Lulufontein Reserve’s new automatic, solar-powered waterhole receives nighttime visits from an African Crested Porcupine and a Common Duiker. Photos by P.M. Schulz.
Part of June’s improvements to Lulufontein was an automatic waterhole installed by Philipp that would become Lulufontein’s most popular new animal hangout. The rectangular waterhole is fed by a solar-powered pump from the borehole to a water storage tank, and to the trough. When the water level lowers, an automatic valve fills the basin. Within days, animals of many species stopped in for a sip, and some now make it a regular stop on their daily rounds, including birds taking a morning bath.
Klein Karoo Biosphere Reserves 