Welcome to the WILDwatch.com Newsletter Dear Wildwatcher! The last few months at CC Africa have been very exciting for us! We were delighted to unveil the new and much improved wildwatch.com, which has been relaunched as an interactive community site. Wildwatch will give you the most fascinating wildlife sightings on a daily basis, and give our guides the opportunity to share the excitement of Africa's pristine wilderness with the rest of the world. Please keep a look out for newly published articles and wildlife updates! Additionally, we would like to thank everybody who has been posting their remarkable sightings and images. We encourage you to continue sharing your experiences, and if you have any problems, please to contact wildwatch@ccafrica.com at any time and we will assist you! Interesting SIGHTINGS Lion Kills at Exeter The Lion prides at Exeter have been on a killing spree in the last few weeks - demonstrating their powerful authority as the mighty 'kings of the jungle'. According to ranger sightings, not only has a single male taken down a giraffe all on his own, but one of the Exeter prides has recently taken down a white rhino - a surprising, yet substantial meal for the four! This comes after reports from rangers that the two prides on Exeter may well be looking for trouble as they challenge each other's prized territory. Keep Updated… Bush Baby Fun at Matetsi! Read here about the beautiful and amazingly talented bush baby family recently spotted frolicking in the trees after dusk. Zebra React to Cheetah Kill at Kwandwe Reserve. An interesting sighting that questions animal behaviour. Were the Zebra mourning their foal? Read more! Featured ARTICLE Successful Lion Reintroduction at Phinda Private Game Reserve Prior to Phinda Private Game Reserve's establishment in 1990, resident populations of lions were last recorded in Maputaland in 1938. Between May 1992 and January 2003, 15 lions were released into the Reserve. Research conducted to determine the success and failures of the reintroduction has recently been completed, providing valuable information to the conservation world and paving the way for more incredible victories. Read more... Book REVIEW Elephantoms - Tracking the Elephant - Lyall Watson Elephantoms, provides another amazing adventure story where he describes how, through an enchanted childhood and a lucky adulthood, he has been haunted by elephants. Watson's book takes readers on an insightful journey through his youth in South Africa and his later years studying elephant history and zoology. Filled with metaphorical tales and fables, Watson's Elephantoms will enchant readers who are not too cynical of his prolifically unusual writing style. Read the review by Chris Roche here. Wildlife UPDATES New baby Black Rhino born on Phinda Another conservation first was celebrated at Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa in April 2007, with the first black rhino from the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project conceived and born on the Reserve. This news caused much excitement, as the project's aim was to increase the number of endangered black rhinos living in the KwaZulu-Natal area by relocating animals to conservation areas. The proud mother was introduced to Phinda in 2004, and is the first member of the project to have conceived and given birth to a calf in her new home. The night before the birth, one of Phinda's staff members had a dream that the rhino had given birth, prompting him to go searching for the animal. To the delight of the entire team, the mother was found nursing her new calf. The birth of this endangered animal is an incredibly proud moment for all at CC Africa, as we continue to break through conservation history! Successful Serval Re-introduction at Phinda CC Africa is delighted to announce the successful release of eight servals onto Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal. These felines were brought in from the Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre (near Hoedspruit in the Limpopo Province) in November 2006 in an effort to increase the density of this once-hunted species back onto the Reserve. This also provides CC Africa's guests with a better chance of viewing these elusive cats whilst on game drive. Read More... Safari OFFERS Free nights from CC Africa - Stay 4 Pay 3! Choose between any lodge at Ngala Private Game Reserve and Phinda Private Game Reserve! Read More… Stay 3 and only Pay for 2 nights at Madikwe Safari Lodge! Set on a gentle slope nestled between two rolling hills, Madikwe Safari Lodge overlooks game-filled plains with the Dwarsberg Hills in the distance and the Marico River nearby. Read More… www.wildwatch.com Copyright © 2005 CC Africa - Wildwatch Disclaimer: CC Africa - CC Africa Safaris & Tours is not liable for any errors or omissions. All pricing and itineraries subject to final confirmation. CC Africa • 164 Katherine Street • Sandton, Johannesburg • South Africa Tel: +27 11 809 4300