It s big enough for a home range, for a pride of lions like this, which is six females.., and three males. It s not enough to have free roaming groups of lions to move out and in of the reserve. So we have to therefore manage this population to not end up in what we call a prey trap
On the cusp of sexual maturity, a young lioness is about to be sterilised. It's to prevent mating with her father and uncles, the only three wild males on this small South African reserve.
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On the cusp of sexual maturity, a young lioness is about to be sterilised. It's to prevent mating with her father and uncles, the only three wild males on this small South African reserve.