
Blog posts in Tembe National Elephant Park


Listen to this Male Lion Roar
There aren’t many sounds that can compare to the powerful Lion roar! Wildlife ACT Priority Species Monitor at Tembe Elephant Park, Kayleigh...
Painted Dogs Released on Tembe Elephant Park
In early August, a pack of four African Painted Dogs (Lycaon pictus) were released back into Tembe Elephant Park from the predator boma where they...
Suni and Big Tuskers on Tembe
Tembe is home to some of the largest Elephants (Loxodonta africana), referred to as big Tuskers. Another special feature of Tembe is the occurrence...
A Morning in the Life of the Tembe Lions
There are times when everything can change in a second and an incredible story unfolds right in front of you. This was one of those times with the...
African Wildlife Volunteering for Over 50’s
It Began With the Stars It was still dark and quiet in the early morning hours and the remote campsite in Zululand, South Africa was illuminated only...
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...
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...
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...