Conservation in Action
Discover how Invicta Wildlife Fund supports meaningful projects that protect vulnerable wildlife, preserve natural habitats and empower surrounding communities.
Conservation & Community
At Invicta Wildlife Fund, we believe that protecting Africa’s wildlife goes hand in hand with supporting the people who live alongside it. We fund conservation initiatives across Southern Africa that safeguard endangered species and preserve the ecosystems they depend on. Our support has contributed to projects such as the construction of a vulture hide in the Drakensberg Mountains, as well as vital conservation efforts protecting endangered species including vultures, cheetahs, African wild dogs, leopards, rhinos, sea turtles, and many more.
We are equally committed to investing in local communities. Through educational programmes for children living in and around protected wildlife areas, we help inspire the next generation of conservationists. By teaching the importance of biodiversity, the vital role wildlife plays in healthy ecosystems, and the devastating impact of poaching, we aim to empower young people with the knowledge and pride to protect Africa’s natural heritage for generations to come.
Our Achievements
Vulture Hide
In 2023 we funded the construction and establishment of the Mzimkulu Vulture Hide in the Southern Drakensberg Mountains.
The hide serves a dual purpose: creating a safe, reliable feeding site for vultures while providing photographers and visitors with a disturbance-free opportunity to observe two of Southern Africa’s most incredible species, the Cape Vulture and the Bearded Vulture, both of which face serious conservation challenges.
This is sustainable conservation at its finest: protecting wildlife, supporting research and conservation efforts, and creating meaningful opportunities for people to connect with these magnificent birds in their natural environment.
Community Education KZN
Educating rural communities about the importance of conservation is paramount to conservation itself because most of Africa’s wildlife is found in rural areas.
Invicta funded 60 children to attend Wildlife Act’s Community Conservation Programme.
Coastal Conservation Drive
We brought a group of volunteers to Mabibi to support the local community and coastal conservation efforts. Together with the Mabibi villagers, we helped clean the beaches and marked and taped off turtle nests to protect them.
We also donated over 50 pairs of running shoes and football kits, and paid for the community team’s transport to their away matches. Afterwards, we joined them for a game of football, and they proudly showed us their clinic and homes.
Mabibi’s coastline is an important nesting ground for sea turtles, yet plastic pollution and the illegal poaching of turtle eggs remain threats. When communities benefit from conservation, they become partners in protecting it.
Leopard Monitoring Project
We funded the annual salary for two years, as well as camera traps, for a key leopard monitoring programme in Zululand, South Africa. Monitoring helps conservationists understand leopard populations, movements, territories and threats, while identifying vital leopard corridors that connect fragmented habitats and allow populations to remain genetically healthy. It also helps to identify hotspots for human-wildlife conflict, allowing targeted solutions to reduce livestock losses and retaliatory killings. Good conservation starts with good data and data specialists.
Invicta Art
Through our online art gallery, we have made significant contributions to trusted conservation organisations across Southern Africa, supporting vital work to protect wildlife, habitats and communities. Our beneficiaries have included Wildlife ACT, Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust and Local Ocean Conservation, among others.
