Today is Earth Day and this week the Kariega Conservation Volunteers started an exciting new conservation project: planting of the indigenous Spekboom onto the game park, also known as the ‘miracle tree of the century’. This incredible plant will improve the lives of all animals on the reserve, especially our elephants and antelope, not to mention being great for the environment!

As a 9000 hectare private game park, Kariega Game Reserve must engage in continuous conservation management in order to ensure healthy and abundant wildlife populations. At Kariega, game capture and release is a big part of wildlife managament, as is acquiring new game for genetic diversity.

Experiencing the African bush at Kariega Game Reserve

Living in the African bush is definitely something you can’t compare to anything on earth. The experiences, wildlife encounters and breath-taking views are things that one can never get...

January and February 2013 can be recorded in the history books as the most adventurous, crazy and amazing two months in the life of a Kariega conservation volunteer (well that’s my opinion for somebody that’s been here for 2 days longer than the first 2013 volunteers). It started off with the elephant herd visiting our house 20 minutes after I arrived with the first volunteer group.

African wildlife encounters on foot can be a whole different experience compared to being in a game viewing vehicle. 

These pictures show some of the current Kariega Game Reserve conservation volunteers enjoying a hike on the plains and...

She has been called “Bush child” and “African child” amongst others. These names vaguely describe her incredible passion for wildlife, Africa and its people. Azel is a young, passionate conservationist on a mission to involve and educate people...

Kariega says goodbye to a very special person this month - our Volunteer leader, Justine Ingram. We will always value the wonderful spirit and enthusiasm she brought to the programme, and we wish her all the best on her future endeavours! We hope you enjoy her last newsletter for the month of November!

Kariega  conservation volunteers assist in the dehorning of a white rhino at Kariega Game Reserve, South Africa. These are safety precautions taken to reduce the risk of poaching. Many private game parks in South Africa are taking the...

Kariega Game Reserve South Africa was recently very proud to become a member of Pack for a Purpose – a great initiative that enables guests to make a real difference in the areas they travel to.

Encouraging guests to spare a few kilograms in...

Great shot of the volunteers with Kariega giraffe in the background! Say cheese!