Flora & Fauna

Wildlife

Lesotho is a natural paradise, but visitors should not expect the kind of plains game that roam in vast herds in so many national parks from Kenya to the Cape. Lesotho is a mountain Kingdom, and high altitudes support fewer but more specialised species. Often rare, some endemic, and always of great interest, rhebok and mountain reedbuck are found in all the mountain ranges and eland still roam the Drakensberg. Baboons and jackals are commonly met on hikes and pony treks, but it is the various mongooses, meerkats, and rock hyraxes that offer the greatest interest.

There are several species of snake, including the tiny Berg Adder, which is very rare outside Lesotho. They are shy of humans, but it is best to be careful, especially not to tread on them inadvertently.

Crag Lizard Groove Toothed Rat Rodents