Thula Thula during Covid-19

The last 12 months have been the toughest since the oldest private game reserve in KwaZulu Natal opened its doors some 20 years ago.

With the covid pandemic, the collapse of the domestic and international tourism trade, lockdowns and travel restrictions most of our income has simply ceased.

During the last 12 months we have however seen an increase in poaching and have had to increase our security for the game reserve.

Maintaining our fences, roads and general infrastructure had to carry on, regardless that almost no guests visited us.

2021 Challenges

At the same time our surrounding communities had to be helped; as we are not getting anymore help from government, we received very little in 2020 but it all stopped in September.

Our conservation efforts in protecting our 4 rhino, our gorgeous elephant family and our latest addition Savannah the cheetah lady and all our wildlife could not be stopped or abandoned.

Dehorning of our rhino and veterinarian assistance when our wildlife family needed to the see the vet, could not be cancelled, as it is our responsibility and commitment to do everything to ensure their safety and wellbeing. most no guests visited us.

Important Notice!

Kindly note that the South African Conservation Fund and Thula Thula Private Game Reserve are not associated with any activity done

by the LAEO or Lawrence Anthony Earth Organisation, in South Africa as well as other countries around the globe.

As such, funds raised by these respective organisations are directed towards separate projects and activities.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Our new arrival at Thula Thula!

Welcome Savannah!

Savannah is the first cheetah to be introduced at Thula Thula. The last cheetah was seen in the area in 1941. Once Savannah has settled in she will be joined by several males, with the hope for a growing cheetah family.

Savannah is now settling in nicely in the boma and will be released into the game reserve in a bout 3 weeks.

Thank you to Chantal Rischard of Ashia Cheetah Conservation and Vincent Van Der Merwe of the Endangered Wildlife Trust to have made this historial moment possible.

Mona and baby Sissi. Our first wild rhinos, getting more and more confident in their new home. Video by our game ranger VICTOR

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO OUR CONSERVATION PROJECTS and WELCOME TO THE THULA THULA FAMILY !t

The biggest challenge of the 21st century!

Conserving nature and wildlife is the biggest challenge of the 21st century.

Day by day, week by week, month by month wildlife is being endangered and threatened.

Currently every game reserve in Africa fights a war against poachers.

All mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish — experienced an overall decline of 60 percent from 1970 to 2014.

The African Elephant was found on pretty much every corner of the African continent in the 1930’s with 10 Million individual animals roaming the savannahs and forests. Today estimates range that there are just 400.000 elephants left on the continent.

Just over 150 years ago Africa’s savannahs teemed with over a million Black and White Rhinos. Now there are just 5000 Black Rhino and around 20.000 White Rhino left on the continent. An alarming number!

And the statistics are as bleak for many other mammals, birds, reptiles, insects and fish.

Us humans with our relentless demand for agricultural and industrial land, more and more are destroying the environment needed for many of those species to survive.

Poaching for status symbols such as ornaments out of Elephant Tusks and ill-believe “medicine” created from grained rhino horn ultimately will result in the elimination of two of the most iconic animals that have been at home on the African continent for millions of years!

You can help us!

Some of our recent highlights at Thula Thula Private Game Reserve and the South African Conservation Fund: