Grade 7 learners from Lydenburg Primary School joined the EWT to celebrate World Wetlands Day at South Africa’s 30th Ramsar site, De Berg Wetland, to learn about wetland ecosystems and their importance.
In February, two male Wild Dogs were relocated to Rietspruit Game Reserve to bond with females, with hopes of creating a new pack and supporting conservation efforts.
In South Africa, 3.5 tons of poaching snares have been repurposed into jewelry to raise awareness and fund anti-poaching efforts, supporting the fight against wildlife crime.
Succulent poaching is a growing issue in South Africa, with hundreds of thousands of plants poached annually. The EWT’s Conservation Canine Unit is using scent detection dogs to combat this crisis.
A survey in the northern Kruger National Park reveals a worrying decline in lion numbers due to targeted poisonings and poaching, highlighting the urgent need for conservation action.