News Archives

Following on from the January flooding, this month has been dedicated to re-opening the reserve and further assessing and repairing damage.

February sightings, wildlife monitoring and interesting research projects.`

Following on from the January floods, February has been a remarkably intensive month for each region within the Umbabat PNR,

During the floods, five elephant bulls entered the camp in search of Marula fruits and a change of scenery.

Snake skins have long been a fascination for most nature lovers - an interesting reminder of the beautiful snake that must have been there at some point in time.

January brought some immense challenges for the year ahead, with unprecedented rainfall and a flood that lasted almost two weeks.

January sightings, wildlife monitoring and interesting research projects.`

Across the Umbabat Private Nature Reserve (UPNR), rainfall measures this month broke all historical records.

The Ingwelala data user database is becoming increasingly outdated.

We are pleased to introduce our two newest conservation students: Aimee Langenhoven (left) and Tegan Barnard (right).

We hope you have had a wonderful and restful holiday season.

December sightings, wildlife monitoring and interesting research projects.`

A look back at the achievements and experiences that shaped the year at Ingwelala.

It was certainly a busy year in the UPNR, and we are proud of everything we achieved.

While looking back on the year, we decided to take a deep dive into our archives on site.

Happy holidays, and season’s greetings to all! We hope you enjoyed the early beginnings of what promises to be a very wet and hot summer.

November sightings, wildlife monitoring and interesting research projects.`

During the month there were various snakes and scorpions encountered in camp and on the reserve.

We have experienced unusually high seasonal rainfall in the region thus far, with a regional average of 92mm for the current season as compared to 52mm by this time last year.

We had a lovely month of October welcoming the first of the heavy rains of the season.