Baby Giraffe at Shamwari Conservation Experience

12th September 2012Wildlife ConservationVolunteer Coordinator UpdatesShamwari Conservation Experience

Look what we found this week, a new born giraffe calf with its umbilical cord still attached! The giraffe’s gestation period is approximately 15 months (453 – 464 days). Giraffe give birth in a ‘’calving ground’ and mothers will often return to where they were born to have their own babies. There is no formal breeding season but sometimes giraffe. . .

The Addo Muti Purpose Centre – Shamwari Conservation Experience

28th August 2012Volunteer Coordinator UpdatesShamwari Conservation Experience

The Addo Old Age Home is now officially in the process of turning into a Multi-purpose Centre. They will be open during the day to elderly people from. . .

Leopard Transmitter Replacement – Shamwari Conservation Experience

20th August 2012Shamwari Conservation ExperienceWildlife ConservationVolunteer Coordinator Updates

As you might know we track some of our animal movements by the use of telemetry at Shamwari. We use two types of telemetry tracking, one with a. . .

White Rhino Darting – Shamwari Conservation Experience

16th August 2012Wildlife ConservationShamwari Conservation Experience

Shamwari Game Reserve is about 25000ha in size (that’s about 25000 rugby fields). Even though it’s quite a large area for a game reserve in the Eastern Cape,. . .

Mike Horn Pangaea Young Explorers visit SCE

31st July 2012Volunteer Coordinator UpdatesShamwari Conservation ExperienceWildlife Conservation

Shamwari Conservation Experience had the great privilege of hosting the Mike Horn Pangaea Young Explorers from all over the world this past weekend. The 30 young explorers were. . .