[Music] Lyonne
Lyonne
Lyonne are dwindling in number in wild areas
are dwindling in number in wild areas
are dwindling in number in wild areas and there’s not many more landscapes
and there’s not many more landscapes
and there’s not many more landscapes left available for them to expand into
left available for them to expand into
left available for them to expand into they persecuted wherever they go it
they persecuted wherever they go it
they persecuted wherever they go it becomes important them to look after the
becomes important them to look after the
becomes important them to look after the populations that you’ve got wine cereal
populations that you’ve got wine cereal
populations that you’ve got wine cereal and it really gets into your blood it’s
and it really gets into your blood it’s
and it really gets into your blood it’s a melting pot of opportunity and
a melting pot of opportunity and
a melting pot of opportunity and development in a conservation
development in a conservation
development in a conservation perspective sometimes the camera self
perspective sometimes the camera self
perspective sometimes the camera self which was formed in 2006 after the
which was formed in 2006 after the
which was formed in 2006 after the goombah community received an land that
goombah community received an land that
goombah community received an land that to their heads we met with some NGOs
to their heads we met with some NGOs
to their heads we met with some NGOs white lands and they wanted to know how
white lands and they wanted to know how
white lands and they wanted to know how efficient the community took a bold step
efficient the community took a bold step
efficient the community took a bold step to set this land aside for conservation
to set this land aside for conservation
to set this land aside for conservation rather than having a traditional
rather than having a traditional
rather than having a traditional language Nature Conservation can also
language Nature Conservation can also
language Nature Conservation can also happen for black community as well
happen for black community as well
happen for black community as well they’ve been a community of firsts first
they’ve been a community of firsts first
they’ve been a community of firsts first black runners first proclaimed area we
black runners first proclaimed area we
black runners first proclaimed area we started to work and work and work it’s
started to work and work and work it’s
started to work and work and work it’s going to be our own camp reserve so that
going to be our own camp reserve so that
going to be our own camp reserve so that we can generate more business
we can generate more business
we can generate more business opportunity it’s going to get this
opportunity it’s going to get this
opportunity it’s going to get this reserve to be attractive as community
reserve to be attractive as community
reserve to be attractive as community owners of the land there are the leaders
owners of the land there are the leaders
owners of the land there are the leaders and community conservation environment
and they have really well managed lion
and they have really well managed lion population they’ve got good genetic
population they’ve got good genetic
population they’ve got good genetic diversity on their property
diversity on their property
diversity on their property we’re almost at full capacity actually a
we’re almost at full capacity actually a
we’re almost at full capacity actually a little bit however we have the ability
little bit however we have the ability
little bit however we have the ability to distribute the genetics from Pinder
to distribute the genetics from Pinder
to distribute the genetics from Pinder elsewhere
elsewhere
elsewhere right now we’ve got quite a task at hand
right now we’ve got quite a task at hand
right now we’ve got quite a task at hand the way they’re locked in our favor
the way they’re locked in our favor
the way they’re locked in our favor right now all the tracks have been blown
right now all the tracks have been blown
right now all the tracks have been blown out and you can see it ok copy job got
out and you can see it ok copy job got
out and you can see it ok copy job got you all right I’m going to come there
you all right I’m going to come there
you all right I’m going to come there now seize it and have a look lovely we
now seize it and have a look lovely we
now seize it and have a look lovely we find the animal he found some male that
find the animal he found some male that
find the animal he found some male that we’re looking for we know it plans to
we’re looking for we know it plans to
we’re looking for we know it plans to catch all these lines tomorrow I think
catch all these lines tomorrow I think
catch all these lines tomorrow I think it’s a good idea to try and put the
it’s a good idea to try and put the
it’s a good idea to try and put the smell into the bottom and ladies
smell into the bottom and ladies
smell into the bottom and ladies afterward so we’ve just getting the dart
afterward so we’ve just getting the dart
afterward so we’ve just getting the dart and then losing sight of them once a
and then losing sight of them once a
and then losing sight of them once a dance in that’s the biggest issue as
dance in that’s the biggest issue as
dance in that’s the biggest issue as long as you go to bait they will
long as you go to bait they will
long as you go to bait they will normally return to the bait they moved
normally return to the bait they moved
normally return to the bait they moved from when we last tenants are we pretty
from when we last tenants are we pretty
from when we last tenants are we pretty much have to try to call them up from a
much have to try to call them up from a
much have to try to call them up from a river there but ok there is right here
river there but ok there is right here
river there but ok there is right here something is it definitely the one at
something is it definitely the one at
something is it definitely the one at the back there
the back there
the back there it’s important to know which animals
it’s important to know which animals
it’s important to know which animals you’re getting and what animals you’re
you’re getting and what animals you’re
you’re getting and what animals you’re giving so that you’re not having two
giving so that you’re not having two
giving so that you’re not having two bloodlines that are very closely linked
bloodlines that are very closely linked
bloodlines that are very closely linked to breeding with each other again I
think it times you really thought this
think it times you really thought this wasn’t going to work just before the way
wasn’t going to work just before the way
wasn’t going to work just before the way they came in we were lucky enough to get
they came in we were lucky enough to get
they came in we were lucky enough to get the first Mouse this is a six man we
the first Mouse this is a six man we
the first Mouse this is a six man we would hope that we’re going to be part
would hope that we’re going to be part
would hope that we’re going to be part of the southern African lion meta
of the southern African lion meta
of the southern African lion meta population management to ensure genetic
population management to ensure genetic
population management to ensure genetic diversity is maintained on these small
diversity is maintained on these small
diversity is maintained on these small pockets of disconnected reserves but
pockets of disconnected reserves but
pockets of disconnected reserves but everything I’ve seen yeah I look I don’t
everything I’ve seen yeah I look I don’t
everything I’ve seen yeah I look I don’t know how much of coops gonna help in
know how much of coops gonna help in
know how much of coops gonna help in this one day
this one day
this one day [Music]
finally working after morning with with
finally working after morning with with some good way that we hoping to get
some good way that we hoping to get
some good way that we hoping to get these two females now we need to rush so
these two females now we need to rush so
these two females now we need to rush so we don’t use them in a thick bush or the
we don’t use them in a thick bush or the
we don’t use them in a thick bush or the grass where there are the moments are
grass where there are the moments are
grass where there are the moments are exciting they still haven’t really
exciting they still haven’t really
exciting they still haven’t really formed pride structures as such so it’s
formed pride structures as such so it’s
formed pride structures as such so it’s the ideal age for us to take a male from
the ideal age for us to take a male from
the ideal age for us to take a male from another pride and these two females
from a wardens perspective it’s very
from a wardens perspective it’s very close to her we wanting to see lions in
close to her we wanting to see lions in
close to her we wanting to see lions in the wild so now working with the Gumby
the wild so now working with the Gumby
the wild so now working with the Gumby community here are some kinda we’ve been
community here are some kinda we’ve been
community here are some kinda we’ve been able to do that looking good
able to do that looking good
able to do that looking good they’ve traveled well and hopefully they
they’ve traveled well and hopefully they
they’ve traveled well and hopefully they adapt to their new grandma
adapt to their new grandma
adapt to their new grandma [Music]
yeah after a long week of work Lee
yeah after a long week of work Lee sitting inside the some kind of oma
sitting inside the some kind of oma
sitting inside the some kind of oma we’ve got our three beautiful lines
we’ve got our three beautiful lines
we’ve got our three beautiful lines coming back to the area after 100-odd
coming back to the area after 100-odd
coming back to the area after 100-odd years rewilding the property is an apex
years rewilding the property is an apex
years rewilding the property is an apex predator is going to create a real
predator is going to create a real
predator is going to create a real natural system that’s going to make the
natural system that’s going to make the
natural system that’s going to make the reserve thrive they are all tolerating
reserve thrive they are all tolerating
reserve thrive they are all tolerating into the wall which is a really good
into the wall which is a really good
into the wall which is a really good sign for the bonding process I think
sign for the bonding process I think
sign for the bonding process I think it’s looking good so very here they’re
it’s looking good so very here they’re
it’s looking good so very here they’re variable open to telling my government a
variable open to telling my government a
variable open to telling my government a passel of them is the last big page of
passel of them is the last big page of
passel of them is the last big page of my dream
my dream
my dream it’s just paving the way for the future
it’s just paving the way for the future
it’s just paving the way for the future of this reserve and this community and
of this reserve and this community and
of this reserve and this community and the continued effort to contribute to
the continued effort to contribute to
the continued effort to contribute to the biodiversity and conservation of
the biodiversity and conservation of
the biodiversity and conservation of South Africa and Africa at lives
South Africa and Africa at lives
South Africa and Africa at lives [Music]
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