February 1, 2012 – 12:41 pm
We’re delighted to announce that the Animal Works’ ‘Imagine Africa’ dinner on 22nd February with African authors Tony Park, Sally Henderson and Peter Allison is a sell out! We know some of you are disappointed you missed out on this one, or if you are coming you might want to meet some other brilliant African authors, so we’re doing it again on Wednesday 18th April!
Join Animal Works for a night of African stories and dinner at Ripples, Chowder Bay, with more of your favourite African authors under one roof! Authors on this night include:
TONY PARK
Australia’s very own Wilbur Smith, author of 8 African novels, now published in the UK
ACE BOURKE
Co-author of “A Lion Called Christian” and star of the famous youtube video
FRANK COATES
Author of 7 African novels, including “Tears of the Maasai” & “Softly Calls the Serengeti”
TAMMIE MATSON
Author of “Elephant Dance” and “Dry Water”, adventures of a wildlife conservationist
Dinner tickets are $95 ($50 goes to Animal Works’ Zimbabwean wildlife conservation fund to help fight poaching and include sparkling wine on arrival, red and white wine with entree and dinner. Join us for drinks at 6.30pm at the bar and dinner begins at 7pm. Contact Ripples (Deck C, Chowder Bay Rd, Mosman) to buy tickets on 99603000. For more information contact Tammie at tammiekmatson@gmail.com .
January 26, 2012 – 9:02 am
Last month, Meli Souter, who runs Animal Works’ elephant adoption program, went to Assam to see the work being done by the Wildlife Trust of India, our partner organisation there. Here’s what she had to say about it.
“Two years ago I attended an Elephant Extravaganza fundraiser organised by a group called Animal Works. Tammie and Nafisa introduced me to the world of human elephant conflict and showed photos of little orphaned elephants. That’s how I became involved and how our adoption program was born. After two years of running this, the next step for me was to visit the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Assam. In early January I flew from from Delhi to Guwahati and after a 5 hour drive amid the swarms of trucks, cars, bikes, dogs, goats, and cows – I arrived. Read More »
January 10, 2012 – 1:49 pm
Imagine this… Four of your favourite African writers under one roof sharing their most hilarious and mad stories of Africa over dinner and wine…. Well, good news – this is not a dream! It really IS happening and right here in Sydney at Ripples Chowder Bay on Wednesday 22nd February. And it’s for an excellent cause – Animal Works’ Zimbabwean conservation fund to help fight poaching. Read More »
January 9, 2012 – 12:22 pm
At Animal Works, we’re excited. REALLY excited. There’s not that much that can get us this excited this early in the new year but this has. It’s Africa, of course!
View from Turgwe Camp
In 2012, Animal Works is working with Barefoot in Africa in a unique partnership that is giving you the chance to not only go on an amazing safari to one of our favourite parts of Africa – Zimbabwe – but also to give back a little by contributing to our conservation projects while you’re there. Read More »
December 14, 2011 – 2:12 pm
Animal Works Co-founder, zoologist/author Dr Tammie Matson reports on her recent trip to Assam with artist & co-founder, Nafisa Naomi:
Tammie photographing rhino
“There was a fleeting moment of awareness, when our jeep first entered the jungle in Manas National Park in the north-east state of Assam, India, that made me gasp with pure contentment. It had been a while since I’d felt it, that fine-tuning of the senses that happens when you’re in the bush. I felt goosebumps prickle my arms as I looked up at the canopy of dense, old trees, their thick foliage hugging both sides of the dirt track. Read More »
November 20, 2011 – 11:23 am
In an update from Manas National Park, Tinku and Soni have been seen together over 7 times during the last month. Satellite signals received on the 10th and 11th November confirm Soni is moving around in the Batabari Forest in Ripu-Chirang Elephant Reserve. It is suspected that the pair may be following a wild elephant herd, although there is no confirmation as yet. Read More »
November 14, 2011 – 1:52 pm
Want to make a difference in conservation but not sure how? Animal Works’ co-founder Dr Tammie Matson runs a couple of inspiring two day courses in Conservation Communication at Taronga Zoo, Sydney every year. If you’d be interested in learning more, check out what Tammie has to say about it at her latest blog or go to the Taronga website. The next course is on 15th and 16th December.
October 23, 2011 – 10:00 am
In this update, we have good and bad news from Assam. Firstly, there is sad news of little Ashok, the orphaned calf who was brought to the CWRC on August 1st after his family was chased by villagers and he was left behind. Despite the best efforts of Wildlife Trust of India staff, not all elephant orphans can be saved. Read More »
October 9, 2011 – 3:01 pm
- Soni
In our last blog on the elephant calves in Manas National Park Sikom had disappeared and it was suspected he had integrated with a wild herd. Tinku and Tikla had then wandered off together leaving Soni alone. After she had wandered into a village the team brought her back to Doimari Camp where she remained alone. Read More »
September 19, 2011 – 12:07 pm
One in a hundred is pretty good odds. There’s not many competitions where $10 buys you a chance to win an awesome prize, knowing that not only do you have a good chance of winning, but you’re also helping alleviate human-elephant conflict in India. That’s why Animal Works co-founder and artist, Nafisa has set a limit of 100 tickets in her raffle of the beautiful artwork of an African elephant pictured here. Once we hit a hundred in our sales, we’ll draw the winner. The prize is this original artwork framed, worth $1500. Get your tickets for $10 each here and please tell your friends by passing this on! All proceeds go to Animal Works’ elephant projects in India.
The prize: original art by Nafisa
