I’m a huge fan of Rebel Girls, LOVE womxnforwild and am excited to finally have a place to share some of my own stories of the wild women I meet, and their inspiring lives, work and words.
“I was wild,” she said. “Very wild.” Sharon Haussmann was more than a conservationist; she was a force of nature. From researching misunderstood hyenas to leading the GKEPF and breaking glass ceilings in engineering and aviation, Sharon’s compass always pointed toward the wilderness.
Majak Bredell’s work focuses on women who have been marginalised and the structures of power in society. Dianne Tipping-Woods meets the artist at her Kampersus home
How a young woman in Mpumalanga found purpose and passion working with one of South Africa’s most innovative K9 conservation units, helping keep Kruger’s remaining rhinos safe.
In 1956, years before Jane Goodall set foot in Africa, a young Canadian zoologist named Anne Innis Dagg, embarked on a solo trip to South Africa to study giraffes. We joined her on her return to South Africa’s Kruger National Park – her first visit in 60 years.
“You can sense so much if you tune in to the natural world and as your senses develop, this enhances your experience of everything in your life”
“All I know is that I find bushcraft fascinating. Something happens when you hold clay you have dug from the earth or leather that you’ve tanned, that your body recognizes from thousands of years ago,” said Julie Bryden. She unpacked a bundle of sheep hide, thread, and some hand-carved hardwood needles and passed them around.
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