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Has anyone seen them lately?
How many are there in the park?




Saw this one on the Fayi loop south of Pretoriuskop. There were 3 in this group

I saw one in the middle of june on the H15 (H1-6 to Giriyondo road) very near the Malopenyana waterhole.
Numbers? Lasts year's census is not out yet as far as I know.

Im yet to see them. Latest Sencus says about 200-250 are left.

Saw 4 running across the tar road 10 kms north of Letaba on the 18 August 2006. They move very quickly and effortlessly!!

Travel up towards Lower Sabie and go to Mlondozi Dam for breakfast and then travel up on the H-10 to Tshokwane and cruise around there for awhile S35 & S 37 I think (I'm no good with the road numbers) but that should give you a fairly good chance of picking up a Tssessebe or two. I'd love to tell you to try the much closer road The Salitje road but I have only seen Tssessebe once there but its the same Rangers Section. I just want you to see your first tssessebe and if you go up to tshokwane one day from Croc Bridge (nice Camp) i reckon you will be back by lunch.

I've seen two herds near Mopani, right next to the road. Unfortunatly as it goes, we had forgotten the camera at camp. The sighting was nonetheless exellent.

We saw these Tssessebe right next to the H15 close to the Makhadzi Picnic Site.

Excellent, Elsa!

How many - and were there any young?

Thanks Richprins, there were 2 adults and one youngster as in my last pic.
It was such a thrill to see them, the first I have ever seen in Kruger, seen plenty in one of the KZN reserves.

Group of three by the Malopenyana waterhole on the H1-6, Oct 06.

Marakele december 2005

Elsa,

You said you saw plenty in one of the KZN reserves.

I didn't know they were found there - weren't they blesbuck or red hartebeest?

Saw one near Mopani on the tropic of capricorn loop at n'wamba pan and an other on the H1-8 coming back from Pafuri in February 2007.

We saw a female and three quarter grown calf at Shiltlhava dam near Pretoriuskop last year. they stayed at the water's edge for a good half hour, remaining well clear of the gargantuan crocodile that had beached itself on the water's edge.

I saw a herd of them on Sunday on the H1-6 at a mudhole (or thats what my mom says as she can't find it on the map) There was such a jam we thought it was leopard.