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Join real conservation efforts as a wildlife volunteer in Africa! Our blog shares updates on endangered species and insights into hands-on conservation work.

Top 5 Reasons to Join a Wildlife Volunteer Project in Zululand During Winter

Discover why winter is the best time to volunteer in Zululand, South Africa. Learn how Wildlife ACT volunteers support endangered species, enjoy cooler working conditions, and contribute to conservation efforts at the most critical time of year.

02 Jun 2025

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Volunteers Find the Sontuli Lion Pride in iMfolozi

Thank You to Bosch Global for Donation

Southern Ground Hornbills in iMfolozi

Rhino Awareness Soccer Tournament 2015

Lion Removals in Tembe

Ithala’s Brown Hyena Mysteries

Lions Caught on Hluhluwe Camera Trap

Magnificent Male Leopard Found on Somkhanda Game Reserve

Volunteers rescue a Spotted eagle-owl

Tembe wild dog pack break out the park

Rare Caracal Sighting on Somkhanda Game Reserve

Could this be Genet Jackson?

Seychelles Environmental Team on North Island

Osteophagia? What the...

Somkhanda Leopard Survey Comes to an End

Rhino Conservation hero, Zama Ncube

Biodiversity – what can this tell us?

Kite surfing on North Island, Seychelles

Turtle Nest Relocation in Seychelles

Guess the animals in these camera trap images!

Tawny Eagle vs Yellow Billed Kite: Clash of the Talons

Vulture roller-coaster in iMfolozi

Woolworths launches new reusable Cheetah bag

Wild Dogs and Lions on Zululand Rhino Reserve

The Challenge of the Wild Dog

Camera Traps - Essential Monitoring Tool

Why are Wild Dogs so Endangered?

Wildlife ACT Wish List: As Suggested by Volunteers & Monitors

Ride the 2015 Challenge4ACause in Aid of Conservation!

6 Wild Dogs released on Zululand Rhino Reserve

Wild Dogs Released on Somkhanda Game Reserve

The Chronicles of Craig the rhino, at Zululand Rhino Reserve

Amazing new born impala photos

Thulani Thusi gets a Disney Conservation Hero Award

Volunteering in the Seychelles: Volunteer Diaries

Working in the Seychelles: Volunteer Diary #4

Seychelles Conservation Volunteer Diary #3

Seychelles Volunteer Diary #1

Seychelles Volunteering Diary #2

Collaring Zeus the wild dog

Faeces is Fantastically Fashionable for a Dung Beetle

The Rhino Awareness Soccer Tournament

Vulture Tagging in Zululand 2014

An exciting week for the Zululand Rhino Reserve volunteers

Emakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park hosts the Leopard Survey

The Magnificent Zululand Rhino Reserve Cheetah

STROOP - die film, joins us in Somkhanda

Wild Pals come to the Rescue of our Endangered Species

Community Conservation Liaisons, the Heroes of World Rhino Day

$25 000 from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund

Rhino plush toys and their contribution to rhino orphans

10 wild dog puppies for the Crossroads Pack

Wild Dog Diaries: Pup anxiety in KZN

Our hitch-hiking genet was picked up by National Geographic!

A new satellite collar for Bala the wild dog

The source of the Nile

Vultures Clean Up Ophathe Heritage Park

It's International Vulture Awareness Day 2014

More camera trap selfies for the hitch-hiking genet

Camera Traps Capture a Hitch-hiking Genet!

8 Wild dog pups are welcomed to iMfolozi

A Journey and a Dazzle for Zululand Rhino Reserve

A wild dog success story - managing the metapopulation in SA

Rescue mission for Mango the wild dog

The iMfolozi MTB Challenge 2014

The wildlife volunteer's ultimate winter packing list

The Panthera Leopard Survey Moves to Ithala

Lion Encounters: Moments to hold your Breath

Volunteer Lizzie Hide sponsors Wild Dog tracking collar

Wild Dog Relocation from KwaZulu-Natal to the Kalahari

Rhino Conservation Efforts on Somkhanda Game Reserve

The lost tracking collar of the Sokhwezela pack

uMkhuze Wild Dog Pack from Underdogs to Top Dogs

10 Things I learned as a conservation volunteer in Zululand

iMfolozi Wild Dogs Perform Beautifully for the BBC

Fighting Antelope Caught on Camera

Seven New Additions to Tembe Wild Dog Pack

Tembe: Lions and the circle of life

The Great Pangolin Rescue in Mkhuze

Rhino Africa Commits Half a Million Rand to Wildlife ACT

Vulture Flight Patterns, Wing Tagging & Ringing

Wildlife ACT / Panthera Leopard Survey Update

Basic Guide to Wildlife Tracking & Identifying Animal Tracks

Vulture Poisoning Causing Serious Population Decline

Camera traps capture a new kind of wildlife!

Wildlife ACT in Botswana - what’s in store and exploring with Kingsley Holgate

Conservation Volunteers Witness White Rhino Airlift in KZN

Wildlife ACT Fund assists baby rhino orphans in iMfolozi

Panthera Leopard Survey Starts on Somkhanda Game Reserve

Why do giraffe chew bones?

Ways to Give Back as a Wildlife ACT Conservation Volunteer

33 Wild Dog pups in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

Hluhluwe Wild Dog update: Crossroad pack

Wild Dog Diaries update: national metapopulation of Wild Dogs 2013

Wild Dog Update: Collaring 'Ian'

Community Conservation Project: Wish List

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