Most people only think of Game Reserves as places to see wild animals. But what you pay to stay does more much more than give you a comfy bed and coffee at breakfast.

Jaco Koekemoer of Botlierskop Game Reserve explains what these reserves do for conservation: listen to stories about how they fight alien species, how they work with their neighbours to save the red-billed oxpecker birds, and how some cheetahs need to be taught to hunt.

Jaco tells us about the 300 year history of the reserve (in brief!) and about the type of guests that the rangers love having on game drive.

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Botlierskop Game Reserve: https://www.botlierskop.co.za/

Ashia Cheetah Conservation: https://ashia.co.za/

Info on the Black Wattle Trees: https://invasives.org.za/fact-sheet/black-wattle/

Red-Billed Oxpecker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-billed_oxpecker

South African Tourism: https://www.southafrica.net/

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