Wildlife ACT Blog

Dear John, Our Response to your Rhino Horn Auction

Rhino farmer, John Hume, will be auctioning 500kgs of rhino horn online on Monday (21 August 2017) – on a website that has been translated into Mandarin and Vietnamese. He presents arguments for... read more

Painted Dog Pups begin to emerge in Zululand!

Painted Dog pups are beginning to emerge from their dens across the country! African Wild Dogs (also known as Painted Dogs) are an intelligent and social species that live in packs. Pack numbers can... read more

Buffalo Tuberculosis Testing at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

In South Africa, Buffaloes must be inspected at least once a year by the state veterinarian for the following diseases: Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Corridor Disease (CD). In SA approximately 80%... read more

New Pack of African Wild Dogs Established in uMkhuze

A new pack of African Wild Dogs has recently been established at the uMkhuze section of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in Northern KwaZulu-Natal. This was after acquiring 3 male Wild Dogs from... read more

10 Easy Steps to Make a Difference in the World

Many people making small changes = huge impact Our wildlife is being decimated. We’ve lost over 6200 rhinos to poachers since 2007; 40 000 elephants are killed each year; the pangolin population is... read more

Furs for Life and the Panthera Faux Furs Program

Furs for Life – Panthera Video To date, Panthera​ (the global wild cat conservation organisation), with support from Peace Parks Foundation and Cartier, have distributed over 15,000 faux... read more

Vulture Crisis = Human Crisis. Get Involved

Africa is experiencing a vulture crisis. The White-backed Vulture is one of eight African vulture species that is on the decline. Poisoning and traditional medicine pose a substantial threat to the... read more

World Legacy Awards Winner for Conserving the Natural World 2017

North Island in the Seychelles has been awarded as the National Geographic World Legacy Awards winner for Conserving the Natural World 2017! A partnership between National Geographic and ITB Berlin,... read more

Wildlife ACT Best for Habitat and Species Conservation in South Africa (and second in Africa)!

Wildlife ACT is honoured to have been awarded with a Silver Award in the category Best for Habitat and Species Conservation at the African Responsible Tourism Awards 2017. This achievement recognizes... read more

It’s not a pig, it’s not a bear… it’s the only species of its kind

A species that has baffled taxonomic classification, and its common name not doing much to aid in the confusion: The isambane (Zulu), antbear (English) or aardvark (Afrikaans, directly translated to... read more