
Blog posts in Somkhanda Game Reserve


Somkhanda Game Reserve & Community Compassion
Somkhanda Game Reserve is situated in northern Kwa-Zulu Natal, approximately 50 km south of the Swaziland border, north west of Mkuze town. Somkhanda...
Life on Somkhanda Game Reserve
Wildlife ACT conservation volunteers might find themselves working on Somkhanda Game Reserve in Zululand. There is much to get excited about if you...
New Alpha Female Released on Somkhanda
Just in time for Christmas, the new alpha female that was being held in the Somkhanda Game Reserve boma was finally released and has joined the two...
What it’s like to be involved in a Black Rhino dart!
It’s the early afternoon on a very hot day. Everyone is sleeping when the alarm sounds. “Everyone get ready as quickly as you can; we are off...
Somkhanda Camera Trap Images After Hours
When trainee wildlife monitor Richard Steyn arrived in Somkhanda last month he was amazed at how much we underestimate what goes on once the sun...
Wild Dog Puppies on Somkhanda Game Reserve!
The wild dog pups on Somkhanda have arrived! We can finally say that the pack of three wild dogs has successfully denned and are currently raising a...
Rhino Awareness Soccer Tournament 2015
Zama Ncube of the Wildlife ACT Fund and our head rhino monitor on Somkhanda Game Reserve has once again arranged our second annual Rhino Awareness...
Magnificent Male Leopard Found on Somkhanda Game Reserve
On one particular monitoring session, we were heading out to find the wild dog pack, when we came across this magnificent leopard on Somkhanda.