#lockdownworthy: Location 3 - The Greater Kruger Region
# Lockdownworthy Location Number 3: The Greater Kruger Region
There's nothing normal about a "normal day in the office" for Dr. Joel Alves, who spends his days removing snares from wild dogs, collaring elephants, transporting lions by airplane or darting rhinos from a helicopter. Even during lockdown in South Africa, Joel continues with his extremely valuable wildlife conservation work as an essential worker – making us more than a little envious to be able to roam about the b eautiful Greater Kruger Park region, which is definitely a # lockdownworthylocation .
“Smack bang in the middle of lockdown I was called to dart two sub-adult cheetah. They had gone missing for about 5 weeks and were suddenly spotted (excuse the pun) out of the blue," Joel told The Travel Cafe. I rushed to the reserve and we were able to safely immobilise them and move them into a temporary holding facility where they will be held until their translocation to a new reserve.” According to Joel Cheetah are translocated between reserves to ensure the best genetic health of cheetah populations on small fenced reserves across the country.”
Show Joel some love and follow his fascinating Instagram profile @the_conservation_vet. Planning a # postcovidcation to South Africa? Get in touch with us The Travel Cafe Cape Town to design an itinerary that includes life-changing wildlife conservation experiences.
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