Djuma Game Reserve, is a 1,200 ha private game reserve, which is part of the

Sabi Sand Game Reserve Sabi Sand Game Reserve is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa. Officially named Sabi Sand Wildtuin, the Sabi Sand Game Reserve consists of a group of private game reserves. The Newington Gate ...

Mpumalanga Province Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...

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. It is situated on the western border of the

Kruger National Park Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends from north to south and from ea ...

, which together with some other parks make up the

Greater Kruger National Park Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends from north to south and from eas ...

. The name ''Djuma'' refers to the roar of a lion.

Fauna

The fauna includes the Big Five, as well as

Impala The impala or rooibok (''Aepyceros melampus'') is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The only extant member of the genus '' Aepyceros'' and tribe Aepycerotini, it was first described to European audiences by Germa ...

Kudu The kudus are two species of antelope of the genus ''Tragelaphus'': * Lesser kudu, ''Tragelaphus imberbis'', of eastern Africa * Greater kudu, ''Tragelaphus strepsiceros'', of eastern and southern Africa The two species look similar, thou ...

Hippopotamus The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extan ...

Hyena Hyenas, or hyaenas (from Ancient Greek , ), are feliform carnivoran mammals of the family Hyaenidae . With only four extant species (each in its own genus), it is the fifth-smallest family in the Carnivora and one of the smallest in the clas ...

, and a great number of birds, reptiles and insects. The wildlife can be viewed on a website, WildEarth.tv, as well as on

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, Twitch,

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and

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. The website offers a live camera on the Djuma area near Gowrie Dam which is remotely operated by volunteers around the world, as well as 3 hour live game drives that are streamed twice a day by South African company WildEarth.Go on safari at home with a twice-daily live-stream from South Africa.
Heather Djunga, Washington Post May 4, 2020 Both the camera and drives feature a live chat, allowing viewers to discuss the wildlife in the area, and to ask questions about the wildlife during the drives. Questions are relayed to the guides via the WildEarth companies FC (Final Control) team.

References

General references

* http://djuma.krugerpark.co.za

External links

wildearth.tv
safari live streams, web cam {{coord, 24, 42, 27, S, 31, 32, 08, E, type:landmark_region:ZA, display=title, name=Vuyatela Lodge, Djuma Game Reserve Protected areas of Mpumalanga

Fauna

See also

References

General references

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