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21-490: Phinda has seven distinct ecosystems ranging from palm savannah and mountain bush to rare sand forest and dense thornveld. In 1992 the reserve joined with two neighboring land owners to create the Mun-Ya-Wana Game Reserve. Through various land expansion projects, acquisitions, and agreements with local communities, the conservancy has grown to 286 km (110 sq mi). The original idea for Phinda

42-541: A TV channel dedicated to their live safari drives. The channel is currently only available in South Africa on DStv . WildEarth have also produced several shows for Nat Geo Wild from 2017 to 2019, including Predator Bloodlines and The Hyena Whisperer. In 2021, the brand launched as an online channel through Xumo in the United States. Later on in the year, WildEarth launched an app on which people can watch

63-614: A group of private game reserves. The Newington Gate is at 24°52′9″S 31°24′16″E  /  24.86917°S 31.40444°E  / -24.86917; 31.40444 and west of the Kruger Gate and Skukuza camp of Kruger Park. Other entrances are Gowrie Gate in the far north and Shaws Gate in the south. The park's name comes from the Sabie River on its southern boundary and the Sand River flowing through it. The area of

84-863: A hunting incident that took place at Karongwe in 2013) and Ecotraining Pridelands Reserve, and sometimes in the Maasai Mara in Kenya when legalities and finances permit. Previous locations were Tswalu Game Reserve in the Kalahari , Karongwe Private Game Reserve and Arathusa. The first hour of the live drives were once broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , and the full drives have been broadcast in China by China Global Television Network from 15 August-15 September 2020. On 25 August 2020, WildEarth have launched

105-456: A management contract with Londolozi before expanding into East Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. By the late 1990s all the original founding group were no longer with the holding company and the name was changed from The Conservation Corporation Africa to &Beyond. Phinda pioneered the use of release bomas for predator reintroductions and also how to handle adult elephant that escaped with only locally available machinery and equipment that changed

126-807: A return well in excess of 20% per annum for over 30 years. As of May 2020, the South African company WildEarth have broadcast drives from Phinda in collaboration with &Beyond. Wildlife inhabiting this reserve include elephant , giraffe , zebra , lion , African wild dog , blue wildebeest , Cape buffalo , hippopotamus , southern white rhinoceros , south-central black rhinoceros , suni, spotted hyena , cheetah and leopard . [REDACTED] Media related to Phinda Private Game Reserve at Wikimedia Commons 27°46′30″S 32°21′00″E  /  27.775°S 32.350°E  / -27.775; 32.350 WildEarth WildEarth (founded in 2006 by Emily Wallington and Graham Wallington)

147-801: Is a British-South African broadcasting and conservation company primarily based at Djuma Game Reserve , part of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve in South Africa, who focus on connecting people with African Wildlife . The company is best known for its live drives (formerly known as SafariLive during WildEarth's partnership with National Geographic from 2017 to 2019), which take place twice a day in Sabi Sands and Pridelands. Former locations included Tswalu Kalahari, Karongwe Private Game Reserve, Phinda, Ngala and Arathusa. The company has been featured on news broadcasts such as CNN , The Washington Post , NBC News , Yahoo! and BBC News due to

168-673: The camera can also be found on Djuma's official YouTube page. Animals that are seen on the WildEarth drives and live camera include a variety of birds, insects, antelope spotted hyenas , lions, leopard , hippopotamus and elephants . Rhinoceros are not shown on the broadcasts except for in Phinda and the Maasai Mara due to threat of poaching . As of August 2022, rhinos are shown on Sabi Sands, but only if they're de-horned. Plants are also shown and discussed as they are of importance to

189-417: The concept of acquiring farm land and reintroducing big game was further developed. In 1989, after several failed attempts to secure the capital required, Alan Bernstein joined the group and worked on the business plan and capital raising strategy. Alan Bernstein and Jane Edge asked Dave Varty of Londolozi to join the founding group to add his safari tourism expertise to the founders. After several false starts

210-600: The drives and live camera, and to also form a connection with the animals. Most of the animals are named when they are between five months to one year old. Sabi Sand Game Reserve Sabi Sand Game Reserve is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga , South Africa . Officially named Sabi Sand Wildtuin , the Sabi Sand Game Reserve consists of

231-412: The drives. The app has been made available on most mobile devices and smart TVs. In 2022, the brand was made available on FAST channel's Plex platforms and RAD NFTV. Every morning and evening ( Central Africa Time ), Wildearth broadcast 3-hour live drives that take place at Sabi Sands, Ngala, Phinda, Maasai Mara, and Pridelands. These drives feature trained safari guides (referred to as "naturalists" on

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252-534: The ecosystem, and sometimes have medicinal properties. Some animals featured on the live drives have been named by the guides, lodges and viewers. These include the hyenas, lions and leopards. Some named animals include Ribbon, Corky, Ntima, Ndebele (members of the Djuma hyena clan, with Ribbon as the former matriarch and Corky as the current matriarch), Tingana and Thandi (leopards). These names are used to help viewers and guides identify different animals featured on both

273-484: The live-chat. These drives have been broadcast since 2007, and some older drives have been archived by viewers. This 45 minute kids segment was dropped on 1 July 2020 as many schools had closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . WildEarth also upload highlights from drives (such as sightings of young animals or predator kills) onto their YouTube channel. A live camera (Often referred to as the "Dam Cam" by fans of WildEarth)

294-472: The popularity and viewship of the live drives increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic , which has restricted international travel to and from Africa. From 2020 to 2021, WildEarth collaborated with guiding companies such as AndBeyond, who broadcast the drives from both Ngala and Phinda Reserves (starting from April 2020), Eco Training, who broadcast the drives from Karongwe between April 2019 to May 2019 (these drives were prematurely ended, however, due to

315-755: The required capital was raised through the Master Bond Group and the core farms, now collectively known as Phinda North, were acquired and the Phinda Resource Reserve was born in early 1990. Master Bond later ran into liquidity problems before the first lodge, then known as Phinda Nyala (now Mountain Lodge), was fully complete. Alan Bernstein was already busy with refinancing the business through an investment banking team from Hambros Bank in London led by Jonathan Klein. With Hambros enough capital

336-549: The reserve is 62,308 hectares (623.08 km ) and it shares a non-fenced boundary of 50 km (31 miles) with the Kruger National Park to its east. Reserves in Sabi Sand include Buffelshoek , Djuma , Elephant Plains, Cheetah Plains, Mala Mala , Chitwa Chitwa, Nkorho, Simbambili, Arathusa, Londolozi , Umkumbe , Nottens, Sabi Sabi , Lion Sands , Kirkman's Kamp, Singita , Exeter Leadwood, Inyati Game Lodge, Idube, Dulini, Leopard Hills, Savanna and Ulusaba . Some of

357-427: The show) who take viewers around the area and also provide information about what is being seen, as well as a camera operator who films the plants and animals that are being shown during the drive. At one time, the start is of each drive was a 45-minute "Kids" segment, where children can ask question via emailing WildEarth. After this segment ends, a 2-hour 45-minute segment starts, where other viewers can ask question via

378-505: The way elephant were handled in capture operations. However, Phinda's legacy is proving that restocking agricultural land with wildlife managed on a sustainable basis was way more economically viable than agriculture. The land value at acquisition in early 1990 averaged R1,250/ha and today similar land in the Munyawana Game Reserve of which Phinda is a core part sells for prices in excess of R50,000/ha (2023). This represents

399-515: Was developed by Kevin Leo-Smith in 1986, when his company Agri-Plan Estates was offered the core Phinda South farm then known as Zulu Nyala, for sale. A deeds and map search showed that Zulu Nyala strategically lay between the Mkuze and Lake St. Lucia Game Reserves. Kevin Leo-Smith was then joined by Trevor Coppen, a lawyer and entrepreneur from Durban and later by Andrew Montgomery, a town planner and

420-637: Was raised to rescue Phinda from what was a near disaster to found the Conservation Corporation Africa (CC Africa). The core investors included the Getty Family and various Anglo American entities and private individuals. Phinda was a subsidiary of CC Africa. CC Africa then rapidly expanded adding Ngala Lodge, the first private lodge in the Kruger National Park, as well as building Phinda Forest Lodge and adding

441-512: Was set up near Vyutela Dam, located at Djuma Private Game Reserve in 1998. This live camera can be viewed on the Djuma Private Game Reserve YouTube Channel and is active for 24 hours a day. The camera is remotely operated by global volunteers known as "zoomies" and allows viewers to observe the local flora and fauna of the area. Highlights of individual animals (such as lions or elephants) that are seen on

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