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Zingela Predator Conservation Project - Cheetah Conservation in south Africa
The Zingela Predator Conservation project gives you the chance to track and monitor cheetah, leopard and brown hyena populations, and witness their natural behaviour.
New dates released - Zingela Rhino Relocation!
Help rhinos fight back & work on the wild side this September! Rhino are fast becoming one of the most valuable and vulnerable species in southern Africa due to the recent rise in poaching for ho...
Zingela Rhino Relocation
Join a dedicated team to capture and relocate two sub adult white rhino in September 2011! Rhino are fast becoming one of the most valuable and vulnerable species in southern Africa due to the re...
Leopard and Hyena Tracking
Cheetahs with prey in trees, caracal sightings, the annual game capture, and seeing leopard cubs in the bushes are just some of the exciting events volunteers have witnessed at the Zingela Predator...
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...
Moloko, ACE's Sponsored Volunteer, Shares her Diary Entries from Zingela
Day 1 (6th July 2010) "I do not know where to start but allow me 2 acknowledge this opportunity that I am given. Today is the day to remember as I started with the placement. The day of my arriva...
ACE Sponsors South African Conservation Enthusiast
ACE have always believed that conservation education is key to the long-term preservation of Africa's natural resources. Conservation will be most effective in the hands of those who live in Africa...
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...
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...
Zingela Predator Conservation Project starts to capture hearts...
Life at the Zingela project is unpredictable and wonderful! Being settled into bush camp on the first day after travelling through the reserve from Alldays is relaxing and beautiful. Tents with an...
Tracking cheetah on foot!
Running at speeds between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph) puts a great deal of strain on the cheetah's body. When sprinting, the cheetah's body temperature becomes so high that it would be deadly to continue; this is why the cheetah is often seen resting after it has caught its prey.
Two warthogs stop for a drink
They are the only pigs able to live in areas without water for several months of the year. By tolerating a higher than normal body temperature, the warthog is able to conserve moisture inside its body that might otherwise be used for cooling. When water is available warthogs drink regularly and enjoy wallowing in muddy places.
Roan antelope
Between 1986 and 1993, the roan antelope population in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, declined from about 450 to 45 animals. At Hanchi and Zingela these animals are being bred. Volunteers monitor their densities, age and condition on horseback.
Cheetah at a kill
It is thought that cheetahs lose between approximately 10 to 15% of kills to the hyena.
Tracking cheetah using telemetry
Tracking cheetah and leopard using telemetry equipment and traditional tracking techniques is the main focus at Zingela Predator Conservation Project
Africa's Roan Antelope
One of the largest African antelopes, the roan antelope has a gray coat with black and white facial markings, very long, pointed ears that are tufted at tip, and long horns that are strongly curved backwards.
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