Ceratotherium simum. Phinda Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal was established in 1990 by combining 13 adjacent farms. In 1991 there were 12 white rhino on the property. A further 26 rhinos were translocated to Phinda from Malachite Reserve. While there were no further imports, there were 40 white rhino in July 1994 and 47 in August 1998. The introduction of black rhino may be considered.
Situated in Maputaland in N. KZN, just over 14.000 ha. In 1990-1991 13 farms were bought by Conservation Corporation Africa to establish the reserve. A new 105 km perimeter fence was erected and restocking of large mammals began. In 1993, the Munyawana Game Reserve was formed to include Phinda and the adjoining Bumbeni, but traversing rights to Bumbeni were acquired only in 1996.
White rhino were among the first species to be reintroduced. In 1991 there were 12 animals on the propert, when an additional 26 were translocated from the nearby Malachite Reserve. 21 of these were moved in one day. There have been no further reintroductions and numbers have fluctuated due to births, deaths etc, and translocations to Madikwe and elsewhere. Sis died during the severe drought of 1992. One was hunted between Jan 1996 and May 1998. In July 1994 there were 40 white rhino at Phinda, and in August 1998 there were 47.
