{"id":48645,"date":"2021-06-26T09:38:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T07:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/jack-the-lion-relocated-from-addo-to-shamwari-20210626\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:48:08","slug":"jack-the-lion-relocated-from-addo-to-shamwari-20210626","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/jack-the-lion-relocated-from-addo-to-shamwari-20210626\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack the lion relocated from Addo to Shamwari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>One of Addo Elephant National Park\u2019s more popular inhabitants, the lion known by some members of the public as Jack, has been successfully relocated to the Shamwari Private Game Reserve.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_c51680ea\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jack the lion\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8374\/be8fc373a8734176ab18599e87433b46.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8381\/255ee34f040e4a12930c3e0f47d31e56.jpg\" title=\"Jack has been relocated to his new home at the Shamwari Private Game Reserve.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Jack has been relocated to his new home at the Shamwari Private Game Reserve.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Ester van der Merwe<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Four-year-old Jack\u2019s move forms part of the Carnivore Management Plan of the Frontier Region (the administrative area of the Addo Elephant, Camdeboo, Karoo and Mountain Zebra National Parks). According to a media statement released by SANParks, this plan aims to restore or mimic the natural social dynamics of lion behaviour that would be found in large conservation systems such as the two million hectare Kruger National Park or three million hectare Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. <\/p>\n<p>An example of this would be the tenure of dominant pride male coalitions being on average three years and therefore pride take-overs are mimicked by switching male coalitions across the managed parks, as was done in the region in 2018.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFurthermore, male dispersal out of a pride is mimicked through the removal of sub-adult males from the park, hence Jack\u2019s relocation to Shamwari, also in the Eastern Cape. <p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Jack has pure Kalahari genes and therefore has valuable genetics which will aid in improving the genetic integrity of Shamwari\u2019s lion population.  Shamwari has two prides of lions in their reserve.  It is hoped that Jack will join up with what is known as the Shamwari northern pride,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the continued severe drought experienced in Addo over the past seven years, the lion population will remain small to assist in the recovery of the prey species and predator-prey dynamics in the park. After Jack\u2019s move, only five lions will remain in the main game viewing area.  The removal and reintroduction of male lions into and out of Addo also plays an important role in preventing inbreeding within this population and therefore aids in maintaining the genetic integrity of its lion population,\u201d the statement read further.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>\u201cThe Lion Management Forum (LiMF) of which South African National Parks is a member, plays an important role in the management of wild lions in South Africa.  It ensures lion metapopulation guidelines are adhered to and lions will only be relocated to parks or reserves that are members of LiMF.\u201d<\/p>\n<h6>Source: SANParks media statement<\/h6>\n<h6>Photo: Ester van der Merwe<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Addo Elephant Park&#8217;s lions, Jack, has been relocated to the Shamwari Private Game 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