Operational logistics for the #Bred4theWild harvest team are obviously quite specific to each nest site. The challenge is always to get the team safely up to the Bearded vulture breeding site and then get the…
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As disappointment seemed to precede disappointment, the Bred 4 the Wild team was clinging to the hope of a successful harvest as we approached our 13th and final nest. We had two new team members,…
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The harvest team split up and we went our separate ways. The climbers headed back to Underberg and we drove the beautiful, big, golden egg back to the incubation specialist, meticulously packed into our mobile…
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With our harvestable nest options running low, the ‘Bred 4 the Wild’ team now concentrate our efforts closer to home in KZN. A few ‘lowland’ nests are located in and around Underberg; a mere two-hour…
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The vehicle breaking down on day one annoyed us; the first nest being inactive on day two was disappointing; so the anticipation for day three was almost tangible! Getting to this second nest was more…
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Continuing the ‘Bred 4 the Wild’ Eastern Cape harvest expedition…… After the drama of an exploding landy the day before, the team had regathered and recuperated at Birkhall and headed out to reattempt the previous…
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On Friday the 27th, the harvest team set out on “Mission Eastern Cape”! The week leading up had been filled with organizing and planning and a reinforcement climber, the intrepid Mr Charl Brummer, was called…
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1100 km’s, 72 hours, 7 people, 3 cars, months of planning and one egg later, we’re back at the Sanctuary gearing up for whats coming next. As we said in the last post, the egg…
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So, now from the lead team’s point of view: after leaving team #frozendiesel behind in the dust and slush of the melting snow, the Defender three (climber, technical assistant and coordinator) make their way up…
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As it stood at 10pm while the team had settled in for the night, the plan was to rise at 5 am to get packed and going early! This was essential as we needed to…
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