New Conservation Village a huge success

View from the main lounge door across the village showing two permanent tents

Our new conservation village is officially open and is already up and running with conservation assistants having moved into to their new accommodation and loving it. Conservation training and research is now based in our new home.
As can be seen from the picture the village is set in a magnificent valley within the Thaba Tholo Wilderness Reserve. A remote location, that puts us right at the centre of our leopard research zone. It couldn't be in a better place.
Students share two bed tents, each located within the treeline. There is a central kitchen and separate lounge tent, together with a lapa for relaxing at the end of the day.
The current team are already growing herbs and ensuring that the game species that visit the village each day are comfortable with their new neighbours. I stayed over after the grand opening night party and was intrigued to hear kudu warning barks during the night, followed by the tell tale calling of a leopard near by. Wonderful sounds to hear which had the research team heading off in that direction the next morning to try to identify which leopard was around.

Written by Will Fox