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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

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

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

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

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

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

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 special to many people. Very sadly, on 5 August... read more