Tshukudu Private Game Reserve

Tshukudu Private Game Reserve is situated next to Kruger National Park near Hoedspruit in Limpopo province, South Africa. The name "Tshukudu" means "rhino" in Sotho. Tshukudu has been a family owned reserve since 1980.

Rhinoceros in the game reserve are dehorned to prevent poaching.[1]

Wildlife

Wildlife species include: lion, leopard, South African cheetah,[2] African bush elephant, southern white rhino, common eland, waterbuck, kudu, bushbuck, wildebeest, Burchell's zebra, South African giraffe, warthog, impala, steenbuck, duiker, porcupine, jackal, hyena, caracal, serval, civet, genet, Southern African wildcat, hippo, and Nile crocodile.

See also

References

  1. ^ Somerville, K. (2012). "Rhino poaching in South Africa: organised crime and economic opportunity driving trade". African Arguments. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. ^ Venter, Zelda (3 July 2023). "Rietvlei Nature Reserve's latest cheetah offspring relocated to game reserves". IOL. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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