Gondwana Game Reserve is fortunate to have an abundance of beautiful flowers which guests can see while exploring the reserve. Some of the flowers that stand out are the Gladioli, of which 14 different species have been identified. Gladiolus means “sward like” and refers to the shape of the leaves although this family is usually […]
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It has been an exciting year for the GCF research team with our ongoing Satyrium muticum monitoring project. This year we were able to replicate our counting method which provided interesting insight into population size and trends. More than 6000 plants were counted on Gondwana game reserve in 2020 easily making it the largest known […]
Unathi Sifanelo is the 2020 recipient of the Gondwana Conservation Foundation’s (GCF) Tertiary Education Fund bursary. The bursary is awarded to a student who shows promise and passion for nature conservation. The bursary covers the student’s third year university fees, conferences and courses as well as living costs for the duration of their one year […]
RAINBOW RHINO CHALLENGE World Rhino Day falls in the month of September and to help this magnificent species survive, we are asking people from all over the world to raise funds by hosting their own fitness challenge event. It can be a long walk, a half marathon, or any distance triathlon that challenges you and […]
The Gondwana Conservation Foundation would like to introduce Unathi Sifanelo, who was awarded the GCF 3rd year bursary and internship for 2020. Unathi is from the Eastern Cape and has studied through Nelson Mandela University in George. In her application she wrote the following “I am from a background that views nature as something to […]
The Gondwana conservation foundation had the pleasure of hosting 16 learners from our surrounding schools for our Kids Conservation Camps. These where held over two separate weekends with the support of Gondwana Game Reserve’s, Tented Eco Camp. The learners where exposed to hands on conservation work such as buffalo monitoring, lion tracking and water filter […]
The Gondwana Conservation Foundation (GCF) was privileged to share in the environmental education experience with 218 learners and 12 teacher this year. These learners came from the following schools; Herbertsdale Laerskool, St Lukes primary school, Ruiterbos Laerskool, TM Ndanda primary school, Imekhaya Primary school, Isalathiso primary school and Garden route primary school. They all enjoyed […]
The Gondwana Conservation Foundation’s 2019 Kids Program is well under way. The learners who have attended the environmental program are having great fun learning about the many different aspects of conservation presented to them. We have had some learners favouring the black wattle removal activity, while others are more interested in animal tracking and telemetry […]
The GCF is getting ready to welcome 223 learners to the Gondwana game reserve in the month of May. This is an exciting time of the year for us as we have the opportunity to teach and inspire the young people of our community. The goal is to teach them about conservation and how each […]