Aquila Creates Big Five Reserve
Cape Town, South Africa. The 4-star Aquila Private Game Reserve has relocated two bull elephants at a total cost of R2 million, in order to grow the reserve from Big 4 to Big 5 territory, therefore making Aquila the closest authentic Big 5 safari to Cape Town.
The elephants, aged between nine and eleven were purchased and relocated from Tzaneen in the Lowveld and transported in a specially designed game vehicle to the 4, 500 hectare private reserve accompanied by qualified and experienced elephant game capture specialists.
Owner Searl Derman has invested R1 million on the temporary one-hectare boma which took six months to build to ensure every comfort and requirement was met and approved in order to ensure a safe transition to their new home where they will be closely monitored on a 24 hour basis.
States Derman, “I’m proud to have finally created the closest authentic Big 5 African safari within a daytrip range of Cape Town. The benefit(s) to the Western Cape’s tourism infrastructure, Touwsrivier's job creation and social upliftment as well as conservation of animals and habitat are unparalleled.”
Once again, Aquila has practised job creation by training local staff by South Africa’s leading trainers such as Vicky Broeker and Lisette Whithers. Derman is the only person in the Western Cape that has done an elephant capture course and was also part of the ground breaking team which included Douw Grobbelaar - a world authority - and the Disney Land Vets, when they sterilised 2 female elephants in KZN.
The elephants, aged between nine and eleven were purchased and relocated from Tzaneen in the Lowveld and transported in a specially designed game vehicle to the 4, 500 hectare private reserve accompanied by qualified and experienced elephant game capture specialists.
Owner Searl Derman has invested R1 million on the temporary one-hectare boma which took six months to build to ensure every comfort and requirement was met and approved in order to ensure a safe transition to their new home where they will be closely monitored on a 24 hour basis.
States Derman, “I’m proud to have finally created the closest authentic Big 5 African safari within a daytrip range of Cape Town. The benefit(s) to the Western Cape’s tourism infrastructure, Touwsrivier's job creation and social upliftment as well as conservation of animals and habitat are unparalleled.”
Once again, Aquila has practised job creation by training local staff by South Africa’s leading trainers such as Vicky Broeker and Lisette Whithers. Derman is the only person in the Western Cape that has done an elephant capture course and was also part of the ground breaking team which included Douw Grobbelaar - a world authority - and the Disney Land Vets, when they sterilised 2 female elephants in KZN.
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