RESTORED PROTECTED PRESERVED WILD
Integrating environmental, animal and marine conservation with rural social development describes Zuka best; caring for wilderness, wildlife and people is multifaceted. There are many models. This is ours.
Zuka Private Game Reserve is the cornerstone property of a pioneering land assembly founded by Tara and Jessica Getty in 2001. Today, this progressive rewilding project has thus far expanded to 10,300 hectares of environmentally restored and protected northern Zululand and stands as a beacon of light as to what is possible on our planet.
GLADSTONES
Adventure ~ Family ~ Safari
ZUKA HOUSE
Eclectic ~ Sanctuary ~ Africa
ZUKA HOUSE
Eclectic ~ Sanctuary ~ Africa
THIS IS ZUKA
IMAGINE
This is all you have to do right now; nothing more in this moment.
#Leopard
#Teacher
#Resting
#Nature
#AfricanWildlife
#Safari
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#ThisIsZuka
Jun 23
TODAY
“Today
I might live
so completely
but therefore
so invisibly
within the seamless
parallel of love’s
eternal presence
you might almost
brush right
by me,”
~ David Whyte
#Kudu
#Nature
#Poetry
#Love
#Presence
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#AfricanWildlife
#ThisIsZuka
Jun 22
INNOVATIVE
Innovation and creativity germinate to become thoughtful, collaborative, positive impact.
Here on Mnemba Island, a tiny jewel of the Indian Ocean, the Oceans Without Borders team nurture coral seedlings on regenerative tables, collect up remnants of fishing nets, protect reefs, monitor turtle nesting sites, carry out research, collect data, advocate and educate, while working positively with local government and stakeholders.
It is our privilege to support innovation and creativity in harmony with the ocean and that looks like Oceans Without Borders!
🎥 @ta_devs
#Innovation
#Creativity
#IndianOcean
#MarineConservation
#MarineRangers
#OceansWithoutBorders
#OceanFamilyFoundation
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#IntegratedModel
#ThisIsZuka
Jun 18
TURTLES
Today is World Sea Turtle day and this ancient ocean traveller, recognised and loved by all, is vitally important in the marine system, and therefore, crucial for us as humanity.
Filming close to Zuka, and on location with Oceans Without Borders, we get to witness both the courageous hatchlings heading for the ocean, and mature turtles in underwater flight!
Our stretch of protected Indian Ocean coastline is home to an array of sea turtle species - including the huge Loggerhead and Leatherback.
These gentle creatures also have the extraordinary ability of « natal homing », still not fully understood by scientists, whereby, despite moving thousands of miles around the globe, they return to the same stretch of coastline where they hatched, to lay their own eggs, years later! 🌍
#SeaTurtles
#WorldSeaTurtleDay2025
#June
#OceanMonth
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#Home
#TurtleHatchlings
#MarineConservation
#IndianOcean
#WWFSouthAfrica
#ForNatureForYou
Jun 16
OCEAN FAMILY FOUNDATION!
« I hope you carry something home in your hearts and minds tonight. »
@oceanfamilyfoundation
@boatinternational
@oceanswithoutborders
@colin.butfield
@silverback_films
#oceantalks
Jun 14
TALKING OCEAN!
Dr Camilla Floros, Principal Scientist and Marine Programme Manager for Oceans Without Borders will be speaking at Ocean Talks 2025 today!
Staged annually in London by Boat International and sponsored by Ocean Family Foundation, Ocean Talks brings together the yachting industry with champions of marine conservation.
Dr Floros leads and develops the marine rangers in their work on, in and next to the Indian Ocean with projects spanning Tanzania and Mozambique, which positively impact a 3,000 kilometre stretch of seascape.
The @oceanswithoutborders projects are varied and Dr Floros takes on the individuality and challenges of each geography and seascape.
“The Bazaruto Archipelago, for example, is well known for its megafauna… whales, whale sharks and other sharks species. It’s also known for dugongs, an endangered species and the last viable population within the western Indian Ocean, so it’s a really, really important habitat.”
~ Dr Camilla Floros
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#IntegratedModel
#OceanFamilyFoundation
#ThisIsZuka
#WildlifeRangerChallenge
#MarineConservation
#CommunityRangers
#MarineRangers
#OceansWithoutBorders
#WorldOceanDay
#OceanTalks2025
Jun 12
OCEANS WITHOUT BORDERS
Launching Ocean Family Foundation in 2018, we were excited to grant the seed funding to Oceans Without Borders for their launch too!
This ongoing multi-year commitment, along with our annual fundraising through our participation with @tusk Wildlife Ranger Challenge, has helped positively impact 3,000 kilometres of African Coastline.
From Mnemba Island off Zanzibar in Tanzania, through the Quirimbas and Bazaruto Archipelagos of Mozambique, to the reef sites on our Indian Ocean coastline and the World Heritage Site iSimangaliso that borders Zuka Private Game Reserve, the multifaceted approach of Oceans Without Borders strengthens the conservation status of these areas.
Operated by Wild Impact, who work collaboratively with partner communities and key stakeholders to conserve wild landscapes and seascapes, this programme brings together broad expertise and works intimately with coastal and island communities, expanding opportunities for local community development, and contributing to global efforts to protect our oceans.
📸 @its_jamie_lucas
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#IntegratedModel
#OceanFamilyFoundation
#ThisIsZuka
#WildlifeRangerChallenge
#MarineConservation
#CommunityRangers
#MarineRangers
#OceansWithoutBorders
#WorldOceanDay
#OceanTalks2025
Jun 10
RELATIONSHIP
Close proximity to the Indian Ocean was at the heart of our original commitment to Zuka 24 years ago!
Zuka’s geology, varied habitats, ecosystems and biodiversity exist as a result of this area’s relationship with the ocean over many millennia.
We spend a lot of time on this stretch of coastline that we love so much, and in 2018 we formed Ocean Family Foundation, and from this, the seed funding and our continued commitment to the @oceanswithoutborders programme.
Our stretch of coastline falls within @iSimangaliso - South Africa’s largest Marine Protected Area; the offshore expansion of this 1970’s established MPA was gazetted in 2019.
We border iSimangaliso and together we comprise an almost unbelievable diversity of eco-systems connecting Zuka to the Indian Ocean!
The ocean is a revered and loved element in Zuka Private Game Reserve’s integrated model and we celebrate World OceansDay 2025!
🎥 @ta_devs
🎬 @its_jamie_lucas
🎬@zukaprivategamereserve
#worldoceansday
#IndianOcean
#MarineConservation
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#ThisIsZuka
#Interconnected
#OceanFamilyFoundation
#OceanTalks2025
#BoatInternational
#London
Jun 9
OCEAN TALKS
On Thursday 12th June, @boatinternational are once again staging Ocean Talks in London.
Ocean Family Foundation is thrilled to sponsor this annual event, and our partnership is now in its 8th year!
This is where the yachting industry comes together with champions of marine conservation for an evening of presentations, exhibits and conversation, highlighting the vital connection between humanity and our marine biome.
More to follow on our keynote speakers!
@oceanfamilyfoundation
#Oceans
#MarineConservation
#OceanTalks
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#ThisIsZuka
#OceanFamily
Jun 7
LEGACY
Since 2019 Zuka Private Game Reserve has been part of an ongoing initiative to re-establish the Temminck’s pangolin (also known as Ground pangolin) across our reserve and the wider Munywana Conservancy.
In partnership with African Pangolin Working Group, this endearing species (the world’s most trafficked mammal) thrives here again. The endeavour involves a complex process for each individual - retrieval, rehabilitation, reintroduction and ongoing monitoring.
The pressure is still on to prevent illegal poaching and disrupt trafficking, yet, wider understanding and collaborative approaches hail conservation stories such as this one!
#Pangolin
#groundpangolin
#TemmincksPangolin
#WildlifeJusticeCommission
#Conservation
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#Legacy
#ThisIsZuka
#ConservationSuccessStories
Jun 6
BROTHERS
The affection between the three brothers in this cheetah coalition is a lesson from nature once again
🧡🤍🖤🤎🧡🤍🖤🤎🧡🤍🖤🤎🧡🤍
#Cheetah
#Brotherhood
#Coalition
#NaturalWorld
#BigCats
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#ForNatureForYou
#ThisIsZuka
#ThisIsAfrica
Jun 4
BABY STEPS
With one big paw, this lioness communicates, encourages, disciplines, teaches, guides and reassures her tiny cub.
#Lioness
#Lioncub
#Nurturing
#Learning
#BabySteps
#InTheWild
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#ThisIsZuka
#Safari
#Africa
Jun 2
DANCER
« Dance is the hidden language of the soul. »
~ Martha Graham ~
#Dance
#Barefoot
#ZuluDance
#Heritage
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#Inspired
#ThisIsZuka
#Sunset
#SouthAfrica
Jun 1
SHOWING
This is the fabulous term for the slow, deliberate, posturing “dance” between two male nyala.
They use this lateral display, with their manes fluffed and horns held high to impress potential mates in their presence, or to establish dominance within a group.
Male nyala are not aggressive towards each other but rather go for enchantment in this slow-motion ritual!
#Nyala
#Antelope
#KwaZuluNatal
#DominanceDisplay
#Enchantment
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#ThisIsZuka
#Safari
May 29
GIVING
The land offers us everything. These sought after edible Makawe mushrooms pop up in the bright green grasslands within a day of spring rains!
Diminishing natural habitat impacts all fauna and flora and, for mushrooms, they too need a protected healthy landscape.
Emerging rarely and only when they are ready, they delight like any true gift.
#Land
#Habitat
#Giving
#Mushrooms
#Amakhowe
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#Ecology
#GettyAsterism
#ThisIsZuka
May 26
PROTECTED
Our beautiful cheetah population.
Preserving natural habitat for cheetah to thrive in the wild is what we do.
With only around 6,500 left in the wild, preserving our Zuka wilderness - their optimal natural habitat - is vital for their livelihood.
We are privileged to help stabilise the numbers of this species and, to view them like this!
#Cheetah
#BigCats
#AfricanBigCats
#SouthAfrica
#Restored
#Protected
#Preserved
#Wild
#ThisisZuka
May 24
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement;
the greatest source of visual beauty;
the greatest source of intellectual interest.
It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worlth living.”
~ DAVID ATTENBOROUGH ~
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