A MULTIFACETED ECOLOGY VENTURE
A MULTIFACETED ECOLOGY VENTURE
In 2021, while celebrating 20 years of restoring, protecting and preserving the wild that is Zuka Private Game Reserve, Tara and Jessica created Getty Asterism.
By formalising the growing team, with their passion for the natural world and their extraordinary discoveries across the reserve, into a multifaceted ecology venture, Getty Asterism, our impact can evolve, ripple outwards and head into the future.
ZUKA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE
RESEARCH
MEMBERS
OPPORTUNITY
SOLUTIONS
PLATFORM
THE TEAM
DR. ANNE
PANDRAUD
SHAQUILLE
BARNES
🧡 TEAM ZUKA
We were thrilled to host Charlie Mayhew, founder and CEO of @tusk_org, for our 5th Wildlife Ranger Challenge!
It was wet, it was muddy, but, being a wildlife ranger is not fair-weather work, so @charlie_mayhew and over 250 of us showed up and carried on walking and running 5km, 10km or the full 21km.
If not taking on a distance, our team were marshalling, working the water stops, safeguarding the course from a herd of buffalo, and keeping the energy high with music, food, medals, trophies and loud support – we had so much fun!
Tusk has organised Wildlife Ranger Challenge since 2020. We were just one of 160 teams across 21 African countries, taking part and raising funds for our fellow wildlife rangers.
Across Africa, on 19th September - event day - Tusk estimates that more than 2,000 rangers ran 21km carrying their 22kg backpacks – moving in unity across the continent.
If you feel you can support – Tusk is an incredibly important and effective organisation – please join us.
🔗 in our bio.
Thank you 🧡 🥾 🦁 🐸 🌿 🌍 Siyabonga
#WildlifeRangerChallenge
#ForWildlifeRangers
#GoodVibes
#ThisIsZuka
#Zuka25
Sep 20
4 DAYS TO GO!
And this is what our Wildlife Ranger Challenge is all about!
Coordinated by @tusk.org teams of rangers and supporters are taking part in this endurance event throughout Africa, and we are thrilled to be joining in camaraderie for our fellow wildlife Rangers around the continent on Saturday, in this, our 5th Wildlife Ranger Challenge!
Over 250 of us are joining together to walk and run through Zuka Private Game Reserve while raising funds for @oceanswithoutborders
🩵🌍💚🥾🩵🌊🌍💚🥾🌊🌍💚🥾🩵
Fundraising is open until 30th September.
🔗 in our bio
🧡Siyabonga✨Thank you🧡
#ForWildlifeRangers
#WildlifeRangerChallenge
#Zuka25
#ThisisZuka
Sep 15
WILDLIFE GUARDIANS
Wild places and wildlife guardians.
Across land and ocean, wildlife rangers, marine rangers, safari guides and trackers are the people whose lives and work are closely connected to our landscapes and seascapes.
Their roles may differ, but each depends upon their learning, time in the field (or ocean!) relationships and their commitment to the environment - and what this means for humanity. This work is not easy.
Rangers patrol, protect and monitor wildlife and habitat. Marine rangers carry that guardianship into our oceans, safeguarding species, marine systems and coastlines.
They interpret the wild for us, turning understanding into care and protection and reminding us we are not separate to nature but wholly reliant on it.
Saturday 19th September, Zuka is taking part once again in @tusk_org Wildlife Ranger Challenge.
Fundraising is open until the end of September and the link is in our bio!
🧡Thank you!
🧡Siyabonga!
#WildlifeRangerChallenge
#ForWildlifeRangers
#Zuka25Years
Sep 11
A FIRST GLIMPSE
After twenty-five years, here’s a first look!
The trailer for A Wild Constellation, our anniversary film, telling the story of how Zuka came to be and what it means to us.
Premieres in full next Friday at the Wildlife Ranger Challenge.
#AWildConstellation
#Zuka25
Sep 9
THE FACE
Back in 1991, when Phinda Resource Reserve was newly formed, guests arrived eager to see cheetah roaming in this restored swathe of wilderness.
Cheetah became the iconic face of Phinda, appearing on the front cover of those early Phinda brochures.
During our twenty-five years of Zuka, we have worked to expand the original conservation landscape.
Today the greater Munywana Conservancy is 29,866 hectares of uninterrupted wild space, enabling cheetah and an abundance of wildlife to move freely.
Cheetahs still retain their iconic status - both within this expanded landscape and as an enduring highlight of the guest experience here.
#Cheetah
#AWildConstellation
#Zuka25
#ThisIsZuka
Sep 4
ALWAYS LEARNING
They didn’t arrive as experts.
They arrived willing to learn.
Twenty-five years on, co-founders Tara & Jess Getty are still letting the wild lead.
A Wild Constellation premieres on 18 September.
#AWildConstellation
#Zuka25
Sep 2
HERE WE GO!
Zuka Private Game Reserve is proudly taking part in Tusk’s Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2026!
Uniting in support of Africa’s wildlife rangers, we are thrilled to be taking part for our fifth consecutive year, raising funds for rangers across Africa and their valued role as wildlife guardians.
Wildlife Ranger Challenge is organised by Tusk and the Game Rangers Association of Africa, with support from founding donor Mark Scheinberg.
🔗in our bio 🦏🌾🥾🫱🏾🫲🏼
Join us ! 🧡
#WildlifeRangerChallenge
#ForWildlifeRangers
#WildlifeGuardians
#ThisIsZuka
Aug 31
THE MAKING OF
Turns out making a film about Zuka’s first 25 years is a lot of fun!
Every frame took a team, plenty of planning and more than a few laughs.
Take a little look behind the lens – the long days, the good light and some moments in between.
A Wild Constellation premieres 18 September.
#AWildConstellation
#Zuka25
Aug 28
