Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme
About the Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme
Established by the Kilbride family, the Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme exists for one important purpose: to contribute effectively to the survival and sustainability of Africa’s endangered species.
The Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme is passionate about elephant, rhino and lion conservation and is committed to the preservation and sustainability of this iconic species. To allow their extinction would be to lose the heart and soul of Africa. We must act now and we must act decisively. We must win the war against elephant, rhino and lion poaching for this generation, for our children’s generation and for all future generations, not just in Africa.
The Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme raises and distributes monies that go directly to deserving projects that have a clear and demonstrable track-record of effective wildlife conservation in Africa. The foundation is a non-partisan, non-political, non-profit organisation through which all monies are channeled to existing wildlife conservation projects.
All of this means that Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme is not an office-bound organisation. It is focused on being up close and personal and making a measurable difference. Yet, as committed as the Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme is to its vision of African wildlife sustainability, to be successful it needs partners and funding.
Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme commits to: Raise awareness of the scourge of poaching, and the importance of conservation and sustainability through its extensive personal networks and electronic platforms.
Wildlife Involvement
Building relationships with organisations is important to the Spirit Wildlife Foundation. We walk alongside the selected organisations in two ways. We acknowledge the important work done by these organisations. Secondly, we work with organisations that give back to wildlife and we do so because we recognise the value they contribute to South Africa and our blessed Wildlife.
Care 4 Wild
The Care 4 Wild sanctuary was founded by Petronel Nieuwoudt in 2001. The Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme sponsors a crash of 12 rhinos, along with two very special friends (The Fab 4: Grey, Lilli, Spirit and Jemu / The Special Ones: Zac, Goose and Bokkie, Daisy and Mojadju / Mom’s, Babies and Storm, Wyntir and Blizzy, River and Pebble and Storm) pictured here. Together, they constitute a truly unique African wildlife family, sharing a common bond of having survived unspeakable cruelty.
Wildlife Vets
Wildlife vets has close to 30 years’ experience in Game Capture and Wildlife Veterinary practices. The team of experts take on large scale projects and are involved with ongoing conservation programs stretching over several years while also focused on individual animal care and rehabilitation with a sterling track record of successful reintroductions.
Mountainlands
Spirit Foundation Wildlife programme (SWF) is delighted to announce that it has formed a unique partnership with Mountainlands Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga. This magnificent reserve lies in the Barberton area of Mpumalanga and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and larger reserve project. Through this partnership, SWF has recently built extensive bomas within the reserve, designed and constructed to receive and release large animals. These creatures are being brought in to re-wild the area with species indigenous to the areas, but currently denuded of them.
