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dogs in South Africa. It also boosts the Mabula Private Game
Reserve’s ecotourism potential, as Mabula will become the closest
reserve to Gauteng with free-ranging African wild dogs!
Wouter Pienaar, General Manager Operations of Extraordinary
(the management and operating company of Mabula Game Lodge)
expressed his delight at the addition of the wild dog pack to the
area. “The successful collaboration with the Waterberg Wild Dog
Initiative, the Endangered Wildlife Trust, and Rooiberg Veterinary
Services has resulted in the introduction of a rare wildlife attraction
and this bodes well for the future of tourism in this reserve,” he said.
The Mabula Private Game Reserve is located roughly 90 minutes
from Irene. Distinctly African in style, Mabula Game Lodge offers
comfortable thatch-roof accommodation with luxury finishes and
provides one of the most authentic private safari experiences in
close proximity to Gauteng.

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