During September, the tranquil hills and valleys of Lapalala echoed with the slap of rotor blades and the whine of a turbine engine. The 2020 aerial census took place over
One of our cheetah has given birth to three cubs, signifying a promising milestone in Lapalala’s cheetah conservation efforts. Predator researcher, Steve Henley, discovered the cubs on 10 August on
Lapalala Wilderness celebrated International Ranger Day on 31 July with an event to honour our field rangers. Rangers and security personnel from Lapalala Wilderness, Waterberg Ranger Services and Secret Eye
It is now over 100 days since the announcement of a national lockdown by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Despite the easing of the lockdown to level three, the South African economy
As of 1 June 2020, reserve operations have all but returned to normal. We continue to monitor the health of our staff and implement the recommended precautions of social distancing,
LAPALALA COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND On 26 March 2020, the President of South Africa, His Excellency Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, announced a national lockdown. Employment in the Waterberg region is mainly reliant
l A MESSAGE FROM OUR CE On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced to the nation that the country would go into lockdown at midnight on 26 March 2020,
In protected areas such as Lapalala, building and maintaining fences plays an important role in securing the wildlife within our boundary. The Lapalala fence team works hard to ensure that
Lapalala is celebrating the arrival of the first lion cubs to be born on the reserve since lion were introduced in 2019. The birth of the two lion cubs –
The staff and management of Lapalala Wilderness rounded off 2019 with a fantastic day of team building. The event was organised by management and hosted by the Lapalala Wilderness School.