Blog posts in Monitor Diaries
Tips for Setting up a Bird Bath to Attract Birds to your Garden
At Wildlife ACT's iMfolozi camp we have set up a small bird bath (or water table) for the resident feathered friends to utilise. Here are 5 tips to...
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...
Cheetah Hunting Strategy
An actively hunting cheetah is often seen walking alertly and utilizing vantage points such as termite mounds or low-lying tree branches from which...
Symbiosis: Commensialism, Mutualism, Parasitism, Neutralism, Competition & Predation
The word symbiosis comes from Greek origin meaning “together” and “living” and describes a close interaction or relationship between two...
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...
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...
Dung Beetles: The Telecoprids, Endocoprids, Paracoprids & Kleptocoprids
During summer time dung piles come alive with scarabs we like to call Dung Beetles. There are approximately 780 species of Dung Beetle in South...
In Memory of Crossroads Pack
I thought I would post this in memory of a pack of Wild Dogs known as Crossroads Pack that used to roam Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. Crossroads Pack was...