Wildlife Research

Zvaka-naka Wild Vets provides pro bono clinical wildlife veterinary services, advice & support to some important wildlife research projects some of which include:

Munywana Leopard Project

This project, run under the auspices of the Panthera Foundation, is one of the longest standing & best recognised scientific leopard projects in Africa- investigating not only leopard biology & behaviour but more importantly a variety of challenges facing conservation of the African Leopard in a man-dominated world.

Please use the links below to find out more about these 2 very important organisations:

Munywana Elephant & Rhino monitoring & research

Zvaka-naka provides support services- collaring, veterinary treatments & advice to the ongoing monitoring & research of elephants & Rhino in the Mun-ya-wana Resource Reserve, Zululand, South Africa.

The main objectives of the program include:

• Individual ID, microchipping & monitoring of rhino & elephant for anti-poaching purposes
• Monitoring of efficacy of non-invasive contraception techniques in elephant
• Collaring of lead cows of various elephant family groups
• Monitoring & research of rhino & elephant behaviour, social dynamics & population performance

As part of our commitment to using the most patient-friendly methods & treatments we strive to keep abreast of potential improvements & developments and to assess these objectivly in order to ensure the most stress-free impact on the animals we deal with.