Blog posts in Tembe National Elephant Park

I’ll Remember Tembe

Nicole Clark is a student from the University of Canberra in Australia who went to Tembe in 2014 as part of a program through the University. It was a month long program which was integrated into...
03 Feb 2016 | Wildlife ACT
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Help Us Rescue Wild Dogs From Snares

It hasn’t been an easy year for the Tembe African wild dog pack as conflict with lions appeared to force the pack outside the park and into community lands. This is not ideal as the delicate...
14 Sep 2015 | Wildlife ACT
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Lion Tracking in Tembe

Through the use of old school bush tracking our wildlife volunteers managed to get a rare sighting of the lioness Milo and her two sons. Good work team!
11 Aug 2015 | Wildlife ACT
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Tembe Predators come out to Play

Winter is a great time for the Tembe predators and volunteers alike. As the water dries up both prey and predators are forced to remain near water sources.
24 Jul 2015 | Wildlife ACT
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Lions Return to Rwanda

Lions from Tembe are being relocated to Akagera National Park in Rwanda and Wildlife ACT was there to help with the South African side of the operation.
03 Jul 2015 | Wildlife ACT
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Lion Monitoring During Winter in Zululand

As we enter the winter months in Zululand, the cooler days and drier landscapes make predator viewing much easier. During the past few weeks our lion monitoring sessions have yielded some incredible...
12 Jun 2015 | Wildlife ACT
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Lion Removals in Tembe

Recently some of the Tembe lions needed to be moved to other reserves in order to manage and protect the genetic diversity of the reserve's lion population.
29 May 2015 | Wildlife ACT
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