Logo

The story

The Cape Mountain Zebra returns to the Baviaanskloof after more than 40 years!

Locally known as Quagga, the Cape Mountain Zebra is the smallest of zebra species. The zebra is geographically restricted to the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces in South Africa but the animal was almost driven to extinction in the early 1900s. And by 1972, the last herd of Quagga was removed from the area. A collection of 15 landowners decided to change that.

Known as the Baviaanskloof Hartland Bewarea, these private-landowners work together to conserve the Baviaanskloof’s ecological heritage. They have a vision of creating sustainable livelihoods within a natural landscape. And in December 2019, a group of 12 Cape Mountain Zebra were released.

Now Quagga can be spotted weekly. Seeing them in the natural habitat creates inspiration for the Baviaanskloof Hartland Bewarea and those working for a better future in the Baviaanskloof.

An image for

Oom Gustav watches over the offloading of the Quagga (Photo credit: Justin Grid)

An image for

The Cape Mountain Zebra - or Quagga - is the smallest of the existing zebra species (Photo credit: Justin Grid)

An image for

1867 members are now active on 4returns.earth, connecting, sharing their field experiences, and creating new opportunities and initiatives together.

Join us by signing up as a member, or follow our work in the newsletter

Connected landscapes

Rehabilitating the Langkloof and Baviaanskloof catchments

landscapes

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

doing business, mobilising people, restoring nature

Related Landscapes

All landscapes

Landscape restoration in India

landscapes

India (Chhattisgarh)

Active since: 2019

doing business, inspiring community, mobilising people, regenerating farms, restoring nature

The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve

landscapes

Mexico (Querétaro)

Active since: 1987

doing business, finding funds, governance and stewardship, inspiring community, learning and impact, mobilising people, partnering, regenerating farms, restoring nature

Creating an “Arc of Reforestation” in the Amazon

landscapes

Brazil (Pará)

Active since: 2020

doing business, finding funds, inspiring community, learning and impact, mobilising people, partnering, regenerating farms, restoring nature

Producing Nature in the Heart of Brazil’s Cerrado

landscapes

Brazil (State of Goiás)

Active since: 2020

governance and stewardship, inspiring community, mobilising people, partnering, restoring nature

More related resources

Baviaanskloof Part 3: The untold challenge of regenerative farming

stories

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

doing business, inspiring community, learning and impact

Fundamentals on REDD+

courses

12 hours of self-paced modules

governance and stewardship, restoring nature

No reviews

Climate Change Adaptation in Food Security and Natural Resource Management

courses

Mon 16 January 2023 until Fri 10 March 2023

restoring nature

No reviews

Dialogue interview

toolbox

co-design tool, communication tool

inspiring community, learning and impact, mobilising people

No reviews

Tag a friend?