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In 1999 the TMNP started a klipspringer (oreotragus oreotragus) reintroduction programme. This tiny buck had been hunted to local extinction in the 1930’s.

The first introduction of 19 animals was into the enclosed Cape of Good Hope section of the Park in 1999. This herd has settled down well and has begun breeding.

The second release was the historic reintroduction of the klipspringer onto Table Mountain and Klawer Valley in October 2003.

CapeNature donated 25 klipspringer to TMNP and the Table Mountain Fund (TMF) funded VHF radio collars and a master’s study.

9 released onto the Back Table, 3 with VHF radio collars
13 released into Klawer Valley, 3 with VHF radio collars
3 released into Cape of Good Hope

Then in October 2005 CapeNature donated a further 10 klipspringer to the TMNP and the TMF came on board again and funded with more sophisticated GPS collars that are more suited to the mountainous terrain.

The klipspringer reintroduction programme is the subject of a master’s study.

I recently heard that Klipspringer have been placed on the endangered list of antelope due mainly to loss of habitat.

viciously hot - maybe that was the reason!

Suppose its always two partners

I recently heard that Klipspringer have been placed on the endangered list of antelope due mainly to loss of habitat. Interestingly enough we did not see one Klippie in 8 days in KNP recently which I found quite strange.

All the more reason to visit Augrabies

There is however a klipspringer subspecies - ssp. porteousi or Western klipspringer - that is in fact listed as endangered (IUCN Red List, category EN, criteria A1c and C1) but that one is only found in the Central African Republic and Nigeria