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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

News: Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Count 2010


For us as guides it is always interesting and good to know approximately how many of each species of animal actually occur in given parks. The latest figures for game numbers in the 96:000 hectare Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park are listed below.

Species

Estimate

Long Term Trend

Buffalo

4789

+ Increasing

Giraffe

874

+ Increasing

Impala

14054

- Decreasing

Kudu

717

- Decreasing

Nyala

4082

- Decreasing

Waterbuck

136

- Decreasing

Warthog

1531

- Decreasing

White Rhino

2312

+ Increasing

Wildebeest

3002

- Decreasing

Zebra

2749

- Decreasing

Black Rhino

200

- Decreasing

Cheetah

40

Elephant

550 - 600

+ Increasing

Hippo

20

Stable

Leopard

80

Lion

200

+ Increasing

Wild Dog

110

+ Increasing, Stable

Hyena

303

Stable



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