Karkloof Spa Wellness and Wildlife Retreat

It has been nearly a year since we visited the Karkloof Spa Wellness and Wildlife Retreat and I wrote a couple of stories, including this one for The Witness

The Kniepp Pools at Karkloof Spa

Accommodation at Karkloof Spa

We spent a night in luxurious accommodation and enjoyed magnificent food; we experienced a full body massage and a meandering nature walk to view the Karkloof Falls.

Nyala and other game graze on the grass rooftops at Karkloof Spa

Pictures by Maryann Rivers-Moore

More tree-preneurs, now "at home" in Hilton area

This story I did a little while ago, highlights the Wildlands Conservation Trust's new Indigenous Trees for Life Programme, started in the Hilton area where the NGO is based, and where I live. ITFL was started five years ago in northern Zululand, and has spread to over 23 communities in KwaZulu Natal, as well as pilot projects in Gauteng (Vosloorus) and Mpumalanga (Luphisi near Nelspruit)

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Maryann Shaw (Maryann Rivers-Moore)

The plight of the Vultures in Southern Africa

I spoke to Sonja Kruger who runs the Maloti-Drakensberg Vulture Project

Helping out Wild Dogs

The KZN Wild Dog Project run by the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) seeks to facilitate the expansion of the range for wild dogs in order to protect them as they move across KwaZulu Natal... click on the image below to view in readable size

Umgeni Valley Reserve

Article published in The Witness 14 October 2009

30kms from Pietermaritzburg there is a place you can run or walk with zebra, wildebeest and other wild animals, and then head off for breakfast at the nearby farmers' market

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Maryann Shaw