Wildlife ACT Blog

Chris Kelly Recognised for Special Award for Endangered Species Conservation

Wildlife ACT co-founder, Chris Kelly, wins award for 1st Runner-up in the Endangered Species Conservation category at the Rhino Conservation Awards 2017 We are very proud to announce that Wildlife... read more

Dear John, Our Response to your Rhino Horn Auction

Rhino farmer, John Hume, will be auctioning 500kgs of rhino horn online today (23 August 2017) – on a website that has been translated into Mandarin and Vietnamese. He presents arguments for his... 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

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

Written Objection to Draft Regulations for Domestic Trade & International Export of Rhino Horn

We are calling on all individuals and conservation organisations to read the proposed amendments to be made by the DEA, to be found here and for people to please take note that it is with great... read more

An Unbelievable Time for Conservation Volunteers in HiP!

Successful Wild Dog hunt, puppies, vulture sightings, three lion brothers roaring and a fantastic leopard visual A recent 2 week cycle was a very special one for our iMfolozi volunteer group. They... read more

A Perspective on Rhino Poaching by Mother and Child

Whenever I am asked what my passions are, like most women I list two: my family and my career. I am the mother of two young children, my passion project in the truest sense of the term; and I am a... read more

First Cheetah Collared on HiP!

The Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) cheetah population is one of the most important cheetah populations in KZN, being one of the oldest and most stable in the region with the first cheetah introductions... read more

New Painted Wolf Pack formed in HiP!

BREAKING NEWS: A new Painted Wolf pack has been formed in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP)! For the past few months, three un-collared female dispersers from Sokwezela Pack have been seen moving around... read more

Impala Scent Glands, Signalling and Countershading

Impala are arguably the most common animal that our volunteers will encounter during placement, however this does not mean that they should be overlooked in any way. The impala is a handsome antelope... read more

Why Monitor an Endangered Species? Why Interfere? 

“African Wild Dogs are an intensely social species in danger of extinction if nothing is done to halt their decline” (Creel & Creel 2002; Woodroffe, McNutt & Mills 2004)... read more

Elephant Breeding Herd sniffs us out!

The basic unit of elephant society is a stable family group of closely related adult females with young of various ages. Each herd is usually led by the oldest female – the matriarch. She... read more

Endangered Species Conservationist Chris Kelly

A Tribute to Chris Kelly – Wildlife ACT Endangered Species Conservationist The Rhino Conservation Awards recognizes the significant role that conservationists play in rhino conservation and the... read more

Wild Dog Monitoring on Manyoni Private Game Reserve

Waking up at 4am is never easy – especially on crispy winter mornings. On one such morning we set out blurry eyed to begin our Wild Dog monitoring session on Manyoni Private Game Reserve. We... read more

Aardwolf on Ithala Game Reserve – First sighting in over 2 years!

The Panthera Leopard Survey, run in collaboration with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and Wildlife ACT, captured this rare and exciting image of an Aardwolf on Ithala Game Reserve – yet again showcasing... 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