WildeHonde is a daily wildlife news hub for South Africa and the world, curated with care, verified by humans, and delivered in both English and Afrikaans.
What we cover
- Good News: rescues, rewilding wins, ranger stories, births at reserves.
- Frontline: poaching, habitat loss, IUCN status changes, climate impact.
- Parks & Places: SANParks and private reserve updates, gate fees, closures, sightings.
- Species Spotlight: weekly deep-dive into a threatened or fascinating animal.
- Kids Corner: gentle wildlife stories for children and classrooms.
Our name
Wildehonde is Afrikaans for African Wild Dogs, one of the continent’s most endangered predators, listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Fewer than 6,600 remain in the wild. Their fate is a bellwether for African conservation, and we carry their name with intent.
Big Five, Little Five
The Big Five (elephant, rhino, buffalo, leopard, lion) are the animals every safari brochure sells. WildeHonde covers them, but we cover the Little Five just as often. The Little Five are the harder-to-spot species that share the bushveld: the elephant shrew, ant lion, buffalo weaver, rhinoceros beetle, and leopard tortoise. They are named to echo the big ones, but they are the animals a slow observer actually finds. Our first Species Spotlight covers the leopard tortoise.
How we work
Stories are drafted with AI assistance from trusted sources, then reviewed by a human before publishing. Every post carries a Verified by human badge. We do not run auto-published, unreviewed content, wildlife reporting is too important to get wrong.