Baby Giraffe at Shamwari 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. . .

Kariega Game Reserve – August Update

Its not just the humans around Kariega Game Reserve that are appreciating the warmer weather lately, the elephants are also taking full advantage of it and on a. . .

Kariega Game Reserve – Volunteer Update

Once again we had a full house of volunteers in July at Kariega Game Reserve, with a good representation of British, American, Canadian, Spanish, Australian and even Hungarians. . .

Leopard Conservation at HESC

On the 17th of July 2012, Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre’s animal curator, Christo Schreiber, was contacted by the Leopard Conservation Project (LCP). They were bringing yet another leopard. . .