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Lion Population Grows at Addo
www.MyAddo.co.za: Addo Elephant National Park's lion population has swelled by one following the birth of a cub, now about two months old, to Kamkwa, the oldest of the lionesses in the Park.
The cub has been seen following its mother, usually accompanied by her first female offspring named Gina, in the area of the Park known as Wayne's Valley. A number of visitors, rangers and guides have reported sightings of the cub since it was about one month old. It is unusual that a lioness will allow her cub to accompany her from such a young age. The latest addition brings the number of lions in the Park to twelve: double the number of lions originally introduced to the Park. The cubs of Ardlam – a male and a female - are now one and a half years old.
The lions' fiercest competitors, spotted hyena, are also doing well in the Park, with numbers estimated at over 20. Eight spotted hyena were originally introduced to the Park in 2003 and 2004. Visitors have also spotted hyena and their cubs periodically, especially at a den site located in the area between Rooidam and Gwarrie Pan.