Bushbuck Sighting at Grootbos in Gansbaai

Bushbuck Sighting at Grootbos in Gansbaai

Grootbos Foundation

Bushbuck Sighting at Grootbos in Gansbaai

This male bushbuck was spotted at Grootbos. Beautiful animals like this bushbuck live comfortably in their natural environment at Grootbos but they still melt away into the milkwood forest whenever people come near. It is rare to see one so close, and it is a joy to be reminded that we are shared custodians of a rare and wild landscape.

Bushbuck Sighting at Grootbos in Gansbaai

Grootbos Foundation

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...

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