Ubuntu Wildlife Trust is extremely proud to partner with the Hluhluwe rugby club Youth team in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The coach has personally sponsored and run this team for many years and we are proud to be able to step in and help grow this wonderful initiative further. There are currently over 50 young rural...

When you think about poaching in South Africa, you may see a chilling image of a mountain of rhino horns, or an elephant brutally killed for its tusks. So what do you think of when I say ‘abalone’? Do you picture the worlds most valuable shellfish? An invertebrate, that is victim to poaching? This week...

The rock hyrax (Procavia capensis), commonly referred to in South Africa as the Dassie is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal native to Africa and the Middle East. The Dassie is one of the five living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only one in the genus Procavia. There are three hyrax species, two known as...

Ubuntu Wildlife Trust works in Maputaland (formerly Tongaland) in the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as part of Zululand but is a region on its own further north of Zululand. It is an area of incredible natural beauty, species richness in both fauna and flora, and has huge...

Ubuntu Wildlife Trust works in Maputaland (formerly Tongaland) in the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as part of Zululand but is a region on its own further north of Zululand. It is an area of incredible natural beauty, species richness in both fauna and flora, and has huge...

Ubuntu Wildlife Trust works in Maputaland (formerly Tongaland) in the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as part of Zululand but is a region on its own further north. It is an area of incredible natural beauty, species richness in both fauna and flora, and has huge conservation importance...

Bat-eared fox with her cubs. The bat-eared fox (Octocyon megalotis) is a species of fox that is fairly common throughout Southern and Eastern Africa. They are primarily found in areas where there are short grass plains and where there are an abundance of termites and beetles. As their name suggest, they have enormous bat-like ears...

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...

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...