Babanango Game Reserve: A conservation jewel in the making
By IOL
By Thabo Mkhize
After a truly African storm the night before, when the sky went from brilliant black into a disco of colour and sound, the Babanango Valley Game Lodge rises from its slumber replenished and resplendent.
The 283 species of birds were busy, chirruping in the breakfast buffet brought to them by the rains. The grazing impala were on the move, too, with newborns that waited for the big showers to hit, before announcing themselves to the world.
They say that rain and water are signs of life, and the 23000 hectares of rich and diverse land within the African Heritage Conservancy (AHC) boundaries attest to this.