Botswana's Khutse Game Reserve serves as the southern extension of the
Kalahari Game Reserve, and was established in 1971 on Bakwena tribal land, in an
attempt to conserve the pans of the central Kalahari. The reserve covers a total
area of 2,500 sq km, and like most national parks in Botswana, it is unfenced,
allowing the the natural movement of animals across the Kalahari.
The extensive mineralised pan system which exists within the Khutse Game Reserve
provides an important habitat for an interesting and unique variety of mammals,
birds and reptiles. This region of the Kalahari is characterized by rolling
savannah and grasslands. The viewing of game in is dependant largely on the
seasonal rains. After decent rainfall most of the wildlife existing in the
Khutse Game Reserve can be seen frequenting the more than sixty mineral rich
pans.
Unlike Botswana's more well known reserves, Khutse's wildlife is not as
concentrated, however a large number of herbivores have adapted to the semi-arid
conditions of the area, and flourish in the reserve. The presence of these
herbivores which include such species as gemsbok, eland, kudu, springbok,
wildebeest and giraffe, also attract a variety of predators. Predators existing
in the Khutse Game Reserve include lion, leopard, cheetah, brown hyena, wild dog
and black-backed jackals. Other species often sighted include bat-eared foxes,
porcupine, caracal, squirrels, mongoose, aardvark and warthogs.
Due to the dry and unforgiving conditions, boreholes have been established at
certain points within the reserve in order to encourage wildlife to stay within
the area throughout the year. Khutse also provides keen bird watchers with an
impressive total of more than 150 bird species, including white backed vultures,
Kori bustards, ostriches and greater kestrels.
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