Sondelani Game Lodge in Zimbabwe


Sondelani Game Lodge


Typecamp
Owner -: Basil Steyn
Size60000 acres
Total nrs3000
Number of species400
Number of animals3000
Address P.O. Box 1472
Place Gwanda
District West Nicholson
Province Bulawayo
Country Zimbabwe
Website Website
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants		 2002-2006: Dan Koehl
(elephant trainer)
2002-2006: Sibangilizwe Ncube
(elephant head-keeper)
-2006: Luckson Mwayemudza
(elephant head-keeper)
Elephant keepers 2005-2006: Vanhuvmnwe Chinangama (elephant keeper)
2003-2005: Tendai Mapfumo (elephant keeper)
2003-2006: Edison Daundera (elephant keeper)
: Emmanuel Dube (elephant keeper)
: Wilfred Willom Cadio (elephant keeper)
-2002: Matipedza Tigere (elephant keeper)
-2005: Hewart Mubayiwa (elephant keeper)
-2006: Trinity Kaswaurere (elephant keeper)
-2006: Clever Magiriva (elephant keeper)
-2006: Edias Makore (elephant keeper)
-2006: Cuthbert Tembo (elephant keeper)
-2006: Nev Zulu (elephant keeper)
Record history
History of updates2022-05-29
Latest document update2022-05-29 10:05:13
Description

Sondelani Game Lodge, located at P.O. Box 1472, in Gwanda, Zimbabwe .

Casualties

2 casualties
  1. 1998: elephant keeper Sibangilizwe Ncube attacked by Bertha. after being chained up at the fence, grabbed Sibangilizwes foot, and pulled him towards her, trying to tusk him. Sibangilizwe Ncube Survived. Saved by Dan Koehl and Luckson Mwayemudza, who poked her with hooks, and made her release Sibangilizwe, who did not suffer critical injuries.
  2. 2002: elephant keeper Wilfred Willom Cadio attacked by Dubani (Dubane). during taming process, ropes were kept on semi-wild elephants, for next training session. One night rope from two elephants got tangled. Wilfred went in to separate the elephants, when he was charged against the iron fence wall. Wilfred Willom Cadio Survived. Brought to hospital by Dan Koehl, one ear was slit, and some internal injuries. Released after some days and continued work. Safety aspects were increased to avoid further accidents.

Comments / picturesSondelani Game Lodge is situated in West Nicholson, on the road between Beit Bridge and Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, close to the town Gwanda, and the border of South Africa.

Between 2002 and 2006, 10 wild caught elephants from Dubane Forest were tamed and trained by the Swedish elephant trainer Dan Koehl, assisted by his two foremen Luckson Mwayemudza and Sibangilizwe Ncube, as well as 20 keepers from the Shona tribe. Most of those elephants are now residing at Victoria Falls, in Zimbabwe.
Sondelani Game Lodge in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Elephant crew at Sondelani Game Farm, Zimbabwe, 2002. Photo: Jutta Kirchner, Vienna Zoo.

References for records about Sondelani Game Lodge

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Sondelani Game Lodge, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=47. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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