by 2summers | Aug 25, 2016 | Mpumalanga, Parks/Nature Reserves
Last weekend I visited the Global White Lion Protection Trust, a private reserve devoted to protecting white lions and returning them to the wild in South Africa’s Timbavati region. Almost from the moment I arrived, I began to think about how I would write this...
by 2summers | May 29, 2011 | Johannesburg, Johannesburg Day Trips, Parks/Nature Reserves
Johannesburg is a new city by human standards, having been founded 125 years ago in 1886. But just a short drive from Joburg lie the remains of some of the oldest human descendants on earth. The Cradle of Humankind, 20 kilometers from town, is a 47,000-hectare World...
by 2summers | Feb 9, 2011 | Free State, Parks/Nature Reserves
Joe and I just returned from Lionsrock, a wildlife sanctuary about three hours from Joburg near the town of Bethlehem. Lionsrock is a haven for mistreated animals — mostly big cats – rescued from zoos and circuses around the world. Lionsrock, which is a lodge...