A large elephant herd walking peacefully past a safari vehicle at the Kariega ‘Big 5’ Conservation Project 😍 Moments like this are truly memorising 🫶 #elephantconservation #elephantherdsouthafrica #thegreatprojects
Meet the latest arrivals at the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in Malawi 😻
These three servals were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade. All three have had a rough start to life, but according to the sanctuary, they are responding well to a good diet and their specialist care 👏
They’ve been on a feeding schedule since arrival but have just started transitioning to solids 🍴
They’ll remain in the sanctuary’s care until they’re ready to be released back into the wild, where they belong 🙌
#malawiwildlifevolunteer #illegalpettrade #thegreatprojects
Clips of recent volunteers at the Desert Elephants in Namibia project 🤩
By joining this project, you’ll help reduce elephant-human conflict and get hands-on with conservation work. You’ll also track and monitor elephant behaviour, collecting crucial data to understand their movements and habits.
This incredible project gives you a chance to make a lasting impact on elephants and the people who live alongside them ✨
Find out more about this project: bit.ly/desertelephantconservationinnamibia
#elephantvolunteeringproject #namibianelephants #elephantconservation
An incredible close up of a male elephant at the Kariega ‘Big 5’ Conservation Project in South Africa this morning 🐘 Happy Friday everyone 🙌#africanelephantconservation #thegreatprojects #southafricanwildlife
There’s just 1 week left to save 20% on both the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary and the Harnas Wildlife Sanctuary 🚨 What are you waiting for? 🙉#namibiawildlifeconservation #thegreatprojects #explorenamibia2024
There’s just 3 weeks left to save 20% on both the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary and the Harnas Wildlife Sanctuary ⏰ #namibiawildlifeconservation #thegreatprojects #explorenamibia2024
We made it through the first week of January 🙌 Here’s a few wildlife shots from the SanWild Sanctuary & Reserve this week 📸 If you book and travel to this incredible project before the end of February you will receive 20% off 🤩 #thegreatprojects #africanwildlifeconservation #volunteeringprojects
✨ Update on the two orphaned mongooses at the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre ✨ They’re growing so fast! Just a few more months of the sanctuary's care and they’ll be ready for life back in the wild 🐾 #malawiwildliferescue #lilongwewildlifecentre #thegreatprojects
It’s 1st December and this adorable little calf will be celebrating its first Christmas at the Kariega ‘Big 5’ Conservation Project this month 🎅 A little extra Christmas sparkle for all at the reserve this year ✨ #elephantconservation #thegreatprojects #southafricawildlifeconservation
Over the course of 2023, many hard-working volunteers joined the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Project and helped to repair and renovate one of the island sanctuaries.
By supporting the BOS Foundation (which operates under an MOU with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry) our collective goal was to return this space to a habitable environment for its lucky new homeowners, Anih and Chris John!
In this video, Volunteer Coordinator Kate talks us through the process of their release 🦧
Find out how you can get involved in this project: bit.ly/SambojaOrangutanProject
#volunteeringwithorangutans #thegreatprojects #orangutanrehabilitation
It’s orangutan release time! 12 orangutans from Nyaru Menteng and Samboja Lestari have completed their rehabilitation journey and have finally been released back into the wild, where they belong 🦧🙌
Without the incredible work from the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), the success of these releases would not have been possible 👏
#orangutanrehabilitation #orangutanconservation #thegreatprojects
Just 2 weeks left to save 15% on all orangutan sanctuary-based projects 🦧 Don’t miss your chance ✈️ #orangutanconservation #exploreborneo2024 #thegreatprojects
The monitoring team on one of the Game Reserves at the Zululand Wildlife Conservation Project in South Africa was lucky enough to see these Black-Backed Jackal pups emerging from their den this week 🥰
Black-backed jackals are very selective of their mating partner as they are monogamous, meaning they will mate for life. The pairs will find food together and build shelter having a very strong social unit. The gestation period will last between 60 to 65 days with the mating period generally being from May to August.
Black-backed jackals usually use abandoned aardvark burrows as dens and give birth to 3 to 6 pups. The males will provide them with food while the females are constantly with the pups protecting them for their first weeks of life.
When the pups are about a month old, their mother will feed them by regurgitating food. The pups will be weaned when they are around three months old. They will then start to leave their parents after three to five months, with some of the pups staying to help raise the next litter.
📸 Mayoni, Corrie van Greune
#southafricawildlifeconservation #blackbackedjackalpups #thegreatprojects
Just 1 week left to save 15% on the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary and the Harnas Wildlife Sanctuary ⏰ What are you waiting for 🤩#namibiawildlifeconservation #thegreatprojects #explorenamibia2023
There are just 2 weeks left for you to save 15% on the Harnas Wildlife Sanctuary 🤩 What are you waiting for? 🐆
You can also save 15% on the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary until the end of the month 🙌
#namibawildlifeconservation #thegreatprojects #explorenamibia2023
Meet Puck 💚 This baby pangolin was rescued from traffickers, arriving at the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre at just a few days old.
Puck arrived with his mother but given the stress of her time in the illegal wildlife trade, she stopped producing milk. The sanctuary made the difficult decision to separate the mother and baby so they could tailor their care.
Puck’s mum was understandably stressed by humans, but luckily they were able to release her back into the wild almost immediately.
Puck arrived with his umbilical stump still attached, which means he was probably born while he and his mother were being held by traffickers. Puck is the smallest pangolin they have ever received, his scales were still soft on arrival. He’ll be in their care for at least a year before they can release him back into the wild. But first, they need to get him through his first few months of life 🤞
Thank you to the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre for giving pangolins like Puck another chance at life in the wild 👏
#pangolinconservation #malawiwildlifeconservation #thegreatprojects
This week Keisha, one of the rhinos at the SanWild Sanctuary & Reserve, worryingly went missing 😰
Volunteers had the opportunity to scout the area in a helicopter to find her 🚁 Luckily Keisha was found safely 👏
During the flight, volunteers were also able to monitor elephant numbers from the sky in aid of ongoing research for the elephant management plan 🐘
#southafricawildlifeconservation #thegreatprojects #rhinoconservationawareness
Today is World Rhino Day 🦏 Meet Thandi and her calf Zolani at the Kariega ‘Big 5’ Conservation Project ❤️ Thandi is a female white rhino who miraculously survived a brutal poaching attack in March 2012. Thandi’s recovery was a long process involving pioneering skin grafts to her face and numerous operations. What’s even more miraculous is that Thandi has recently given birth to her 5th offspring! Surviving such a brutal attack has encouraged many people around the world to get involved in rhino conservation. Not only that, Thandi has given us the opportunity to speak about the brutality of poaching. A true hero for rhinos everywhere 👏 #whiterhinoconservation #worldrhinoday23 #thegreatprojects
Just 2 days left to enter the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary competition ⏰ Hear from Paulina, Tom, Laurent and Liz about their experience as a volunteer at the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary 🙌🏼 #namibiawildlifeconservation #winatriptonamibia #thegreatprojects
There’s just 2 weeks left to enter the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary competition! Don’t miss your chance ✈️ #wildlifecompetition #winatriptonamibia #thegreatprojects
