Tasting room opening celebration
If you happened to drive past the historic house at 125 Main Road, Paarl on Wednesday October 31st, you might have seen it decked out in bunting, with various signs exhorting people to pop in. If you had stopped and come in you would have…
Getting Painted Wolves a seat at the table
When most people hear the words African wildlife conservation, they are most likely to think of rhinos, elephants and lions. This is mainly because the conservation conversations in the last few years have revolved around the appetite for wildlife products in Asia and the poverty…
Collaring some great food and wine in Kwazulu-Natal
Our pack have been on the move almost constantly since April. Jeremy meandered around KZN, Jo’burg and the Lowveld, while Emma explored new areas of Zambia and caught up with all the travel professionals at Indaba, World Travel Market Africa and We Are Africa. In…
ZIMBABWE – Wine and Wild dog Weekend
Join us and our friends, Lin Barrie and Clive Stockil, for a wild weekend. Taste wines, talk wild dogs, take in the splendour of Gonarezhou National Park, from the luxury of Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge. Enjoy luxury accommodation in the pristine wilderness, wine tastings and…
News from the African Wildlife Conservation Fund
Jeremy got the following news from the African Wildlife Conservation Fund: A successful denning season What a wonderful denning season we had down in the Zimbabwean Lowveld in 2017. Our scouts were kept on their toes monitoring the 21 (out of 27) resident pack…
JOHANNESBURG – Who let the Dogs in?
In September 2017, the Kruger National Park’s resident population of 250 of the most Endangered carnivore in the country was bolstered by the addition of eight new African Wild Dogs. Working with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (EKZNW), South African National Parks (SANParks), and WildlifeACT Fund, the…
Wanderings at harvest time
Our pack Whatsapp group recently went on a pinging bonanza as Jeremy shared his photos from the field. He had taken a cycle to Leeuwenkuil and Langvlei to check on the state of the grapes before he briefly flits off to London for the North…
Vote for beauty
For the third year in a row, Painted Wolf Wines have stepped up as sponsors of Nature’s Best Photography Africa. This exhibition of spectacular photographs is on at the Iziko South Africa museum until March 4, 2018. There are so many reasons we are happy…
Wild dog news from Painted Dog Conservation
Jeremy subscribes to the Painted Dog newsletter and received this news from Peter Blinston: 2017 came crashing to an end for all of us at PDC. In the past weeks, we have witnessed the tragic demise of the Mabuyamabhema pack, who succumbed to rabies. Our desperation…
November – update from KZN
Jeremy received this month’s update from Cole Du Plessis of the EWT – it continues the saga of the wild dog population in KZN: “November has been a fruitful month in maintaining and expanding South Africa’s wild dog metapopulation. The greatest highlight of all was…
Painted Wolf update from the field
Earlier this month, Jeremy recieved an email from Cole Du Plessis of the Endangered Wildlife Trust, giving an update on his work in the field with African wild dogs (he refers to them throughout as Painted Wolves which we can’t fault). Cole’s report Early in…
The third ‘Wine & Wild dog’ weekend at Chilo Lodge, Zimbabwe 2017
If you are looking for a taste of wild and remote pristine wilderness, look no further! You HAVE to go to Gonarezhou! Drive in or fly in, that is the hardest decision you will have to make! Once there, everything is taken care of and…
News from Painted Dog Conservation
Peter Blinston sent this news: Life Saving Collars The first three months of 2107 have already been intensely busy, particularly in providing protection for the Nyamandlovu pack. For some months now we have been concerned about the shift in the Nyamandlovu pack’s territory, which has…
Dinner for the dogs
Many people are astonished to hear that there are fewer than 450 African wild dogs left in South Africa today. The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) recognised the plight of this species back in 1997 and began a multi-faceted programme to attempt to increase their numbers. …
The Wild Dogs in and around Kruger – an update from the field
Grant Beverley from The Endangered Wildlife Trust sent us his update from the field, including feedback from the census we sponsored: “After another constructive meeting with SANParks and the State Vet services a project proposal will be submitted to continue monitoring of Wild Dogs within…
Roussanne and wild dogs
Our Black Pack Roussanne won a silver medal that the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Awards 2015. Jeremy has used this grape as a fantastic addition to our white blends, a traditional use for this particular varietal, but has also ventured into presenting it as a…
Going to the dogs at the Old Mutual Two Oceans marathon
The Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (OMTOM) is around the corner and once again, there will be people running for Wild Dog conservation. The organisers and beneficiaries of the team’s efforts are the African Wildlife Conservation Fund, a small, dedicated NGO from the south-eastern Zimbabwe…
Dogged pursuits in KZN – new ranges
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) in collaboration with its partners, released a pack of five African Wild Dogs onto Somkhanda Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday 29 November 2014. Northern KZN is a Wild Dog conservation stronghold. The pack comprised two males originating from…
Dogged pursuits in KZN – April news
An update from Dave Marneweck, KwaZulu-Natal Project Field Officer at the Endangered Wildlife Trust: It has been a busy few weeks in KZN trying to finalise permits and organise finer details of the proposed wild dog moves. Currently we are waiting the completion of a…
Wild at art – Lin Barrie on the things she loves most
Reblogged from our dear friend Lin Barrie… visit her website here Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, Painted Wolf Wines, African wild dogs and Marathons….. Posted on March 28, 2014 by wineandwilddogs African wild dogs! my passion….. Unique to Africa, and endangered, these special predators are…
Dogged pursuits in Kwazulu Natal – an update from the field
We just received an email update from Dave Marneweck, KwaZulu-Natal Project Field Officer at the Endangered Wildlife Trust. He attached some great photos of the Wild Dogs he works with and vividly brought to life, the comings and goings of the individuals he knows. Here…
“Dog Days” takes top award at 2012 Wildlife Photographer of the year
South African photographer Kim Wolhuter has won The Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Species in the 2012 Wildlife Photographer of the Year. This from the Natural History Museum‘s website: “Kim has been filming African wild dogs at Zimbabwe’s Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve for more than four…