Endangered Wildlife Trust

Endangered Wildlife Trust
🐾Saving Species
🌿Conserving Habitats
🤝Benefitting People The EWT is 501 (c) (3) compliant, US IRS Reg. EMP98-0586801.
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The EWT fills the key niche of conservation action, through applied field-work, research and direct engagement with stakeholders. Vision
A healthy and equitable Africa that values and sustains the diversity of all life. Mission
The Endangered Wildlife Trust is dedicated to conserving threatened species and ecosystems in Africa to the benefit of all. The EWT is registered as a Non-Profit Organisati

on, registration number 015-502 NPO and PBO Registration No 930 001 777. The EWT is a proud member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the United Nations Global Compact. As one of South Africa’s leading biodiversity conservation organisations, the EWT is striving to facilitate the protection and sustainable use of key ecosystems. The EWT has a cohesive and integrated approach to the conservation of species, habitats and ecosystem processes and we therefore focus much of our work on protecting both threatened species and habitats. Successful conservation thus means protecting the habitats that support species – and human beings – and in this way entire ecosystems, communities and socio-economic structures reap the benefits. The EWT believes that sustainable conservation requires inclusive approaches, to not only address biodiversity objectives, but also the interests of the people and industries relying on the ecosystems services. This we do by developing innovative and adaptive conservation and management solutions, aligned and compatible with the broader economic and social imperatives of the region.

24/08/2026

Nine Cheetahs moved in a single day. But their story started years earlier.

When a reintroduced population thrives, young Cheetahs on fenced reserves cannot always disperse naturally to find new territories or breeding opportunities.

Kelsey Smit, Senior Data Scientist in the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Carnivore Conservation Unit EWT_Carnivores, explains why conservation success can sometimes mean making room for the next generation to move.

Cheetahs need Room to Run.

Fourteen Wild Dogs are safe at the EWT_Carnivores holding facility, but the work to care for and relocate them continues...
23/08/2026

Fourteen Wild Dogs are safe at the EWT_Carnivores holding facility, but the work to care for and relocate them continues.
While suitable release landscapes are secured, they need ongoing food, daily care, secure housing and monitoring.

Help get them home: https://f.mtr.cool/gexzqlprlq

21/08/2026

A collar is not a shield. It is a signal.

Lesego Mthethwa of EWT_Carnivores explains how monitoring lion movements helps the EWT and SANParks understand where lions go, how prides behave and how they use areas where the risks may be greater.

The collar provides the signal. What matters is how conservation teams respond.
Lion: Detect. Respond. Protect.

20/08/2026

The fastest animal on land is running out of room.

The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s EWT_Carnivores Cheetah Conservation Project works across reserves and borders to identify safe landscapes, manage populations, relocate Cheetahs and monitor what happens after release.

Every move strengthens a population. Every new landscape expands the future. Cheetahs need Space to Run.

With thanks to the Ford Wildlife Foundation and Metrofibre for supporting the EWT’s Cheetah conservation work.

19/08/2026

Every lion has a fingerprint. You just need to know where to look.

Lesego Mthethwa of EWT_Carnivores, explains how unique whisker-spot patterns help the team identify individual lions, prevent double-counting and build a more reliable picture of the population.

One lion at a time, the bigger picture comes into focus.

Lion: Detect. Respond. Protect.

Nine Cheetahs were relocated in one day, but their story began with a successful reintroduction in 2022.After establishi...
18/08/2026

Nine Cheetahs were relocated in one day, but their story began with a successful reintroduction in 2022.
After establishing and breeding at Lalibela Kalahari Game Reserve, these young Cheetahs can now help strengthen populations elsewhere.

It is a powerful example of how one restored population can create opportunities for many more.

Cheetahs need Space to Run.

The EWT_Carnivores Cheetah Conservation Project is driven by the Ford Wildlife Foundation and funded by MetroFibre.
With thanks to Lalibela Kalahari Game Reserve, WildlifeVets.com and Warmbad Dierekliniek.



Warmbad Dierekliniek Ford Metrofibre

Their armour can stop predators. It cannot stop people.The Armadillo Girdled Lizard and the Sungazer Lizard have evolved...
14/08/2026

Their armour can stop predators. It cannot stop people.

The Armadillo Girdled Lizard and the Sungazer Lizard have evolved remarkable ways to survive. But neither can defend itself against illegal trade or the destruction of the habitat it depends on.

For the Endangered Wildlife Trust, protecting these South African originals means combating illegal wildlife trade and working with land custodians and other stakeholders to conserve threatened grasslands.

This World Lizard Day, help keep them where they belong.

Never remove or buy wild lizards. Avoid sharing precise sighting locations. Speak up when critical habitat is threatened.

Keep lizards wild. Protect the places they belong.

Protecting Forever Together.

13/08/2026

Look beyond the roar to the work securing a future for Africa’s lions.

Protecting lions begins with knowing what is changing, and where.

The Endangered Wildlife Trust, EWT_Carnivores surveys populations, monitors prides and their movements, investigates emerging threats, and works with protected-area managers, conservation partners and communities to strengthen protection.

Every track, sighting, camera-trap image and collar signal contributes to a clearer picture, helping conservation teams detect change, direct resources and respond where lions are most at risk.
Because monitoring must lead to action.

Lion: Detect. Respond. Protect.
Support our work to secure a future for Africa’s lions: https://f.mtr.cool/mdwscuuqkz

10/08/2026

This World Lion Day, raise a glass to protecting lions.

Purchase the limited-edition six-bottle Kruger Carnivore Case and R600 from every case sold will support GPS lion collars, monitoring and response work in northern Kruger.

The Kruger Carnivore Fundraiser brings together Painted Wolf Wines, the SANParks Honorary Rangers and the Endangered Wildlife Trust to help strengthen the systems behind lion protection.

Purchase with purpose: https://f.mtr.cool/wutkcsjumb

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