Kariega Conservation Volunteers enjoying the company of the children at Farmerfields school, where we volunteer to teach one day a week and donate valuable school supplies.
Kariega Game Reserve volunteers ring bark alien invasive pine trees,...
Kariega Conservation Volunteers enjoying the company of the children at Farmerfields school, where we volunteer to teach one day a week and donate valuable school supplies.
Kariega Game Reserve volunteers ring bark alien invasive pine trees,...
Two items on the same page in a recent newspaper caught my eye. The first dealt with rhino poaching. In this a conservationist bemoaned the fact that a great deal of the money given by well-meaning members of the public to combat the poaching of...
June was a busy month for the Kariega Volunteer Programme, not just with how many activities we did, but also how many volunteers we had to help out. A full house comprised mainly of strapping young men! Those of you who are veteran volunteers out...
Kariega Game Reserve volunteers teamed up for a 7-a-side soccer tournament from which all proceeds were donated to Bongi's Quest, a children's book aimed at raising awareness about rhino poaching. We also had a chance to sell the new Kariega...
My mother-in-law used to tell the story of how, in July 1933, while motoring in what was then Rhodesia, a lion was attracted to the car, a two-seater Chevrolet with a dickie-seat.* Tied to the luggage rack at the back – one doesn’t see either...
This month we received a visit from a third year Rhodes University student, Leigh, who is doing a scientific research project for her Bachelor of Science degree. She is analyzing dung samples of Eland and Impala, which are mixed feeders, at...
This photo of a hippopotamus bull out of water was taken by one of our conservation volunteers on Kariega Game Reserve. The hippo bull became a frequent visitor to the dam next to reception after the 2011 July floods. Seeking refuge from the fast...
I’ve just googled “rubbing-stones” and come up with some surprising results, not at all what I had in mind. Advertised were stones to smooth bricks and tiles, stones for use by sculptors, materials for making stone-rubbings, and ‘lucky’ stones...