A record 55 buffalo and 50 Cape Mountain Zebra were sold at the annual Kirkwood Wildsfees game sale. All 50 of the Cape Mountain Zebra from the Mountain Zebra Park were sold, at an average of R20 000 a head, according to auctioneer Brandon Leer. This was the first time the DNA-tested Cape Mountain Zebra were offered for sale at the auction. “It was an excellent sale under the circumstances,” he said. Game farmers are under pressure due to the drought and other economic factors and … [Read more...] about Record number of buffalo, zebra sold at Wildsfees auction
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Rare animals on game auction
There is unprecedented interest in the annual Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees auction thanks to the selection of rare animals that will be on sale, says organiser Johan Swart. Animals attracting the most interest include 30 disease-free wild buffalo from the Addo Elephant National Park, as well as more unusual animals for which there is growing demand, he says. They include one of the first groups of white-maned Burchell's zebra to be offered on a game auction in South Africa. The family of … [Read more...] about Rare animals on game auction
