PAARL – Cheetah Chat at Wine & Tapas Wednesday
Did you know that there are only around 7,000 cheetahs left in the wild? Would you like to hear more? Join us on Wednesday 20 November when we welcome Vincent van der Merwe, Cheetah Metapopulation Coordinator with the Endangered Wildlife Trust, to our tasting room….
HOEDSPRUIT – Tracking collar fundraiser
Join the EWT for a wild dog evening at the Wild Dogz Burger Bar in Hoedspruit Guest speaker, Grant Beverley from the Endangered Wildlife Trust with talk about the wild dogs of Kruger and why they need tracking. Canapes by Wild Dogz Burger Bar, and…
PAARL – Wine & Tapas Wednesday
#Wineforgood Do you know how much we have donated to conservation organisations? The number increases every time we sell a bottle of wine. We donate between 4 and 5 % of turnover to conservation, and have done since we started the company 12 years ago….
HOEDSPRUIT – A fundraising evening with the EWT and Painted Wolf Wines
Meet Grant Beverley the Lowveld Regional Coordinator for the EWT’s Carnivore Conservation Programme. Hear about the on going efforts to protect and increase African wild dog packs in South Africa. Learn about tracking collars and why they are essential for this work. Taste a selection…
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…
JOHANNESBURG – Rhino Revolution: Searching for new solutions book launch
We will be pouring wines at this event at the Johannesburg Country Club Please join the EWT and Jacana Media for a fascinating evening as we launch an incredible new book, written by EWT founder, Clive Walker, and his son Anton. This not-to-be-missed event will…
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…
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…
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…
9 things we are thankful for on our ninth birthday
As it’s our birthday month and we are nine years old, we thought it would be apt to look back at nine aspects of our company that sum it all up. Beginnings: Painted Wolf Wines was founded by Jeremy and Emma on 4th April 2007….
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 Kwazulu Natal – October and November news
David Marneweck from the Endangered Wildlife Trust sent us this update on the wild dogs in KwaZulu Natal The last few weeks on the project have been filled with a number of wild dog sightings, both opportunistically and at call ups for collaring. Recently in…
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…
Selfies and other dogged pursuits
The Oxford English Dictionary declared “selfie” the word of the year in 2013. Selfies have been popping up on social media for a while now, the first use of the word dating back to 2002 (yup, those dark ages). Our facebook fans often share photos…
Wild Dog Diaries (69) Brendan Whittington-Jones
Country music is littered with cheesy love songs. Songs of broken hearts and perseverance really do seem to be the backbone of most albums (I’ll also acknowledge other key themes such as bars and trucks). There are however some rather more raw alternatives to those…