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Conservation
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KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board – the only organisation of its kind in the world – has protected the province’s bathers from shark attacks for more than 40 years. more
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BirdLife South Africa
Whether you’re a twitcher, a serious birder, a beginner, or if you just love birds, then BirdLife South Africa should be your first stop. more
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Bontebok and blesbok
Bontebok and blesbok are antelope found only in South Africa. They both wobbled on the edge of extinction, but now numbers are up and they are thriving. more
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Grey rhebok
Grey rhebok, endemic to South Africa, are found in the high grasslands of the country. You’ll need to be both observant and lucky because they aren’t easy to spot. more
More about Conservation
/Ai /Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
The /Ai /Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park is home to the Nama people, rare desert mammals and reptiles, as well as thousands of rare plants that flourish in this unique landscape. more
African penguins on Dyer Island
A cunning way has been found to help the penguins of Dyer Island to breed successfully. Your help is needed with their housing crisis. more
Top 10
Wildlife wonders in Limpopo
1Kruger National Park
The Kruger National Park is known as one of the world's great national parks. Home to the Big 5 and a wealth of animal and plantlife, no trip to Limpopo is complete without visiting the Kruger.
2Nylsvley Wetlands
Situated close to the scenic Waterberg mountains, the Nylsvley Wetlands are a birder’s dream. During the summer months, this wetland often floods, attracting the highest number of avian visitors in the southern hemisphere.
3Marakele National Park, Waterberg
The Marakele National Park is a must for wildlife-lovers. The mountains here are particularly known for their Cape vulture populations and the reserve is remote and unspoiled.
4Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre
Situated in Hoedspruit, this rehabilitation centre here takes care of abandoned, injured and poisoned wildlife; their overall aim is to reintroduce creatures back into the wild. You'll leave Moholoholo feeling inspired.
5Tshukudu Wildlife Reserve
Situated in Hoedspruit, here's your chance to walk with orphaned and rehabilitated animals in a wilderness setting. A great place for families.
6Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre
This world-renowned centre focuses on the conservation of rare, vulnerable and endangered animals, especially cheetah.
7Mapungubwe National Park
Set along the banks of the Limpopo River, South Africa's northernmost border, Mapungubwe is an exquisite park. The park is famed for its majetic baobab trees and great herds of African elephant.
8Elephant back safaris, Zibula Estate, Bela Bela
Get up close and personal with a group of orphaned elephants that are helping to raise awareness about conservation through the Eelephants for Africa Forever (EFAF) project.
9Taita falcons of the Strijdom Tunnels
The rare Taita falcon lives in the cliffs near the top of the Abel Erasmus Pass, and you can take a guided walk into these amazing lichen-clad mountains.
10Polokwane Game Reserve
This is one of the most interesting municipal reserves in the country, and only three hours' drive from Johannesburg. As a bonus, you can walk in the park, mountain-bike, or best of all, see the wildlife from the back of a horse.
