Conservation & Wildlife

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 27/09/2023 05:16

Sustainability is a focal point at Great Plains' latest safari camp

Great Plains has launched Sitatunga Private Island, a safari camp located in Botswana's Okavango Delta. The camp, built predominantly from recycled materials, blends sustainability with luxury.

Built on a raised railway sleeper private deck, using the wood from old railway tracks, Sitatunga Private Island can host up t… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 26/09/2023 05:49

Luxury safari camp opens at Unesco site in Zimbabwe

Molori Safari, a safari company from South Africa's Madikwe Game Reserve, has expanded its footprint with the launch of Molori Mashuma in Mana Pools, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Zimbabwe. The camp is part of the Rora Private Collection, offers travelers a unique African safari experience in a Unesco World Heritage site.

The camp… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 24/09/2023 19:03

Eswatini: Cheetah spotted for the first time in over 30 years

The Times of Swaziland, a daily newspaper in Eswatini (formerly called Swaziland), is reporting that a cheetah has been spotted in Esw… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 10/09/2023 21:08

2,000 Southern White Rhino to be released into the wild over bext 10 years

African Parks has purchased the world’s largest captive rhino breeding operation in a bid to rescue and rewild the rhino to safe and well-managed protected areas across Africa.

Johannesburg, South Africa, 04 September 2023 African Parks, a conservation NGO that manages 22 protected areas in partnership with 12 governments across Afr… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 03/09/2023 21:40

All nature reserves in Mpumalanga will go cashless

The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has announced that all of its nature reserves in Mpumalanga, including the popular … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 02/09/2023 07:09

Free entry to Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife reserves on Fridays during September 2023

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, the governmental organisation responsible for maintaining more than 120 wildlife conservation areas and biodiversity in … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/09/2023 05:52

Natural Habitat Adventures introduces electric safari vehicle in Botswana

Natural Habitat Adventures has deployed one of the first solar-powered electric safari vehicles (ESV) in Botswana. The initiative was done in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund.

The ESV, stationed at  Natural Habitat's Gomoti Camp in the Okavango Delta, is a converted Land Cruiser that was previously diesel-powered. The vehicl… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/08/2023 20:35

South Africa: New rhino poaching figures

South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has released the rhino poaching figures for the first six mon… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 24/07/2023 20:43

KwaZulu-Natal: The Babanango Game Reserve is now home to the "Big 5"!

The Babanango Game Reserve in the heart of Zululand in … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 04/07/2023 05:20

Lions are still being farmed in South Africa for hunters and Tourism

A man was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 23 June 2023 with five lion carcasses in his luggage. He was about to board a flight to Vietnam, where the use of lion bones in traditional medicines is practised.

The seizure is commendable but highlights South Africa's controversial legal industry … read more