Animals have evolved to have many remarkable adaptations to help them survive in the wild. Adaptations are any physical or behavioural characteristics of an animal that aid their survival in its natural habitat. The adaptations could be body parts, body coverings (i.e. markings) or behaviours. Predators have adaptations to make them successful hunters, whereas prey...

Ubuntu Wildlife Trust is very excited to share with you all a new project we will be supporting. We will be working with Cheetah Outreach Trust in their latest project to collect data on the movement, using a Satellite tracking collar, of a recently rescued and rehabilitated male cheetah. Photo credit Ashia Cheetah Conservation. Cheetah...

Where the warm current from the sub-tropical Indian ocean eaters meets the cold Atlantic waters, biodiversity flourishes. South Africa’s marine biodiversity is quite spectacular, making the waters very unique. The rich waters attract many marine species, especially turtles. Out of the seven species of sea turtle found worldwide, all but two (the flatback turtle and...

Since the birth of Ubuntu Wildlife Trust, our team has been extremely busy with our current projects, also identifying areas where our support is needed and putting together new (and very exciting) projects. Behind closed doors our team is working hard both in the UK and our guys on the ground in South Africa. We...

Today is #worldanimalday ! World Animal Day all started when Heinrich Zimmerman, a German writer, publisher of the magazine Mensch bud Hundred (Man and Dog) and animal activist, wanted to start a movement for the prevention of cruelty to animals. He organised the first World Animal Day on 24 March 1925 in Berlin and moved...

It is easy for the little guys to get over looked when you are on a safari. The African dung beetle is far to fascinating to ignore and we want to explain to you all why. Dung beetle on its perfectly round dung ball. Dung beetles Dung beetles belong to a group of insects in...

Today (27th September 2020) Ubuntu Wildlife Trust donated 60 units of PetEMed to Kruger National Park K9 Centre, South Africa. A fundraiser was set up back in July to raise £350 to purchase 60 units of PetEMed, after being asked to help support the SANPark’s Kruger National Park Anti-Poaching K9 Centre. After successfully raising the...

Tourists visiting South Africa are always eager to catch a glimpse of the ‘Big Five’, Lion, Rhino, Buffalo, Leopard and Elephant. These mammals are highly celebrated in the country but with this, the smaller wildlife is often neglected. Nature conservationist saw the marketing success of the ‘Big Five’ and a group of people came up...

White Rhino, typically identified by the wide, square lip. There are three species of rhino found in Africa. White rhinos are the second largest land mammal and two genetically different subspecies exist, Northern and Southern white rhino and are found in two different regions of Africa. Southern White rhinos Ceratotherium simum are classified as ‘Near...

Great white shark, photo credit : Gerald Schombs. There are more than four hundred and fifty known species of shark in the world, with 98 different species of shark found in South Africa’s ocean. Species include, the world’s largest shark, the Whale shark (Rhinocodon typus), the incredible Great white shark (Carcharodon Carcharias), the unmistakeable Tiger...