See what is being prepared
Follow the launch of verified stays, guided activities, tours and useful wildlife services.
Explore stays & experiences
Controlled field testing
Community-powered wildlife discovery
Find live wildlife sightings in South Africa—responsibly.
Where the wild is now.
Explore reserve maps for Kruger, Rietvlei and Dinokeng, identify the animal or bird you saw, and use fresh community reports without exposing sensitive wildlife.
Beta accounts automatically carry over to the full version when it launches. The official waiting list remains separate.
THE IDEAFind it live. Leave it wild.
Birding belongs here tooPlan · identify · find it live
A public guide to South Africa’s wild places and wildlife.
Plan before the gate, recognise what you see and understand how live community sightings are checked. Exact positions for sensitive wildlife stay protected.
Reserve guidesKruger, Rietvlei & DinokengPlanning, facilities, wildlife and responsible visitor informationWildlife field guideEnglish, Afrikaans & scientific namesIdentification marks, behaviour, habitat and look-alikesIdentification helpNot sure what buck or bird it was?Start broad, compare visible clues and keep “not sure” availableTrust and safetyHow a sighting becomes usefulFreshness, evidence, duplicate merging, offline reports and protection
Plan more of the wild
Supplier network opening · visitor bookings coming later
Responsible stays, guides and wildlife experiences—together in one place.
We are preparing a carefully reviewed marketplace around the places and people that make a wildlife journey memorable. Visitor requests are not open yet, and we will never fill this space with invented businesses or prices.
Apply to list your wildlife business
Send one application with up to five proposed listings for the Wild This Way team to review.
Start a supplier applicationFor people who feel more alive outdoors
Your next visit.
A deeper connection.
From the first birdsong to the sighting you will talk about all the way home. Wild This Way brings discovery, personal memories and a community of nature lovers into one growing experience.
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Find your next wild moment
A hide you have never visited. A bird worth stopping for. Explore reserve maps, visitor places and fresh public sightings when available—and find more reasons to look closer.
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Make your sightings mean more
That moment you spotted could help someone else discover theirs. Share birds, animals, photos and recordings, and help fellow nature lovers build a richer picture of the wild.
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Build your own wild story
Keep the encounters that made your day in My Wild. Thoughtful, accurate contributions build recognition, with selected member-only Field Store releases and benefits being prepared.
Illustrative app-design previews with sample data, not current screenshots. The Web App is a developing field beta; screens and features may change. Apple and Android apps are still in development.
The wild has more to show us. Help us discover it.
Birders, weekend explorers, families and seasoned bush lovers: your eye for detail matters. We need your help. Join us in building a better way to experience the beauty of nature.
- Share the birds and animals others might miss.
- Help improve maps, place names and visitor information.
- Give honest beta feedback and help shape what comes next.
Join the beta trial Join the official waiting list Join our WhatsApp community
Beta accounts and the official waiting list are kept as separate records for separate purposes. A beta account unlocks the live map and automatically carries over to the full version; the official waiting list does not create an account.Help test the beta, or wait for the official release. The official list will be contacted only after at least three months of the app running and at least 90% of testing completed.
Clear from day one
What is live — and what is still being built.
We would rather be transparent than make the platform look further along than it is. This is the current public status.
Public websiteLive
Web experienceVerified beta accounts open
Community sightingsLive until checked absent
iOS and Android appsIn development
The Wild This Way promise
Built around the moment a sighting is still worth finding.
Fresh enough to matter
Sightings remain visible while the community can still use them, strengthen through trustworthy confirmations and disappear when a visitor at the location reports that the animal is not there.
Useful across the whole wild
Mammals, birds, reptiles and more belong in one experience, with nearby hides, viewpoints and family-friendly places along the way.
Precise without exposure
Accuracy helps visitors, but sensitive species need protection. Public location detail will be limited when disclosure creates risk.
Wildlife first
Better sightings should create better stewardship.
The long-term goal is bigger than helping someone find an animal. Responsible reporting can help reveal patterns, improve visitor safety and give approved conservation partners more useful insight.
- Exact locations withheld for sensitive species
- Community checks for freshness and accuracy
- Birding, biodiversity and wild places — not only headline animals
- Conservation use designed with controlled access
The Field Store
Wear the signal. Take it wild.
The first field drop is open for back orders: five T-shirts and three caps carrying the Wild This Way signal from the city to the reserve gate. Reserve a size now without paying; we will confirm production, stock, delivery and the final total before you choose to buy.
One Wild This Way
Continue wherever you find the wild.
The same journey will connect the web experience, your account and the future mobile apps.
Available nowHome Screen shortcutOpen the Web App from your phoneLive nowMy WildYour profile, sightings and unlocks
In developmentiPhone & iPadApp Store download will appear here
In developmentAndroidGoogle Play download will appear here
Help shape the journey
Choose how you’d like to join.
Test the live experience, wait for the official release, or join the conversation with fellow nature lovers. Each choice is separate, so you stay in control of how you hear from us.
Create a verified beta account to use the Web App now, join the separate official waiting list for release news, or meet the community on WhatsApp. You may choose one, two or all three.
Beta trialCreate your Wild This Way account
Explore, report and help us improve.
Choose a username and password, verify your email, then enter the live map. Your account keeps your sightings, rewards and private wildlife history together.
- Live map and reporting access
- My Wild profile, sightings and rewards
- Short welcome guide and replayable walkthrough