Diversity in Kyalami

Tyrone Mckendry, who heads up the biodiversity section for the conservancy, borrowed a camera trap from a resident who was interested in documenting the wildlife in the area.

Mckendry posted on the Greater Kyalami Conservancy Facebook page: “After four days of recording we have already seen a black-backed Jackal with pups, slender mongoose, scrub hares, guineafowl and a possible porcupine.”

Since then the camera has captured a Cape porcupine. Mckendry said, “It’s fantastic to see such large mammals still surviving in Kyalami.”

In the coming months Mckendry hopes to set up more camera traps throughout the conservancy.

Details: biodiversity@gekco.co.za