Kariega male survivor appears to be in a lot pain this afternoon. He has moved off to a position where the terrain makes safe top up treatment very risky. Hoping he will keep moving away from this area this evening so we can administer more drugs....
News from Kariega team. My heart leaps at very encouraging news firstly that they found the female in the night grazing in the open. Another small victory is the male have moved about 250 meters since 11pm and is grazing this morning. His leg is...
Rhino Poaching DAY 3 - 08h00
News from Kariega team is that situation with male remains unchanged. He is still responsive and able to move around. No sign of female as yet. In morning ground team will use JCB and new pipe-line to turn wallow into a waterhole for him. He...
Rhino Poaching DAY 2 - 23h00
Male rhino leg swelling has deteriorated and he is not using it at all now.We have administered antibiotics and more anti-inflammatories using drop out darts this morning. He is not eating or drinking yet. The female was not found this morning...
Rhino Poaching DAY 2 - 16h30
Kariega Game Reserve was recently involved and featured in a news documentary on rhino poaching airing today on the NBC Rock Center with Brian Williams. Below you can view the NBC news story and a portion of the video. For all our US...
NBC feature on Rhino Poaching
It’s that time of the year again when, walking through the coastal bush or forests, one’s nostrils are assailed by a sweetish, fetid waft that results in most visitors inspecting the soles of their shoes. Those of us that live here are of course...
In Bad Odour?
2012 got off to a flying start with a full house of volunteers, a great bunch of people of various ages and nationalities all coming together for an African experience of a lifetime. Although we had some fun activities lined up for them, this...
Volunteer Programme January 2012
As I write this I can hear coming from the garden the lovely liquid notes of a Coucal’s call. This handsome bird with its striking black, brown and white plumage is a bush-dweller and is seldom seen although often heard. Its food consists of...
Coucals and Hunting
Here we are again, the end of one year and the beginning of a brand new one, wow! Compliments of the season to our whole Kariega team and to all our guests! During all the crazy chaos of the festive season, we welcome Lauren and Juan back to the...
December 2011 Newsletter
What's not to love about this special, unique volunteer vacation? I was lucky to have perfect sunny days for most of my brief stay, which were made even more so by game drives, game counts, lessons in local ecology, open air rides, and sights, sounds and smells to feast on for days!! Justine, Kariega's volunteer coordinator is simply fantastic.