Our People

Our values are well demonstrated by the characteristics of an animal we monitor on a daily basis: The African Wild Dog. Much like our organization, not many people know much about the African Wild Dog, and what makes it so unique and special. African Wild Dogs are dynamic and intelligent animals that are constantly learning new skills, and adapting quickly to ever changing conditions in their environments. They are gregarious pack animals that instinctively know to stick together and work as a team in order to increase their success and chances of survival. Just like the Wildlife Africa Conservation Team, the African Wild Dog is an exclusively African specialist, well adapted for what it does.

Founding members

The founding members are Simon Morgan, Chris Kelly and Johan Maree. Together they have over 20 years experience in the field of ecology. They studied and worked together, each in his specialised field, for many years before deciding to start wildlife ACT after noticing the dire need for properly managed scientific monitoring projects. In 2007 They started with their first project, and have steadily increased their scope of work ever since

Simon Morgan

I was born in Zimbabwe, but spent the majority of my childhood and completed most of my schooling in South Africa. It was adventurous, outdoor family holidays back in the north of Zimbabwe and in Southern Africa that created within me a love and appreciation of the outdoors, and it wasn’t long before a desire to conserve these natural areas and the wildlife that they offer us started to grow within me.

I grew up and completed my schooling on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. While growing up, I was fortunate enough to visit numerous game reserves in South Africa and grew especially fond of the wildlife and reserves in Zululand.

I grew up in a small town in Northern Kwazulu-Natal, close to Zululand, and was fortunate enough to enjoy many wildlife adventures as a youngster. After my schooling I attended Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape where I completed my degree in commerce and economics. It was during our university days that Simon, Chris and I crossed paths for the first time and became friends.