Wildebeest get new home in Game Estate near Bisley

EXCITED onlookers watched 17 wildebeest being released into their new home in the Intaba Ridge Game Estate near Bisley Nature Reserve yesterday.
The animals were moved from Rocky Valley Game Lodge after they were captured by Shemungwe Game Captures using a helicopter.
Five families who live on the estate watched the release of the animals and said they were excited to see more wildlife in the sanctuary.
Said Carmen Blomeyer, "We are very happy to get the animals in our back yards, and it is a good experience to see them released,"
Said Sven Bruss, who has spent four years capturing animals, "It took us six hours to build a boma and 20 minutes to capture them.You must prepare your site and the weather must be on your side as we used the helicopter. When animals refuse to go in the boma then you will have to change all the tactics, even moving the boma to another place where they can easily get in"
The wildebeest should be happy in their new home at Intaba Ridge Game Estate where the state of the art security should provide a safe home for the animals and their human neighbours. Intaba Ridge resident's now have Wildebeest, Blesbok, Reedbuck, Impala and Oribi as their neighbours on the estate.