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Back to the wild: a story of orphaned rhino

November 11, 2020 Leave a Comment

Somkhanda Community Game Reserve, co-managed by WILDLANDS – a programme of the WILDTRUST, will for the first-time release two white rhino orphans back into the wild, giving them a second chance at a normal life. Makhosi (4 years old), who was named by the Zulu Royal family and Mpilo (3 years old) or Ncenga iMpilo in full, a name he was given by the Emvokweni Community Trust, … [Read more...]

EWT needs your donations to fight poaching

August 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

The “storm” that is COVID 19 has arrived in South Africa and by all accounts, we have weathered it better than many had predicted. I like to put this down to the resilience and fighting spirit of South African people from all walks of life. We are certainly a nation of survivors! The lengthy lockdown has not however been without severe, and in some cases, catastrophic … [Read more...]

EWT responds to China’s illegal wildlife trade ban

February 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) welcomes the announcement by the Chinese Communist Party to enforce the ban on illegal wildlife trade and increase regulation of wildlife markets. Evidence points to wildlife markets as a source of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which has resulted in human and economic costs. The EWT emphasises their position that these markets pose … [Read more...]

KZN conservationist now a Royal Geographical Society Fellow

November 29, 2019 Leave a Comment

Well-known KwaZulu-Natal conservationist Sheelagh Antrobus has just been accepted as a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Geographical Society, the professional body that advances geography and supports related fields of interest across the globe. Antrobus, the founder of conservation organisation Project Rhino, is one of the integral members of the Kingsley Holgate Foundation … [Read more...]

Trained dogs to be placed across SA to stop poachers

September 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

World Rhino Day this year is again marred by horrendous statistics illustrating the poaching pandemic across the African continent. According to the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), since 2008 some 7,900 black and white rhinos have been slaughtered for the illicit trade of their horns. The fight against poaching has been arduous and continually … [Read more...]

Conservation Canine Annie’s ‘marathon’ shift takes out three poachers

November 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s (EWT) Conservation Canine, Annie, and her handler, Colin, have struck again, with their efforts leading to the arrest of three suspected rhino poachers in Balule Private Nature Reserve, Limpopo. In what may be one of the most exciting anti-poaching follow-ups of the year, Annie and Colin tracked through the night to secure this victory for … [Read more...]

Exciting journey ahead for Somkhanda

November 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Somkhanda Game Reserve covers over 12 000 hectares of land and is a community reserve owned by the Emvokweni Community Trust (ECT) and co-managed with WILDLANDS, a programme of the WILDTRUST. Since its establishment in 2005, it has achieved major milestones and has in the process earned its status of being a ‘Big Five’ reserve. Currently, over 80 community members are employed … [Read more...]

DEA showcases the sterling work of Hoedspruit’s Environmental Monitors

February 23, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has applauded a group of Environmental Monitors (EM), also known as Maeba (Doves), for their impeccable work geared towards fighting the scourge of rhino poaching in the Hoedspruit area. With at least 1 659 young South Africans participating in the Environmental Monitors Programme, the initiative aims to increase conservation … [Read more...]

The rhino killing fields of KwaZulu-Natal

November 14, 2017 2 Comments

Conservationists warned that the lifting of the ban on the South African domestic trade in rhino horn would spell an all out war on South Africa's remaining rhino. This certainly seems evident after the discovery of two more rhino carcasses this week. This gruesome find brings the total number of rhino poached in a five month period to the highest ever recorded in the … [Read more...]

Rhino conservation heroes honoured at awards dinner

August 22, 2017 Leave a Comment

The African ethos of Ubuntu promotes the power of a village, supporting one another to achieve common goals. For conservation efforts to be successful, many areas of vulnerability must be addressed. This requires a collaborative approach by a variety of passionate contributors. At the Rhino Conservation Awards, a gala dinner held at Joburg's Montecasino Ballroom on Monday … [Read more...]

A ranger’s view on the rhino poaching epidemic

July 10, 2017 1 Comment

Rangers working in the Kruger National Park (KNP) refer to it as ‘the beast’. With a size of 19 485km² and temperatures that sore to a blistering 50°C, working in the field is not for the faint-hearted. Rangers work up to 21 days in the bush under these harsh conditions, without the luxuries many of us take for granted, and away from their families and loved ones. While only … [Read more...]

Kruger National Park to combat rhino poaching with new regional court

May 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

South African Environmental Minister Dr Edna Molewa has welcomed the opening of a regional court in Skukuza to assist in combating rhino poaching-related offences in the Kruger National Park. “Having a Regional Court in Skukuza will ensure that the case turnaround times for rhino poaching and related cases are expedited thus making a significant contribution to tackling the … [Read more...]

Jane’s Traffic Stop: the fight to end illegal wildlife trafficking

November 20, 2016 Leave a Comment

Hello, my name is Jane Goodall, and I’m here to ask for your support to end wildlife trafficking. I spend about 300 days every year traveling and talking to people about how we can help animals, but I know the power of social media can connect far more people much more quickly than anyone could do on their own. Please help me end wildlife trafficking. Greed and the desire … [Read more...]

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