Dr. Rob Slotow at the University of Natal in South Africa has created a website that details many of the projects he and his students are working on. You can go directly to that website to obtain some updates to the information that is provided below. That site is located at: University of Natal Life and Environmental Sciences Web site.

The following sections provide you a summary of some of these South African research projects.

Reintroduction of Lions in South African Parks
This paper was written by Dr.Packer to seek contributions for supporting lion conservation, as well as the reintroduction of lion prides into the South African parks of Hluhluwe-Umfolozi, Kruger, Madikwe, Makalali, Phinda, and Pilansberg.

1999 Press Release
On July 28, 1999, three male and three female lions were moved from Pilanesberg Game Reserve to the northern part of the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park (HUP) as part of a larger program to strengthen the genetic viability of lions in the Park.