Help us Spread the Word and Conserve our Natural Heritage The Gondwana Conservation Foundation (GCF) has recently adopted a beautiful male cheetah called Zulu. Zulu was orphaned at a young age and raised by a loving family in their home on a game reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal. The family that raised him realised that he […]
In under a decade, 7 134 rhino have been killed in South Africa alone. Once again, the Gondwana team will be riding the Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, presented by Biogen, to raise funds to continue the fight against rhino poaching in South Africa. Our team this year consists of Devon Naude and Tristan […]
Zera is the beginning of the Gondwana Conservation Foundation’s (GCF) cheetah rewilding program. It is estimated that only 35 wild cheetah exist in the Western Cape. Zera is an adult female Cheetah we acquired in June 2016 and her story epitomises the challenges her species faces and the motivation we have every day to contribute […]
The Rainbow Rhino Initiative’s (RRI) objective is to distribute rhino with trained anti-poaching soldiers throughout Southern Africa. The plan is to develop a core breeding population of rhino on Gondwana from which small populations can be distributed on a custodianship basis. Simultaneously the GCF will be sponsoring the training of field rangers and anti poaching […]
A huge thanks to you, Sportingbet, for your sponsorship of a Counter Insurgency Training course held at Camp Charleston, our dedicated Anti-Poaching Training facility on Gondwana Game Reserve. Those participating were exposed to tracking and counter insurgency techniques and spent many hours practicing these skills on the reserve. Formal classroom education covered the […]
World Rhino Day was celebrated today, Thursday the 22nd September and Gondwana, through our Gondwana Conservation Foundation, hosted 125 school kids from numerous schools in the Mossel Bay area for a carnival style celebration. There were educational talks, hands on activities, SAPS K9 unit, music, food and fun for everybody concerned. We celebrated our Rhinos […]
Two avid mountain bikers, Devon Carl Naude and Roy Hannington from Table Mountain Bikers club in Cape Town are embarking on their first Cape Pioneer Trek Race from 16 – 22 October to raise funds for the Gondwana Conservation Foundation (GCF) . The 7-day race stretches a grueling 496 kilometers in distance with an overall […]
PROGRAM OVERVIEW A collaborative between Herbertsdale Primary School, Landmark Foundation, Gondwana Game Reserve and the GCBR (Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve) has been established in order to provide the learners of Herbertsdale Primary with the opportunity to participate in an environmental progam at their school. This initiative is part of the broader vision of implementing structured, […]
Stage 1 of the Cape Pioneer Trek ”Gondwana Glory” showcases the newly developed mountain biking trails of Gondwana Game Reserve. This is a 1st time visit for the #RaceWithSoul…. The Cape Pioneer Trek is a legendary event which takes place from 16 – 22 October 2016 and follows a picturesque route through the Garden Route and Karoo. […]
The discovery of a wildlife crime scene is becoming all too familiar within conservation management and the escalating poaching of particularly Rhinos is a reality the Southern Cape Region is having to face. To this end, Gondwana Game Reserve through their Gondwana Conservation Foundation together with the Game Rangers Association of Africa presented a training […]