Short Stories from Shamwari Conservation Experience

DID YOU KNOW – a black-headed heron has yellow eyes for most of the year, yet they turn red when breeding. Tortoise Mark and Recapture Project continues – height of the summer is the best time to capitalize on tortoise activity so our students have been heavily involved in the continuance of the tortoise mark and recapture project. We have. . .

Gappy and Doug: The Journey Begins!

Eat, sleep, swipe right on Tinder, rejection and repeat. The story of my life – the same routine, the same disappointment day in day out. Things have just. . .

Gappy’s Christmas Competition!

To celebrate the festive season and the start of Gappy’s Adventures we’ve teamed up with our friends at the Gap Year Travel Store to give you the chance. . .

Christmas in South Africa!

Ever wondered how Christmas is celebrated in the Southern Hemisphere? With temperatures of around 30°C in December, it’s very unlikely South Africa will have the white Christmas that. . .

South Africa’s Most Dangerous Animals

Following our Top 5 series, we wanted to change things up a bit and talk about some of the animals that pose the biggest threat in South Africa.. . .