Elephant Bull Translocation: Marataba to Babanango
Our Partners & Collaborators Wildlife Emergency Fund Marataba Game Reserve Babanango Game Reserve Conservation Outcomes Conservation Solutions Elephant Bulls Translocated: Marataba to Babanango At 06:00 in March 2026, two adult bull elephants were selected in Marataba, within Marakele National Park. Aerial teams positioned them for darting and for ground access. “We had some rain last night, which worried us, but the conditions were good,” said Chris Collins, Conservation Manager at Conservation Outcomes. Excessively muddy […]
Completing the Herd: Elephant Bulls Join Longhill’s New Family
Our Partners & Collaborators Munywana Conservancy Longhill Game Reserve Conservation Solutions Fisher Foundation Wildlife Emergency Fund Photos and Video: Wiki West Completing the Herd: Elephant Bulls Join Longhill’s New Family Last year, a cohesive family group of five elephants was successfully moved from Asante Sana Game Reserve in the Karoo to Longhill Private Reserve in the Addo region of the Eastern Cape. The reserve previously had no elephants, marking an important expansion of the elephant […]
NGO Partnership Relocates Cheetah from KwaZulu-Natal to Limpopo
Our Partners & Collaborators The Fisher Foundation Wildlife Emergency Fund (WEF) Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) Abelana Game Reserve Thanda Safari Photography: Wiki West NGO Partnership Relocates Cheetah from KwaZulu-Natal to Limpopo August 2025 saw a unique partnership between NGOs successfully relocate cheetahs across multiple provinces and even international borders, covering thousands of miles in just a few days. Today, we’re highlighting the Thanda-to-Abelana translocation. This collaboration brought together WeWild Africa, the Fisher Foundation, the Wildlife […]
Successful Translocation and Rewilding of Tswale the Captive Bull Elephant
Our Partners & Collaborators Conservation Solutions Friends of Wildlife Management Bellevue Forest Reserve MTPA EMS Foundation Animaltalk Africa Trust Photography: Wiki West Successful Translocation and Rewilding of Tswale the Captive Bull Elephant The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA), in partnership with conservation NGO WeWild Africa, is proud to announce the successful translocation and rewilding of Tswale, a captive bull elephant, to the Bellevue Forest Reserve in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. Tswale, who was […]
Out of the Office and Into the Wild
Our Partners & Collaborators Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency Friends of Wildlife Management Bonamamzi Private Game Reserve Out of the Office and Into the Wild On June 20th, 2025, five blue duikers (Philantomba monticola)—three males and two females—were successfully translocated after being confiscated from an urban office complex where they were inexplicably being kept as decorative “lawn ornaments.” Blue duikers are the smallest antelopes in southern Africa, typically weighing just 4–6 kg. Native to dense […]