Hippo Capture at Shamwari

Like many land mammals, hippos are territorial and males protect their territory from other males.  These territories usually contains a large mass of water (in this case, the Bushman’s river) and the dominant male’s cows, which he doesn’t like to share. Hippos are nocturnal and spend most of their time in or near water, predominantly leaving at night to find. . .

Coach Football in South Africa

Ever fancied yourself as a football manager or coach but never taken your passions beyond a successful spell with Dagenham & Redbridge on the computer game series Football. . .

Big Cat Management at Shamwari

Big cats play an important role on privately owned game reserves such as Shamwari.  They control antelope numbers and attract cat lovers from all over the world, who. . .

Myerscough College at Shamwari Game Reserve

It’s not often one encounters a group of young people so amped for conservation from start to end. We recently had the pleasure of hosting Myerscough College at. . .

Kariega Conservation Volunteer Program – July 2013

Let’s start off with the most important thing that happened this month: the follow-up procedure of our dear rhino, Thandi. Thandi was part of a ground-breaking operation performed. . .