Loxton pet sterilisation drive 2022
The Loxton community and their pets were, however, fortunate when a team arrived in February 2022 to carry out a pet sterilisation drive and sterilised 150 cats and dogs in just three days.
Science Snippets: Wildlife Ranches
Within South Africa, approximately 20 million hectares of land are dedicated to wildlife ranching. Wildlife ranches can be defined as areas of private land that use wildlife-based activities for income generation. In a recently published paper co-authored by EWT scientists*, the owners and managers of 226 wildlife ranches were interviewed to discover the potential for species conservation hidden within South Africa’s game ranches.
Focusing on sustainable land management in Victoria West
Emerging farmers from the Victoria West and Hutchinson area took part in an Integrated Farm Planning and Management training course held in Victoria West in October.
Conservation Champions
EWT Conservation Champions go out of their way to help us save species, conserve habitats, and benefit people
Saving spots and stripes
Roadkill is a significant threat to wildlife and people. Serval are often struck and killed by cars on the road
Using conservation canines to save our species from illegal wildlife trade
Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity worldwide, and an ongoing poaching surge places particular strain on some of South Africa’s most threatened species.