KAZA – A Major Step for Transboundary Conservation in Africa
A major step for wild nature and people in Southern Africa occurred on 18 August 2011 at the summit of the Southern African Development Community...
Scholarship for Environmental Leaders—Growing Natural Leaders
WILD and its sister organizations in Africa and the UK are primarily known as wilderness-focused conservation organizations, but we have a unique...
“I Imagined” – Poem from Recent Umzi Wethu Graduate
Below is a poem by recent Umzi Wethu graduate Geovalda Cupido, who was part of the Umzi 8 Conservation Academy. Umzi Wethu, a program run by the...
Exploring Wilderness, Reflections on Body Painting
The landscape of the human body is a “wilderness” in its own right. For longer than anything else created by wild nature, the bodyscape has been a...
In Celebration of Nelson Mandela’s 93rd Birthday
Today, we celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday. It is truly a day of celebration and one that is especially important here at WILD...
Volkswagen Amarok drives the Rhino Protection Initiative
Exciting news from our sister organization, The Wilderness Foundation (in South Africa)…. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles today announced the...
Ian Player Perspectives – Wilderness, Dreams and the Bible
Text from Ian’s February 2011 address to the Game Rangers Association of Africa. Please let me begin by thanking everyone for coming this...
EcoSchools at Isandlwana
On of the ongoing programs in the Isandlwana Village (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is Eco-Schools. This program brings environmental learning and...
Report from the WILD9 Strategy Forum: Transboundary Environments and Adaptation to Climate Change
Wherever political boundaries traverse ecosystems, the conservation of biodiversity and management of ecosystems is more complex and difficult. In...
The Inner Journey
Part 5 of our wilderness journey Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons. It is what we leave...
The Food
Part 4 of our wilderness journey Simphiwe told us to catch some grasshoppers for dinner, but not the colorful ones because they were noxious tasting...
The Camp
Part 3 of our wilderness journey I have to admit that I was a little nervous about 5 days of backpacking with no tent. Somehow, a tent give me a...
The Wildlife
Part 2 of our wilderness journey I had just drifted into sleep, breathing the incense smell of iNthomboti smoke from the fire, when I was suddenly...
The Trail
Part 1 of our wilderness journey The pin head-sized pepper ticks are a REAL nuisance…..you need to pick them out with a pin and tweezers, grooming...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Art & Conservation
“Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as human nature. There is only Nature and the very human expression of it. To understand this is...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Transboundary Conservation
Animals, seeds, air and water move freely across landscapes — only humans feel the need to define our landscapes with political boundaries. ...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – World Heritage Designations
Today our group arrived in Cape Town and I was surprised by how large the city is! We settled into our accommodation at the Harfield Guest Villa and...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – A Journey in the Wilderness
The Zulu people have a saying that no man (or woman) crosses the same river twice – the river is always changing. Sometimes the person changes. This...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Meeting Ian Player Con’t
In real time, our group has returned from our time in the Umfolozi game reserve with the Wilderness Leadership School and had a full day in Cape...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Meeting Ian Player & Heading out on Trail
Just a very brief update….today we met up with Charlotte Baron, the Chair of WILD’s Board of Directors and Magnus Sylven and his wife...