Testing the River System at Shamwari

At Shamwari Conservation Experience we have to ensure that the river is in good health for the animals that drink from it. Therefore, we test the river’s condition every season, by the use of aquatic insects. The volunteers use small nets to catch aquatic insects from different habitats in the river (the river bottom, below embankments, between rocks and among. . .

Installing a Water Tank in the local Community

An update from our side is that we’ve been busy helping the community. This water tank was kindly sponsored to Sinavuyo Day Care Centre by the fundraising efforts. . .

Elephant Monitoring at Shamwari

Join us at Shamwari Conservation Experience and help the conservation team monitor Africa’s largest land mammal!  Elephant monitoring plays an important role in any game reserve and the. . .

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. . .

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. . .