August 2021 On Wild Earth | Safari Times | Sea Forest LIVE | New Cubs Glimpsed At Night | An Explosion Of Big Cat Cubs

Wild Earth is a 24/7 wildlife channel that brings viewers face to face with the thrill of Africa in real time through LIVE safari shows from five of the best wilderness locations across South Africa.

LIVE Safari Times
Sunrise Safari
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am CAT
Start: 4.30am End: 7.30am GMT
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am CET
Start: 12.30am End: 3.30am EST

Sunset Safari
Start: 2.30pm End: 6.30pm CAT
Start: 12.30pm End: 4.30pm GMT
Start: 2.30pm End: 6.30pm CET
Start: 8.30am End: 12.30pm EST

SEA FOREST LIVE
Wild Earth will be launching a new show from the depths of the South African kelp Forest. In the same place that the award winning documentary “my octopus teacher” was filmed, WildEarth free divers will be exploring for themselves in real time.
Kelp forests dominate the west coast of South Africa forming large beds in the southern portion of the Benguela region. They are as productive per unit area as a tropical rainforest. ...Kelp forests are a unique habitat that provide food formarine life and shelter through some of the roughest storms.

NEW CUBS GLIMPSED AT NIGHT
The Pridelands Clan of hyena has welcomed three new surprises that we are still waiting to see in daylight. A glimpse of them has been seen from a static web cam at the den under the cover of darkness. However theyare still so small, Mom has not brought them out of the den in the daytime yet. Wild Earth is hoping to catch a glimpse of them in the next few weeks and daily from August

AN EXPLOSION OF BIG CAT CUBS

The Nkuhuma Pride
The Nkuhuma Pride was first seen by Djuma in 2006 in the shade of a Brown Ivory tree hence the name Nkuhuma. Amber eyes, Purple Eye, Ridge Nose and Youngest keep the Pride alive with their lethal hunting tactics and like any other mothers, the constant protection of their cubs. During the drought of 2016 a number of female cubs were born to this pride and now in recent weeks seven brand new cubs have been born to these young female mothers. WildEarth is looking forward to spending a lot of time with these cute furballs.

Tiyani the Female Leopard
In May, 2015 Salayexe, a beautiful dominant female in the north western parts of our area went into the lodge of Simbambilli and gave birth to a gorgeous blue eyed wonder under the deck. The cub later received the name Tiyani which means strong one because she seemed to have no fear. Now the beautiful Tiyani has given birth herself. The brand new leopard cub has been spotted by many others driving in the area but Wild Earth has yet to see it. WE are looking forward to spending some quality time with this youngster and showing it to the world.

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July 2021 On Wild Earth | Safari Guide Of The Year | A Pop Of Colour | An Elephant Party | Activity At Hyena Den

Wild Earth is a 24/7 wildlife channel that brings viewers face to face with the thrill of Africa in real time through LIVE safari shows from five of the best wilderness locations across South Africa.

LIVE safari times
WildEarth CAT GMT CET EST
Sunrise Safari
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am CAT
Start: 4.30am End: 7.30am GMT
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am CET
Start: 12.30am End: 3.30am EST
Sunset Safari
Start: 2.30pm End: 6.30pm CAT
Start: 12.30pm End: 4.30pm GMT
Start: 2.30pm End: 6.30pm CET
Start: 8.30am End: 12.30pm EST

Safari Guide Of The Year
1 x 60”
1st July 2021 @ 6.30pm
Join us in celebrating a profession that drives the economy and flies the African flag.

A guide is critically important to a traveller’s experience when on a safari holiday in Africa. A personable and informed guide can make or break the experience for so many. However a field guides career is not perceived by the world as a “serious”career and is largely considered as a fun job with a short lifespan.
Not enough credit is given to the professionals that have constantly experienced life-changing ordeals in a dangerous environment.
This is no holiday job, it’s a profession that drives our economy and flies our beautiful country’s flag higher than most, and it’s time to give the guidesthat bring so much happiness to so many people and so much credibility to our country properrecognition.
Safari Guide of the Year is an annual event which creates awareness for these men and women who dedicate their lives to tourism and wildlife.This one hour show will be an insiders look into this prestigious event and the skills needed to be the best safari guide in the country.

A Pop Of Colour

July is the heart of winter here in Africa. The Wild Earth Safari Guides are wrapped up warm due to the freezing cold mornings and nights. The landscape has turned into a 'sea' of tawny coloured bush, with brown twigs and sticks as faras the eye can see.
However, there are a few pops of colour. The aloes will be in flower and with them the sunbirds and a few insects that thrive on the lifeline that the flowers bring. In July we are able to see the first long-tailed cassia and tree wisteria flowering toward the end of the month. These herald the knob thorn and weeping boer bean flowers and with them the onset of spring again.

An Elephant Party

July sees large gatherings of elephants in the riverbeds at Ngala. This incredible spectacle is a direct result of the fact that it is winter and thewater is sparse in the bush.
Kruger National Park used to be fenced off from other reserves that exist around it. Because of this the vegetation was protected and very well established due to the fact that the elephants could not roam freely between reserves.
Once the fences were removed the elephants were ableto move freely across a very large area. Every year as the dry season (winter) hits,the elephants move further west towards Ngala as it has available water.
Ngala has a river running through it and although the riverbeds are dry in winter there is still a high water table in the river bed. The lush vegetation provides a surplus of food during these dry months and it results in multiple herds gathering together.

Activity at the Hyena Den

The Pridelands Clan of Hyena have just started toden in the area where Wild Earth films. Robin is the matriarch of the Clan and she rules with aniron fist. It is very obvious when she is at the den that she is in charge. Many of the subordinate females fear her and are extremely submissive when she is around.
There are three cubs at the den and they range between seven and ten months old.. The eldest cub is a girl and her name is Ndzala. The youngest cub is also female, she is called Sparky and the middle cub is a male and he is Melo. These cubsall have different mothers but are best of friends and can often be seen playing at the den.

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June 2021 On Wild Earth | Leopards | Hyena | Elephants | More

Wild Earth is a 24/7 wildlife channel that brings viewers face to face with the thrill of Africa in real time through LIVE safari shows from five of the best wilderness locations across South Africa.

Sunrise Safari
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am CAT
Start: 4.30am End: 7.30am GMT
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am CET
Start: 12.30am End: 3.30am EST
Sunset Safari
Start: 2.30pm End: 6.30pm CAT
Start: 12.30pm End: 4.30pm GMT
Start: 2.30pm End: 6.30pm CET
Start: 8.30am End: 12.30pm EST

A BRAND NEW LEOPARD CUB
WildEarth has followed a leopard dynasty at DjumaPrivate Game Reserve for over two decades. Generations and generations of these beautifulwild cats have come and gone whilst the LIVE broadcasting has continued. Viewers havewatched countless litters of cubs grow up and become parents themselves. It is always a hugelyexciting moment when one of the expert guides comes across a brand new cub in a den. Recentlya leopardess known as Thalamba who we met when she was just born has become a motherherself. Steve found her brand new cub in a den in April and by June she will be oldenough to face the real world. However, at two months she will still be extremely vulnerable andcould fall prey to many other predators such as hyena or lion. Thalamba will not take the cub huntingas this is too dangerous. Cubs usually get hidden in the thicket under a tree where they waituntil their mother returns and takes them to the kill. The new cub will be very curious and playfulby two months old. She will want to test out her environment by pouncing on blades of grass and climbing on small logs. It will certainly be a treat to see.

IT'S A PREDATOR PLAYGROUND
June is the heart of winter here in Africa and a timeof plenty for the predators. The rain stops in April and does not come back generally until Septemberor even October. June is therefore extremely dry in the bush and as a result the herbivores really struggle. There are small pockets of water across the reserves where animals can drinkbut it means that there are large congregations of animals such as impala, wildebeest,zebra and giraffe all trying to drink from a small area of water. This is of course a predatorsplayground. They know that the general game has to drink at least once a day and so hide in thebush surrounding the waterhole and lie in wait. It is a very dangerous time for the herbivoresbecause they have to drink. They realise that they must never drop their guard.
June will see an increase in general predator actionacross all of the reserves. Prey animals are weak due to lack of water and the cold and as a resultare far more vulnerable. The scavengers such as hyena often come across weak or dying animals that they can easily take down. The bush is filled with the smell of dead carcasses andyou can often see vultures circling above.

ELEPHANTS HEAD TO THE MOPANE FOREST
As the winter months arrive here in Africa, the bushthins out. The leaves fall off many of the tree’s and the herbivores have a tough time. In manyof WildEarths locations the elephants start to move on due to lack of food but at Ngala PrivateGame Reserve they have a mopane forest where the elephants move to in winter
The mopane tree characterizes the landscape for muchof the year with the vibrant, green leaves providing a luscious backdrop for wildlifein the summer and eventually turning from gold through to brown in a kaleidoscope of colours throughoutautumn. The word 'mopane' comes from the Shona language meaning 'butterfly', a nodto the leaf shape that beautifully resembles butterfly wings!
The leaves of the mopane tree are also very nutritious containing lots of protein, phosphorus, calcium and fibre - and are undoubtedly a favouriteof the elephants! In winter, the dry leaves still retain about 40% of the nutrients of the freshleaves, making them a valuable source of nutrition for animals when food is scarce. Surprisingly,these dry leaves are far tastier in the winter months as they contain less tannins, which are very bitter and distasteful chemicals that the tree produces in summer to protect the new leaves from hungry browsers.

HYENA CUBS IN DANGER
The Djuma Clan of Hyena are a group that WildEarthfollows daily on the LIVE shows. Currently all five adult females have cubs that have been bornin the past six months. However as the winter season approaches, the cubs are becoming olderand more curious. It is natural that they will stray further from the den to learn about their environment and of course to play. There are quite a few of them now and so playing is currentlytheir number one priority.
However, whilst cubs play they are not aware of anythingelse and this is when disaster can strike. A young hyena cub is very vulnerable and couldeasily be taken by a lion, leopard or even another hyena from a different clan. This isa worry for Ribbon, the Matriarch and the other mothers in the Clan. As a result in June and July we will see The Djuma Clan move their den a number of times so that predators do not become comfortable with their location.

May 2021 On WildEarth | Recap | Farewell To Summer | More Wildlife

WildEarth is a 24/7 wildlife channel that brings viewers face to face with the thrill of Africa in real time through LIVE safari shows from five of the best wilderness locations across South Africa.

Sunrise Safari
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am (CAT)
Start: 4.30am End: 7.30am (GMT)
Start: 6.30 am End: 9.30 am (CET)
Start: 12.30am End: 3.30am (EST)

Sunset Safari
Start: 3.30pm End: 7.30pm (CAT)
Start: 1.30pm End: 5.30pm (GMT)
Start: 3.30pm End: 7.30pm (CET)
Start: 9.30am End: 1.30pm (EST)

The launch of a LIVE bushwalk

In March WildEarth added a LIVE bushwalk into itssunrise and sunset safari shows. On a LIVE bushwalk viewers become part of the natural landscapemore so than when on the vehicle. Stepping off the vehicle, everything comes alive.With a slew of potential dangers lurking, it’s essential that the guide is aware of the surroundingsand viewers can feel the trepidation as each foot is laid on the ground. Those lacking ineducation regarding the bush cannot but help feel vulnerable. As with any experience that remindsus of the fragility of life, walking in the bush inspires awe and appreciation and is perfect for a LIVE broadcast.

WildEarth says goodbye to summer

Summer ends at the beginning of April and as we move into May the first cold fronts will arrive. The vibrant green of the bush is replaced by shades of brown as the bush becomes dryer. In South Africa the last rains will be seen in earlyApril and then there will be no more rain until October. It is the start of the long and hard dryseason. Animals congregate around sparse waterpoints, this is a tough time for all the floraand fauna.. Winter is the perfect time for safari because although the bush does not look as vibrant,the animals are much easier to see because they join together in large herds or flocksclose to water. The WildEarth safari guides are wearing thick jackets and beanies due to the factthat early mornings and late evenings are very cold.

Wild dog pups

The denning of wild dogs takes place towards the endof the rutting season of impala, usually in May. There are large numbers of male impala that areworn out from the intense competition of the rut and these weakened animals become an easytarget for the dogs.
An unidentified pack of wild dogs has arrived at NgalaPrivate Game Reserve, which is one of the locations WildEarth streams from. This is veryexciting for the guides who live and work there because they think they may den on the property..Den sites are often abandoned aardvark holes in termite mounds and these sites offerprotection for the growing pups. WildEarth looks forward to welcoming some cute wilddog pups on their daily LIVE shows.

The Promise of Baby Leopards

One of the dominant female leopards at Phinda PrivateGame Reserve is called the Nyoni Female. There is a strong belief that she has cubsthat have just been born and she is hiding them somewhere in a den. The reason for this beliefis that she has been seen a lot less than normal and recently she was seen with suckle markson her underbelly. A mother leopard only brings her cubs out of the den when they are 8 weeksold and so we should start seeing these tiny balls of fluff in May.

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WildEarth Extends Its Reach To More DStv Customers

MultiChoice launched WildEarth as an experimental channel back in August offering live wildlife content from across the world.

The people who manage this brand also supply SafariLIVE which is currently on SABC 3.

The channel was set go off on November 25 but went past it's trial date as MultiChoice kept it onboard full-time now. Not only that WildEarth which was exclusive to DStv Premium and Compact+ is now available to DStv Compact and Family customers.

It seems like DStv Compact is starting to lose its edge now that most new channels are being leached between that package and Family. It's evident that DStv is losing a lot of Premium customers and they even went as far as merging the stats of Premium with Compact+ to easen the blow.

DStv Family is slowly replacing DStv Compact kind of like how that package including Plus replaced Premium.

WildEarth wasn't the only pop-up channel on DStv. There's currently 3 experimental channels running on DStv with the fourth one set for an early 2021 release.

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Updated (21/08/2020): MultiChoice To Add Wild Earth As A New Wildlife Channel On DStv

MultiChoice will add the South African based platform Wild Earth on their DStv platform later this month.

The news was shared in one of their outlets in Africa. Most of the time South African media outlets avoid channel related news from other markets but the reason this one gets attention is the platform is based in South Africa.

WildEarth broadcasts LIVE wildlife content from all over the world. WE are a community of passionate nature lovers. They are also the geniuses behind SafariLIVE.

safariLIVE has been broadcasted to National Geographic WILD for over four years both on the internet and television, Since the relationship started in late 2014, safariLIVE has broadcast over 100 hours of television to National Geographic WILD including an 8 week primetime series. Furthermore, our safaris have been licensed to other broadcasters like the SABC and CGTN Africa (an international channel of China’s CCTV).

Wild Earth runs a YouTube channel so the channel will more likely source out content from that area and if possible content that aired on other channels that have their banner.

According to that outlet which is not in South Africa, the channel launches Tuesday, 25 August next to Nat Geo Wild on channel 183 and will be made available to DStv Premium, Compact+, Compact and Family customers. The availability differs in each market so no one knows how the availability will be handled in other countries. South Africa might add it and make more accessible at this moment the availability is quo for South Africa.

MultiChoice SA seems clueless about Wild Earth that doesn't mean they will be clueless forever. They are having a showcase next week so this channel will more likely be mentioned around the time.

Launches 25 August on DStv Premium and Compact+

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