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19 Responses to “Searching for the Impossible Five”

1. Theresa Rabe says:
   October 13, 2011 at 1:38 pm

   Try Sanbona Wildlife Reserve

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2. Barnie Dennis says:
   October 13, 2011 at 1:43 pm

   Wat van n foto van die 5 het die Riverine rabbit

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3. SA Lodges says:
   October 13, 2011 at 1:57 pm

   Hi there!
   I have personally seen the Riverine rabbit a number of times on a farm next door to kaggakama in the Cederberg.
   Good luck on your adventure, cant wait to hear if you have spotted them all! There are some real hiders on this list.

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4. Nic says:
   October 13, 2011 at 2:36 pm

   Cape Leopard: get hold of Quentin Martins
   Riverine Rabbit:
   White Lion: Natural in Timbavati and plenty of captive around the country
   Aardvark: Limpopo – seen 4 sightings in 7 days in winter. Plenty in Eastern Cape esp winter in places like MZNP
   Pangolin: Seen in Sabi Sands but not worth chasing for this guy…they had a radio collar one at the Meerkat Project north of Upington

   Good Luck but if you bag them all, its not the impossible 5….anyway have to add that Small Spotted/Blackfooted Cat much harder as well as Striped Weasel. Hedgehog quite hard as well. You find these 3 guys, I’ll be far more impressed!!

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5. tehilla says:
   October 13, 2011 at 3:01 pm

   i saw the small blackfooted cat in the mountains in Hermanus. And there’s been some spotings if the cape leopard in blombos (before gansbaai) as well as early morning sightings on the road from Herms to Paarl on the botriver back roads. Pangolin also seen at Sabin sands game reserve and white lions timbivati like nic mentioned.

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6. Harriet Joao (@AfricaxAfricans) says:
   October 13, 2011 at 3:06 pm

   Cape Leopard recently spotted in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve.
   Note – website below not yet live.

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7. Coral says:
   October 13, 2011 at 5:05 pm

   The Riverine rabbit and the Aardvark can be found in Tulbagh and sightings are not too rare.

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8. R Goss says:
   October 13, 2011 at 5:07 pm

   There are approximately 4 truly wild and naturally occurring white lions surviving at present. Two were born into a pride on Elephants Drift near the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve in May 2009 and are doing well. They are part of a nomadic pride of 5 which moves huge distances between Elephants Drift , Umbabat Nature Reserve and the Timbavati on an ogoing basis. I’ll let you know when they pitch up at Elephants Drift again. Two other single white cubs have been born into prides in the north western part of Timbavati in the last 6 months or so but I’m not sure if they’re still around. Some pics can be seen in our June and August 2009 and May 2011 newsletters “WildernessWhispers” on the Latest News pages of the website http://www.elephantsdrift.co.za.

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   • Alouise says:
     January 18, 2012 at 9:06 am

     What do you clasify as truely wild?

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9. adair cross says:
   October 13, 2011 at 7:31 pm

   Good luck with your quest.Not seen any of these.Even in the Timbavati I didn’t see a white lion.I think it’s a disgrace that whenever they find a white lion in the wild they put it in a zoo.

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10. marcelle robbins says:
    October 13, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Hi Justin, we get regular sightings on the reserve we work on. Its a pvt section of Mabula

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11. marcelle robbins says:
    October 13, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Lol..forgot to say the sightings are of Aardvark!

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12. Sundays River Backpackers says:
    October 14, 2011 at 4:11 am

    We have a resident aardvark at our Backpackers on the banks of the Sundays River, Eastern Cape. If you’re coming past this way, pop in and hopefully he will grace you with his presence. We have a number of antelope species on the farm, but this little guy is always a pleasure to watch. Contact us on sunriverbp@mweb.co.za if you’d like to visit.

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13. Niki Tudge says:
    October 14, 2011 at 6:51 am

    Riverine Rabbit – Can Try Ezemvelo Reserve near Bronkhorstspruit.
    For the Pangolin and aardvark – Mabalingwe Reserve – outside Bela Bela

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14. Ranger Diaries says:
    October 14, 2011 at 8:53 am

    Hi Justin. We saw 5 Aardvark in 2 days at Tswalu Kalahari. 4 of which were during the day. Also found a lot of fresh pangolin tracks. Quinton Martins at the Cape Leopard trust (www.capeleopard.org.za) is a great guy and he could help you out. I know Motswari in the Timbavati have regular sightings of wild white lions. There have been sightings of the riverine rabbit at Sanbona.

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    • Justin says:
      October 14, 2011 at 3:37 pm

      Gosh, thank you everyone for these wonderful responses! I’ll be following up on many of them. My programme is looking something like this: Cederberg and Quinton Martins for Cape leopard; Sanbona for riverine rabbit, Timbavati for naturally occurring white lion; and I’m going to give Tswalu and a couple of other Kalahari destinations a bash for both pangolin and aardvark. Wish me luck!
      Justin

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15. Laura Mileham says:
    October 15, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Try Bucklands Private Game Reserve on the banks of the Great Fish River just 20km north of Grahamstown, The Bucklands’ rangers report regular sightings of theirMagical Myrmacophagus Mammals (ant and termite eating mammals) and you should visit their Facebook photo album titled “Nocturnal Animals and Night Drives at Bucklands” for some stunning pictures of their Aardvark and Aardwolf.

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16. Iain Stewart says:
    October 17, 2011 at 8:58 am

    At bucklands you have a good chance of seeing both Aardvark and Aard wolf and we have seen the riverine rabit on a number of occations

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