Wildlife ACT Blog
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...
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...
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...
Keystone Species & their role in Ecosystem Restoration
Some species are particularly important to the health and resilience of their ecosystems. These are called keystone species, and their absence can...
Painted Wolves Relocated from Zululand to Madikwe Game Reserve!
Another collaborative effort took place recently to relocate Painted Wolves (also known as African Wild Dogs) from Zululand through to Madikwe Game...
Final Rhino Intervention for 2018 on Somkhanda Game reserve
2018 has seen non-stop action on Somkhanda Game Reserve. Curbing rhino poaching requires a multi-faceted approach, and one option in the management...
Wildlife ACT wins 2nd place at World Responsible Tourism Awards!
The World Responsible Tourism Awards 2018 were held in London on 7 November, where Wildlife ACT won 2nd place in the category ‘Best for...
The High Bird Diversity in Southern Africa
Southern Africa is defined as the area south of the Kunene, Okavango and Zambezi rivers, including Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa,...
Six New African Wild Dogs Introduced to Somkhanda Game Reserve!
The key to the survival of Africa’s endangered species is ensuring that they are reintroduced into well managed protected areas where they can...
What I Learned From Volunteering with Wildlife ACT
Ever since I found out about National Geographic and after watching all the series of Planet Earth narrated by the legendary David Attenborough, I...
Here we go again: Lion Bone – ‘To Trade or Not to Trade’ – It Clearly Matters
Last week I attended a South African Parliamentary Colloquium on the captive lion breeding industry in South Africa. There are anywhere between 6000...
Wildlife Conservation Volunteering Abroad for Over 50s
Google wildlife conservation volunteering abroad and what do you see? Lots of images of young people, usually young women; that’s what. So,...