Re-Wilding

Big cats require vast areas of pristine wilderness to survive, and this requires land to be rewilded and restored for their conservation.

Re-wilding the Land

By conserving big cats we also conserve a whole ecosystem of African Wildlife. Kishindo started out as desolate farmland and has since undergone a phenomenal restoration process to return the land back to it’s original natural, wild state. This process is still underway as the ecosystem becomes more and more untamed and wild every year with every cycle of nature’s seasons. A magical landscape has evolved right before our eyes, and sharing it with our guests is a special privilege indeed.

Re-wilding Humans

The importance of nature connection for our own species is critical to our mental health. Being surrounded by a pristine wilderness environment, in the presence of majestic and rare big cats, is a powerful environment to facilitate personal transformation and the rewilding of the human spirit. At Kishindo, we offer our reserve and our lodge to a select group of health and wellness practitioners who offer incredible retreat programs.

Reintroducing and Protecting Wildlife

Many of the current larger species found on the reserve were reintroduced to the land by the Kishindo team for the purpose of ensuring a balanced ecosystem that has enough prey to sustain the predators. Other smaller species of animals and birds are naturally occurring – meaning that they reintroduced themselves to the land once it was a protected reserve. It is common for farmers to eradicate wildlife on their land in order to safeguard their crops or stock, which is why there were few naturally occurring species in the early days when the land was reclaimed to be rewilded. Some of the incredible species that are currently rewilding at Kishindo include the Blue Crane, Verraux’s Eagle and Cape Fox.