Great ape stars sign up for the next stage of safari central

If you have been following us for a while, you know we want to build out our app to a full, location based game that brings real animals from the wild to your world. We are super excited to announce that we are now in the process of building that full fledged game, and we are kicking it off with great ape stars.

NewsAnne MiltenburgOctober 18, 2018wildlife, augmented reality, ar, games, storytelling

say hi to Beby the Indri Lemur

This week we want to introduce you to our star from Madagascar: Beby, a blue-eyed mama lemur, living with her family of five in the rainforest. Her species, the Indri, is famous for its song, and Beby begins her day by singing louder and longer than her family members.

Jake ManionDecember 13, 2017augmented reality, conservation, games, lemurs, madagascar, madagaskar

Lola the black rhino

Lola is a 10-year old female black rhino living on Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya. Lola was orphaned at birth and needed a lot of help from loving caretakers. She now roams free throughout the Conservancy, often in the company of her friend Nabuul, who was also rescued by Ol Pejeta as a young calf. Everyone is eagerly awaiting the day that Lola has a baby of her own.

Anne MiltenburgNovember 29, 2017lola the rhino, rhinos, worth more alive, games, conservation, augmented reality, Black Rhino

This AR star has earned her spots

Female jaguars are real girl bosses: they have to care for and protect their cubs, and do all of the hunting, all on their own! Atiaia, (ah-tee-eye-ah) meaning “the one who brings light,” is one of the few remaining jaguars in the Iguacu National Park in Brasil, and one of the favourite animals of our players, judging by the dozens of photos made with her in the app.

Anne MiltenburgNovember 6, 2017wildlife, games, conservation

This is one of the many things conservation organisations have to do in order to get poachers convicted

The cameras generally stop rolling after the poachers are caught, but the work of conservation organisations does not end there. Did you know they often have to help keep up the pressure to prosecute poachers, making sure witnesses get to trial hearings, or liaising with the authorities so key evidence like tusks are at court on the right day? One of our partners, Space for Giants, has a court monitoring unit, which keeps track of cases against poachers to ensure justice is truly served. It's one of the many reasons why Safari Central was developed: to get the public engaged in conservation and to raise funds for all the different activities that ensure wildlife has a future.

Anne MiltenburgNovember 2, 2017conservation, games, wildlife, poaching, tech4wildlife