Many visitors to Addo Elephant National Park know of Jack and Jill. The male and female lions are siblings, two of only seven lions in the Park, according to Travel Africa. The public have not seen or heard from the pair in a while and were curious as to their state of their wellbeing.
Jack and Jill in Addo Elephant National Park at Carol’s rest water hole.
‘Addo Management has noticed the queries being raised with regards to the two lions (known by some members of the public as Jack and Jill) that are normally seen around Domkrag and Carol’s rest areas and would like to provide some feedback on these animals,’ SANParks said in a statement.
‘The lioness was last seen by rangers in May when she was on her own at Carols Rest. At the beginning of June management noticed that this lioness’ collar was transmitting GPS fixes in one position and they went to investigate and found the collar intact. It appears that the collar was pulled off by the lioness in some way or other. This lioness has not been seen since she lost her collar.
‘Management investigated the area where the collar was found and tracked her movements before the it came off using the GPS fixes from her collar, however nothing was found or picked up. Therefore they are not currently sure of the status of this lioness, but are continuously monitoring the area and following up on the male lion, who is still seen regularly on his own in the Woodlands/Domkrag area. His collar is still working, thus ensuring his movements can be monitored,’ the statement concludes.
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