Blog posts in Somkhanda Game Reserve
Conservation Ambassador Pursuing a Career in Conservation
Celimpilo Ngema has been a beneficiary of Wildlife ACT’s Community Conservation Programme (CCP), and has since been employed as part of the team....
African Wild Dogs – A Road to Recovery by Tolga Aktas
I first journeyed with Wildlife ACT back in July 2018 where I flew out to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to volunteer on their Endangered Species...
Wildlife ACT Community Conservation Ambassador Enters the Formal World of Conservation
It is critical for the long-term success of conservation initiatives that we strengthen links between people living in communities and the adjacent...
Keystone Species & their role in Ecosystem Restoration
Some species are particularly important to the health and resilience of their ecosystems. These are called keystone species, and their absence can...
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...
Six New African Wild Dogs Introduced to Somkhanda Game Reserve!
The key to the survival of Africa’s endangered species is ensuring that they are reintroduced into well managed protected areas where they can...
Somkhanda Welcomes Four New Lion Cubs
On 29 May the Somkhanda Game Reserve priority species monitoring team heard the sound of very young lion cubs vocalising close to what was thought to...
Zama Ncube – Rhino Guardian, Father and Friend
Deep within the African bushveld there is a man with dreadlocks that fall across his shoulders and sunglasses that would put Maverick from Top Gun,...