A2A Safaris - Conservationhttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/tags/conservationenExperience a South African Safari with a Purposehttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/experience-a-south-african-safari-a-purpose<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>At Singita, making a tangible difference in the lives of the people living and working in and around our properties, conserving the fragile biodiversity of our continent and building towards ever-greater sustainability standards underpins everything that we do. It is the context behind every moment spent in our lodges and camps; the foundation of a far-reaching...</p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/experience" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Experience</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/kruger-national-park" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kruger National Park</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/sabi-sand" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sabi Sand</a></div></div>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 07:00:22 +0000Anonymous2066 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/experience-a-south-african-safari-a-purpose#commentsHelping Cultivate a Future for Rwanda’s Gorillashttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/helping-cultivate-a-future-rwanda%E2%80%99s-gorillas<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>The lush cloud forests that tumble down the slopes of the Virunga Massif are divided by the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, but together form a 46,000ha transfrontier conservation area rich with plant and animal life. This chain of eight volcanoes – six dormant, two active – is the natural...</p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/lodges-and-camps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Lodges and Camps</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div></div>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 07:00:40 +0000Anonymous2053 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/helping-cultivate-a-future-rwanda%E2%80%99s-gorillas#commentsConservation Up Close: An Invitation to Participate in a Critical Elephant Collaring Projecthttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/conservation-close-an-invitation-to-participate-a-critical-elephant-collaring-project<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>For those who share in our deep love of Africa and our passion for protecting the continent’s landscapes and wildlife, being given the chance to immerse oneself in an impactful conservation project is the opportunity of a lifetime. Safaris with a Purpose is a programme of special projects developed with a specific conservation goal in...</p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/grumeti" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Grumeti</a></div></div>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 07:00:44 +0000Anonymous2049 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/conservation-close-an-invitation-to-participate-a-critical-elephant-collaring-project#commentsCelebrating World Ranger Day: Go Inside Singita Grumeti Fund’s Anti-Poaching Operationshttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/celebrating-world-ranger-day-go-inside-singita-grumeti-fund%E2%80%99s-anti-poaching-operations<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>A team of 100 anti-poaching game scouts is responsible for defending Singita Grumeti’s 350,000 acres of wilderness from the daily threat of illegal resource extraction and poaching. Without these dedicated law enforcement professionals, the region would return to the ecologically degraded state in which it was found before the establishment of the Singita Grumeti Fund...</p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/anti-poaching" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Anti-Poaching</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/singita-grumeti" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Singita Grumeti</a></div></div>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 07:00:57 +0000Anonymous2045 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/celebrating-world-ranger-day-go-inside-singita-grumeti-fund%E2%80%99s-anti-poaching-operations#commentsCommunity & Conservation at Singita Kwitondahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/community-conservation-singita-kwitonda<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>In a recent interview with the New York Times, Singita’s founder Luke Bailes alluded to the immense and ongoing challenge of conserving Africa’s most vulnerable landscapes. “No matter how much work we do, there is always more to be done because wildlife areas continue to be under threat.” He described this as the biggest conservation...</p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div></div>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 07:00:26 +0000Anonymous2040 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/community-conservation-singita-kwitonda#commentsAn Unbreakable Bondhttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/an-unbreakable-bond<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>Scientists Rentsch and Packer estimate that between 97,796 and 140,615 wildebeest are killed illegally by poachers in the Serengeti every year. In addition to the off-take of plains game such as wildebeest, the relentless and escalating demand for high-value wildlife products such as rhino horn, elephant ivory, lion bone and pangolin scales has driven the illegal...</p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/anti-poaching" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Anti-Poaching</a></div></div>Thu, 31 May 2018 07:00:15 +0000Anonymous2032 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/an-unbreakable-bond#commentsWomen’s Run Across the Serengeti to Raise Funds for Women’s Empowermenthttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/women%E2%80%99s-run-across-the-serengeti-to-raise-funds-women%E2%80%99s-empowerment<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-size-adjust: auto;">The Singita Grumeti Fund in partnership with BRAVE are proud to announce an exclusive, all-woman, five-day, 90km run across the Serengeti wilderness to raise funds for girl and women empowerment programmes. This unique event forms part of Singita’s brand-new collection of conservation safaris called Safaris with a Purpose. Women and girls in rural communities like...</span></p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/singita-grumeti" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Singita Grumeti</a></div></div>Wed, 09 May 2018 07:00:37 +0000Anonymous2027 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/women%E2%80%99s-run-across-the-serengeti-to-raise-funds-women%E2%80%99s-empowerment#commentsProactive Conservation: The Singita Grumeti Elephant Collaring Projecthttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/proactive-conservation-the-singita-grumeti-elephant-collaring-project<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>Visitors to Singita Grumeti, a 350,000-acre private concession in the western corridor of the Serengeti, are surrounded by lush grasslands and healthy herds of migrating wildlife. The thriving biodiversity of this area is a complete turnaround from the desolate state the land was 15 years ago, before the establishment and intervention of the Singita Grumeti...</p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/grumeti" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Grumeti</a></div></div>Thu, 03 May 2018 07:00:38 +0000Anonymous2021 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/proactive-conservation-the-singita-grumeti-elephant-collaring-project#commentsBroadening Horizons for our Local Communitieshttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/broadening-horizons-our-local-communities<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>The important link between wildlife conservation and community partnerships might not be immediately apparent, but together they make up two thirds of a delicate balance between biodiversity, sustainability and communities that helps Singita to achieve its vision to preserve and protect African wilderness for future generations. Without a sincere commitment to promoting the economic and...</p>
</div><div class="field-tags" rel="dc:subject"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:00:49 +0000Anonymous2015 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/broadening-horizons-our-local-communities#commentsSetting the Standard for Sustainability at Singita Kwitonda Lodge, Rwandahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/setting-the-standard-sustainability-singita-kwitonda-lodge-rwanda<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p>Singita’s latest project – the construction of Kwitonda Lodge in Rwanda, set to open in August 2019 – places our commitment to conservation front and centre as we take the next step in our journey. It will bring much-needed attention to the plight of the country’s critically endangered mountain gorillas and provide an extraordinary opportunity...</p>
</div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/conservation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Conservation</a></div></div>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 07:00:17 +0000Anonymous2010 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africahttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/setting-the-standard-sustainability-singita-kwitonda-lodge-rwanda#comments