Research, protection and land care on 26 500 hectares of private reserve.
As keepers of this piece of land, we have always put its health first. With settlements growing on two sides, that work matters more each year.
The reserves fund their own research and protection from lodge revenue. Every bed night pays a fixed conservation levy.
Results are shared each year with the national park and two universities.
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Our eastern edge has no fence with the national park, so animals move freely across a large, connected range.
A twenty-person ranger unit patrols both reserves, with a dog team and night cameras on the river crossings.
Since 2021 no rhino has been lost on the reserves.
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Each year we run research projects to measure the effect of drives, fire and water on the land.
Current studies track wild dog denning, vulture nesting and the spread of invasive cactus.
Data is shared with the national park and published each year.
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Our projects protect the health of the land, for example by thinning bush that has spread into open grassland.
Heavy rains and a run of hot years have let thorn thickets close over the old savanna. Teams clear 300 hectares each winter.
Cleared ground is left to grass and burned in rotation.
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Kavari Game Reserve funds conservation through its yearly budget and the Kavari Trust.
The Trust pays for ranger salaries, a vet on call and school bursaries in the Mavhu villages.
Guests can add a donation when they book.
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Tell us your dates, who is travelling and what you want to see. We will put together a route across the lodges and camps that fits.
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