Working on nature’s frontlines in South Africa
As dawn breaks over the grasslands and sand forests of Wild Tomorrow's Ukuwela Reserve, rangers Bongani Peter Mbuyazi and Musa Masinga are already preparing for another day on patrol.
As dawn breaks over the grasslands and sand forests of Wild Tomorrow's Ukuwela Reserve, rangers Bongani Peter Mbuyazi and Musa Masinga are already preparing for another day on patrol.
Tucked away in the vibrant Cape Floral Kingdom of South Africa, Renosterveld is a little-known habitat that is brimming with endemic flowers and bulbs so rare that each remnant patch has its own tapestry of plants. Within the Overberg region’s golden ‘wheatbelt’, Overberg Renosterveld Conservation...
Thanks to your support and generous donations, we’re delighted to announce that our South Africa’s Connecting Ukuwela appeal has reached its £621,000 target. Our partner Wild Tomorrow can now connect up and expand the Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve (GUNR), forming a major wildlife corridor in...
Chantelle Melzer is an award-winning wildlife photographer and videographer who specialises in creating emotive images of the natural world, both in her homeland of South Africa and abroad. With a deep-rooted passion for nature and art, we were delighted to have her support capturing the images and...
This spring, you can help our partner Wild Tomorrow connect and expand the Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve (GUNR) with our appeal Connecting Ukuwela. This will benefit Lions (Panthera leo), Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), and Elephants (Loxodonta africana) – as you’d likely expect – but also many...
Wild Tomorrow’s Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve (GUNR) is located at the heart of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal. The province is so named because the land was traditionally the hunting grounds of the Zulu kings and the heartland of the Zulu people. For many, it is still their ancestral home and holds...
Our partner Wild Tomorrow's Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve (GUNR) is home to more than 1,200 charismatic species, from towering Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) to tiny Suni Antelope (Nesotragus moschatus).With our spring appeal: Connecting Ukuwela underway, Wild Tomorrow’s staff shared with us...
Securing land is only the first step— rangers work on the frontlines of conservation to safeguard reserves, monitor wildlife, and face natural and human threats head on. At Wild Tomorrow, the incredible work they do every day helps protect and restore some of the world’s most threatened habitats...
With our spring appeal, Connecting Ukuwela, you can support our partner Wild Tomorrow to connect and expand their Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve (GUNR): a wildlife corridor in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. As you might imagine, this wonderful project will bring benefits for Lions (Panthera leo)...
This spring, you can help our partner Wild Tomorrow connect and expand the Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve (GUNR) with our appeal Connecting Ukuwela. This reserve is incredibly special in many ways but perhaps above all because it is so unlike what you might expect. When you picture an African...
With our spring appeal: Connecting Ukuwela, you can help our partner Wild Tomorrow connect the Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve— a wildlife corridor in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal. This will create an unbroken pathway from the Lebombo Mountains all the way to the Indian Ocean. But why is this...
Across Southern Africa, dozens of iconic species such as Critically Endangered Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis), are struggling to maintain their numbers. With agriculture and unsustainable development fragmenting so much of their habitat, some may even face extinction in the next decade. By...