Landmark Leopard & Predator Project - South Africa

04/11/2026

CONSERVATION DOESN'T HAPPEN FROM BEHIND A DESK.🐆🐆

Over the past few days, our team has been called to assist with several human-wildlife conflict incidents, responding to farm losses across three different areas, approximately 600 km apart.
Each call represents a difficult situation for a farmer, but also a critical moment for carnivore conservation.

Our work is about finding practical ways to mitigate conflict, support farmers and prevent retaliatory action against our already vulnerable carnivore populations. It means getting out into the field, investigating incidents, providing assistance and working towards solutions that allow people and wildlife to coexist.
But this work comes at a cost.

Every kilometre travelled, every farm visited and every intervention requires funding. Without the resources to get out there, we simply cannot respond when we are needed most.

This is where you can make a difference.
By purchasing a ticket in our conservation raffle, you are helping fund the petrol, fieldwork and practical interventions that make these responses possible.
Your support goes beyond the chance to win a wonderful prize. It helps keep our conservation team on the road and enables us to continue protecting our country's precious carnivores.

We cannot do this work without you.

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02/11/2026

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02/11/2026

Free The Wild is delighted to honour Kate Moore, Managing Director of Pangea Trust, as our Wildlife Guardian of the Month for October 2026

With over 20 years of experience in wildlife protection, rescue and rehabilitation, Kate has dedicated her career to improving the lives of vulnerable animals. Today, she is helping to transform the future of Europe's captive elephants through Pangea Trust, the organisation behind Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary, situated within 1,000 acres of natural landscape in Portugal.

With more than 600 elephants still living in captivity across Europe, Pangea offers something desperately needed: a compassionate alternative where elephants can roam, forage, socialise and enjoy the dignity and freedom of choice they have so often been denied.

In July 2026, Pangea welcomed its first resident, Julie, Portugal's last circus elephant, marking a historic milestone in the movement towards a better future for these magnificent animals.

Kate's compassion, determination and tireless commitment to turning ambitious conservation goals into meaningful action embody everything our Wildlife Guardian initiative stands for.

Thank you, Kate, for your extraordinary dedication to elephants and for helping to create a future where their welfare comes first!

🔗 Discover Kate's inspiring story on our website or through pangeatrust.org

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01/11/2026

We get so excited when schools embrace the challenge, make recycling fun, and become passionate about making a difference! 🌱♻️

Even more so when they take the initiative to think outside the box and take their recycling programme to the next level. We love seeing this kind of commitment! 💚

01/11/2026

🌊 National Marine Month - Leaders making a difference.
October was National Marine Month, and the Glenwood Green Club marked the occasion with a special outing to Leentjies Klip, Wilderness.

This wasn't an ordinary beach clean-up. With Leentjies Klip generally well maintained by SANParks, the Parks Board and George Municipality, our focus was to look beyond the litter we can easily see and explore the less visible problem of microplastic pollution.

We were fortunate to have Mark Dixon from the Strandloper Project join us, fresh from completing the Strandloper 2026 expedition. Mark shared valuable insights into the origins of microplastics, their impact on marine ecosystems and introduced the group to the survey, a method of recording and monitoring plastic pollution along our coastlines.

Armed with small fishing nets, collection bags and bottles, the learners set off towards the Touw River mouth, carefully searching for the tiny pieces of plastic we so often overlook – fragments, bottle tops, sweet wrappers, cigarette butts and more.
Despite the cold, wind and drizzle, everyone persevered!

Our walk ended at Salina's Restaurant, where Massimo generously welcomed us with coffees and hot chocolate. We also enjoyed an interesting discussion about sustainable food choices and the restaurant's commitment to operating more consciously.
Salina's received a Green Award in 2019 in recognition of its efforts to reduce single-use plastics, rethink takeaway packaging and support locally sourced produce. Massimo continues to demonstrate how everyday business decisions can make a difference. He also generously sponsored five prizes for our participants!

A heartfelt thank you to Mark Dixon and the Strandloper Project, Massimo and Salina's Restaurant, SANParks, the Parks Board and WESSA for their support in making the day possible.
And most importantly, thank you to the Glenwood Green Club for your commitment to nature and the environment. 💚

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world." – Margaret Mead

28/10/2026

🐋🐬🐧 NEW PRIZE ALERT! AN OCEAN ADVENTURE IS UP FOR GRABS!

We’re thrilled to announce that a brand-new prize has been added to the draw: a whale, dolphin and penguin cruise for TWO people with Raggy Charters in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), worth R6,500!

🎟️ Tickets are R500 each for a chance to win an unforgettable getaway!

🏆 THREE lucky winners will each win an incredible prize:
🌿 Two nights for two at Tintswalo Summer House in Cape Town
🦒 Two nights for two at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge in Oudtshoorn
🌊 A whale, dolphin and penguin cruise for two with Raggy Charters!

⏰ THE DRAW IS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY!
Every ticket helps support our leopard rescue and conservation work 🐆

🎟️ Get your tickets now: www.webtickets.co.za
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