News Posts tagged with "cheetah"

Knowing the difference between a lion track and a cheetah's

Knowing the difference between a lion track and a cheetah's

As keen conservationists, Gary and Matt Franklin were looking for a wildlife trip with a difference - definitely not your average safari. What they got was two weeks crammed full of learning about wildlfe and a life changing experience: I have been on a two week life changing experience with

by George Steel 18 April 2013

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Living The Dream!

Living The Dream!

Past volunteers tell us about their new colleagues in the bush and how volunteering at Hanchi and Zingela has landed them their dream job! Franziska Belz Research at Zingela Predator Conserv...

by Alexia Massey 8 September 2010

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Shimongwe volunteers Amy and Allison get up close to cheetah!

Shimongwe volunteers Amy and Allison get up close to cheetah!

"Two weeks into our trip, we once again found ourselves on the plains of Phinda. With Wildebeest and Zebra being the main animals in our line of sight, we were all surprised when Chap called out "c...

by Alexia Massey 1 September 2010

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Tracking wild cheetah, observing hunting behaviour and relocating brown hyena at Zingela

Tracking wild cheetah, observing hunting behaviour and relocating brown hyena at Zingela

"Sitting at a hide on Sunday, we saw a cheetah coming to drink. It had been a good day already, we saw gemsbok and warthog, but this was just brilliant. We had heard the birds alarming for about fi...

by Alexia Massey 10 May 2010

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Predator work updates from the bush...

Predator work updates from the bush...

Volunteering at Zingela Conservation Project , recent volunteers share some of their diary entries with us... Today we tracked a female cheetah on foot and it turned into an unexpected surprise! A...

by Alexia Massey 7 April 2010

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