Loziba Wildlife Reserve
The spectacle of Loziba
Loziba – Reclaiming an African Wilderness for the animals
There is a wilderness on the South Eastern tip of Africa, in the Kingdom of Kwa-Zulu Natal… called Loziba.
It was once the home of rhinos and elephants, but for many years the land supported only one species… the humans.
Humans conjured the spectre of extinction for all except themselves, until slowly they came to realise that no species is an island unto itself.
Without diversity, we all die.
We have to find a way to share and live together so that all sentient beings can thrive and multiply.
Now we have the opportunity to welcome the rhinos and the elephants back to Loziba. We have a chance to acquire the land, fence it so that the animals will be safe again, ensure that everyone, animal and human can have a good living.
We are the generation that can drive extinction back into the shadows.
Loziba stands against extinction.
Loziba will bring communities and animals together for the benefit of both.
Loziba is a grand idea (the only kind worth fighting for).
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Why does Loziba need funding?
In order to save the land for the various animals that need it to avoid extinction, we have many projects that need funding…
Utilising a phased approach, Loziba CWC (Pty) Ltd represents a legacy investment in a conservation economy project, with the ultimate goal being a core 30,000 Ha wildlife sanctuary for endangered iconic species, including Black Rhino, White Rhino, Elephant and Giraffe.
Fencing, monitoring and patrolling are all part of the plans for keeping poachers out and animals in. Local communities, quite rightfully, get very upset by large and destructive animals wandering onto their ploughed lands and helping themselves. We have to take all points of view into consideration.
We plan to build roads that will mean we can get to animals in need or danger as quickly as possible. Much of Loziba has been neglected and needs clearing of invasive species, laying of pipes and cables for fast communication and building of basic structures to house people dedicated to the preservation of endangered species.
One of the best ways to secure the animals' future is through the education of children in surrounding communities. Children take our conservation messages home and share it with their families. This way we've helped to reduce poaching and encouraged an appreciation for our shared African wildlife heritage.
We need plans of many different kinds: From Site Development Plans to General Reserve Management Plans and Tourism Management Plans.
While many specialists have given their time for free to plan buildings and strategies, we still need to plan carefully to make sure that we optimise the opportunity for all involved.
As soon as possible, we want to move animals from where they are at risk of poaching, neglect, over-crowding and human encroachment to Loziba where they can be safe and free. We particularly want to offer highly endangered black rhinos a safe haven.
Our Impacts
We have a moment in time to save these species for the future
Species that call Loziba home
And we want to introduce more to their own safe space
Vulnerable families surrounding Loziba
All need the employment and prosperity that Loziba will bring them
Hectares of land we want to save
It's a grand plan, without a doubt
Varieties of plants on Loziba
Incredible diversity in a shrinking biosphere
Species that are already extinct
Imagine if we could have helped them
“My generation and those following are acutely aware that we cannot simply carry on as we are. We have to move faster and more effectively to find ways to balance our demands on this planet with the nature we share it with."
Prince William
“Are we happy to suppose that our children will never see an elephant except in a picture book?"
Sir David Attenborough
“Nature doesn't need people – people need nature; nature would survive the extinction of the human being and go on just fine, but human culture, human beings, cannot survive without nature"
Harrison Ford
“We are living in the beginning of a mass extinction and our climate is breaking down.."
Greta Thunberg
Latest News
Vervet monkey research project by Uni. of Lausanne at Loziba
A short drive from the main gates of Loziba brings one to a sign reading “Research Area”. Located beyond this…
Elephant rescue by one of Loziba’s founding members
Wherever there are elephants alongside farmers, there is conflict. No farmer wants to wake up in the morning to find…
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Our Partners
The project is being implemented and initiated by African Conservation Trust in association with key partners, with a deep understanding that the global and local economic, and social systems are currently in a state of near collapse because of the fragility of earths’ ecological systems.
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