Newsletter December 2024
celebrating 50 years of kevin richardson and the fight for LionsEarlier this year, the Kevin Richardson Foundation launched an incredibly special campaign to honour Kevin’s 50th birthday. This milestone celebrated his extraordinary journey as the ‘Lion Whisperer’. The...
Newsletter December 2023
and we haaave a winner!Drumroll please! We know that those of you who entered our GoodGood Giving competition are eager to find out who the winner is for our is. If you missed the announcement on our social media, here it is: A big congratulations goes to Denise Rado...
Newsletter March 2023
Inspiring the next generation’s love of wildlife Since September 2022, the Foundation has been sending children from Hammanskraal, the informal housing community near the sanctuary, on a safari experience to see wild animals. One of our most recent trips was...
Newsletter March 2022
Euthanization & NGO's We’ve all heard the words ‘every life matters’ being thrown around in conservation/rescue circles. But do they, and more importantly, can they? Currently there are most likely more than 12,000 lions in captivity in SA. The lion industry...
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER: AUGUST 2021
A (HUGE) SURPRISE VISITOR! Our sanctuary staff live at Tau camp, within Dinokeng Big 5 Game Reserve. There is certainly never a dull moment! This is what Foundation Director Caroline had to say about the latest occurrence – a surprise visitor!OUR FAVOURITE DAY...
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER: APRIL 2021
It's been a while since you have heard from us, that's because we have been so busy getting our programs for 2021 up to and running. In this newsletter, we give you a sneak peek into the small dramas at the sanctuary, which is quietly waiting to receive volunteers...
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER: NOVEMBER 2020
Photo Story: The three amigos By Caroline EdmondsI recently visited the Kruger National Park with fellow director Rodney Nombekana. For people who don't know Rodney, he is one of the foremost rangers in southern Africa and with him guiding the way,...
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER: NOVEMBER 2019
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AMY… In July, Kevin noticed something that pricked his heart with fear. Amy. His most beloved Amy was showing an enlarged and distended chest cavity. The grief for every ageing or sick lion that had passed on before...
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER: JUNE 2019
The Accidental Toad Smuggler of Germany Every now and again you hear a wildlife story that not only makes you laugh out loud, but makes you admire both nature… and humanity. Here is one such story; as told to us by a wonderful sanctuary...
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER: MARCH 2019
Exclusive: An Afternoon with David Yarrow, Photographer & Foundation Ambassador “The scariest encounters in my career, the ones that have sent shivers down my spine, have all been encounters with humans… not animals.”Divid's limited...