The table below gives you a rough idea when and where you should be looking for some of the species during March, April and May. (Based on 3 years data from ParkControl©):
| SPECIES | MORNING(AM) COMPARED TO AFTERNOON(PM) SIGHTINGS |
MOST SIGHTINGS | FREQUENCY |
| LION | AM 53% / PM 47% | Most places near water. Resting up in the shade during the day. (See map below) | Common |
| LEOPARD | AM 44% / PM 56% | In rocky areas and near water. (See map below) | Rare |
| CHEETAH | AM 56% / PM 44% | Most of the open areas of the park, but avoiding the lions (See map below) | Rare |
| BUFFALO | AM 51% / PM 49% | On Tlou drive between Ntswe and Moloto, on Tshukudu e Ntsho at Tlou dams, on Ntswe between Kukama and Tlou drive, on Sefara opposite the Lenong access road. Lone bulls occasionally seen on Kubu near the mine. (See map below) | Extremely rare |
| ELEPHANT | AM 43% / PM 57% | Throughout the park. | Very Common |
| WILD DOG | AM 53% / PM 47% | Near water and near the gates early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Resting up on high ground during the day. | Extremely rare |
| RHINO | AM 43% / PM 57% | Throughout the park | Very Common |
I would hereby like to express my thanks to Northwest Parks, the Game Department and management of Bakubung and all others that have been involved, for their support in this project.
I may be contacted on 0825603986 or by email at hans@parkcontrol.co.za
ParkView© soon to be installed!
By Hans Meier
A few years ago I started development of a visual database program ParkControl©. Originally ParkControl© was developed with the idea that information screens would be placed at convenient places in the Park so that visitors to the Park could access both current and historical data of animal sightings in the Park. However ParkControl© has since developed into a park management tool.
In order to make sightings data available to park visitors a ‘Lite’ version of ParkControl© i.e. ParkView© was developed with the support of members of game department at Bakubung. For the convenience of Bakubung visitors ParkView© is installed on a PC with a touch screen at the Bakubung game office.
Good news for park visitors is that the Copenhagen Zoo is funding the installation of a number of ParkView© consoles at in the Park. The test phase will begin shortly with the installation at Manyane. This will enable visitors to the centre to view current and historical sightings data and plan their game drives accordingly. Income from advertising on the console will go to the Pilanesberg Wildlife Trust. Should you be interested in advertising on this console please get in touch with Nicholas at Sevenga South Africa. He can be contacted on 0836955581 or by E-mail at: Nicholas@sevenga.co.za.
To learn more about Parkview© and/or ParkControl© visit www.parkcontrol.co.za
I would hereby like to express my thanks to Northwest Parks, the Game Department and management of Bakubung and all others that have been involved, for their support in this project.
I may be contacted on 082 560 3986 or by email at hans@parkcontrol.co.za