filed in Announcements, South Africa on Apr.05, 2011
As reported in the Blog several months ago, illegal Rhino poaching is at an all time high in South Africa with a known 85 killings this year alone. Rhino are butchered for their horns, which consist of keratin (like the human fingernail) and can actually survive if they are removed. However, tragically poachers kill or [...]
filed in South Africa on Jul.26, 2010
Well it’s been another successful week fir the South Africa Team at Kwa Madwala. The past week the leapers have been stuck into conservation week which has included taking a trip to Moholoholo, taking a tour of an animal rehabilitation centre, visiting a reptile centre going to meet Jessica the Hippo (claimed to be the [...]
filed in South Africa on Feb.04, 2009
September’s South Africa team did us proud by using their Leap donation to help at-risk children in the townships near to Kwa Madwala. After spending a week teaching at Mjokwane School they felt they wanted to give something extra to the kids, many of whom had lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. After interviewing the children [...]
