Cape mountain zebra conservation took centre stage at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve on International Zebra Day as the reserve celebrated a metapopulation milestone and growing genetic diversity, reports Cape {town} Etc.
Picture: Jannie Swanepoel, Pascale Swanepoel Sanbona Wildlife Reserve
Sanbona now hosts the most genetically diverse Cape mountain zebra population recorded in one location in recent history, the reserve reports.
The genetic rescue project, developed in partnership with CapeNature and experts from SANBI and the University of Venda, aims to reunite the three isolated zebra stocks and restore lost diversity. Recent births at Sanbona and partner reserves show early success for the programme (Sanbona Wildlife Reserve).
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‘For the first time in recent history, we have the most genetically diverse Cape mountain zebra population in one location in over a century,’ said Paul Vorster, Managing Director at Sanbona.
Sanbona emphasised that every visitor contributes directly to conservation funding, with revenue supporting translocations, monitoring and outreach. Guests who see the foals are witnessing a rare recovery story shaped by science and local stewardship.
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