We are responsible for collating all national sighting records in order to conduct the necessary national monitoring needed to assess the status of the population and to know that our conservation actions are indeed working. This is especially relevant for groups that live outside formally protected areas. With the best possible data, we can then manage for any change in the population due to disease outbreaks, an increase in human persecution, the emergence of novel threats, or any other risks.
Please continue to send us any sightings you have in Kruger National Park, but we most urgently need any and all sightings outside this – the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and along the Limpopo River, and beyond South Africa’s borders too.
