy reptile populations. The recent release of this species at Dabchick Wildlife Reserve forms part of ongoing rewilding efforts to restore natural predatorโ€“prey balance and ecosystem function. Dabchick has rewilded large areas of previously degraded land and runs hands-on conservation and rewilding programmes focused on ecological restoration and wildlife reintroductions. ๏ฟผ

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๐Ÿ—จ Quote of the Month

โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด.
โ€” Drs Peter & Pamela Oberem

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๐Ÿฆ† Dabchick Wildlife Reserve offers outstanding bird watching and photography. Book your stay now!
Dabchick Wildlife Reserve fans
๐Ÿ“ฉ Reservations: [email protected]
๐ŸŒ More info: www.dabchick.co.za
๐ŸŒฟ Rewilding Programme:
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.dabchick.co.za/new-dabchicks-rewilding-programme/

๐Ÿ“ As custodians of biodiversity, we are committed to preserving habitat, raising awareness, and supporting collaborative conservation action.
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๐ŸŽผ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ

Brown Snake Eagle โ€“ eBird species page:
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://ebird.org/species/brseag1
(Photos, distribution maps, calls and recordings) ๏ฟผ

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Waterberg Biosphere Reserve
Waterberg Tourism
Rewilding Africa Global Rewilding Alliance
BirdLife South Africa BirdLife International

31/01/2026

๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™€๐™˜๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ: ๐˜ผ๐™›๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™˜๐™  ๐™‹๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ

In 2022, Dabchick Wildlife Reserve undertook a significant rewilding intervention involving the rescue and release of 40 African rock python hatchlings (๐˜—๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฆ) and one adult female. These individuals were carefully reintroduced near the lodge area into suitable habitat, as part of a long-term effort to restore natural predatorโ€“prey dynamics within the Waterberg ecosystem.

๐Ÿ African rock pythons are apex ambush predators and play a critical regulatory role in maintaining ecological balance. Their presence contributes to healthy herbivore populations and supports broader ecosystem function.

๐Ÿ“น In January 2026, a Dabchick staff member recorded a clear indicator of rewilding success:
an adult African rock python preying on a three-week-old impala (๐˜ˆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ด), initiating the strike at the hind leg, constricting around the body and neck, and subsequently swallowing the prey whole.

๐Ÿ’กThis observation confirms not only survival, but full behavioural reintegration into the wild.

Such moments underscore the importance of science-led rewilding โ€” where species are not only released, but monitored, protected and allowed to resume their ecological role.

๐™€๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ’
Participants in the Dabchick Rewilding Programme gain hands-on exposure to projects like these, contributing to real conservation outcomes within a functioning bushveld reserve.

๐Ÿ”— View programme options and secure your participation: https://www.dabchick.co.za/new-dabchicks-rewilding-programme/
Rewilding Africa REWILDING Southern Africa
fans Waterberg Biosphere Reserve
Waterberg Tourism Global Rewilding Alliance

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