Buffalo capture and testing – Shamwari Conservation Experience

The last two weeks have been fully dedicated to buffalo capture. Winter is on our door step and that means game sales! Shamwari is a privately owned Game Reserve and to keep the reserve running we rely on both tourism and the sale of game. Buffalos have to be captured long in advance because they have to be tested for. . .

Shamwari Predator Tracking

Look at what we found this week while out predator monitoring! Our southern male lion, two lionesses and their 8 cubs on a warthog kill. The big guy. . .

Brown Hyena Den Site

After recharging our camera traps we set off to plant one of them at the hyena den site. I was a bit sceptical as the previous attempt did. . .

Revamping the Caracal Enclosures at Shamwari

This week the conservation work experience volunteers decided to upgrade the caracal enclosure and make it a little bit more exciting. We planted an old tree stump in. . .

Rehab Centre Update – Shamwari Game Reserve

Shamwari Game Reserve has their own Animal Rehabilitation Centre where we have a full time Veterinarian, vet nurse and rehab assistant. Orphaned or injured animals come here until. . .