Wildlife ACT Blog
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...
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...
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...
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...
Drakensberg Leopard Camera Trap Survey – Preliminary Report
The Drakensberg Leopard Survey (southern uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park) took place from November 2016 to January 2017, and was the 8th camera-trap...
Celebrating World Wildlife Day 2017
For World Wildlife Day 2017 we are sharing some interesting facts about some of the animals that need our help most and explaining a bit why they are...
Horrible Hyenas?
Listen to a conversation about hyenas and you will likely hear more criticism than praise. “Hyenas are ugly, cowardly, useless things, with no...
Vultures and the Art of Decomposition, Flight & Disease-killing Digestion
Written by Rhiannon Gill The art of decomposition is a unique one and is a process vital for the environment to remain healthy. Carcasses need to...