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WELCOME INTERNATIONAL MEERKAT / SURICATE CONSERVATION FRIENDLY SUPPORTERS AND MEERKAT VETERANS!!
Watch Wild meerkats / suricates in Oudtshoorn Western Cape South Africa on your Tour. Watched meerkat manor and other meerkat / suricate films? Now see the real wild meerkat / suricate here!
Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man (The Meerkat Magic Man) welcomes you! You are visiting The Wild Web Site of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project
Your Wildlife Friendly Information Portal ...
Wildlife Conservation Through Education! Learn how to Observe and Conserve Wild and Free meerkats / suricates and their habitat!
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project and The Meerkat Magic Valley is proudly located around Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa!
The above meerkat / suricate image is of the world famous Wild and Free Jabulani Ungulungu from The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in The Meerkat Magic Valley in Oudtshoorn Western Cape of South Africa!
To find out how you can help with Conservation Fund Raising for Wild and Free meerkats / suricates in The Meerkat Magic Valley of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa Please press the article link here!
THE WORLD'S ONLY WILD MEERKAT / MEERKATS / SURICATE / SURICATES
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OUDTSHOORN, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA - No Fed, No handled, No Tame, No marked, No Captured animals here!
***** The Meerkat Magic Meerkat / Suricate Video Diaries Episodes *****
This is an online Scientific Database, Media Album and Article Archive, and diary of events, it is deliberately HUGE...This is Conservation Through Education - open source research- our work is open to the public to read about for those who wish to spend the time...DIGGING through the information...we are researchers here after all!
Please visit the hyperlinks and use the search engine on the top right hand side of The Wild Web Site and simply replace the text with your search - "Search this Burrow!" - you can press any top banner to go to the Current Wildlife Tours Information...There are article archives and the most recent articles are also listed for easy access.
We hope you enjoy your visit with us.
***** NEW - Watch The Meerkat Magic Meerkat / Suricate Video / Film Diaries Episodes Hosted on YOU TUBE Below*****
For older video clips please follow the links to My Space - the most recent video clips are hosted on You Tube above - please do add your comments and visit the main channel hosted on You Tube.
TO GO TO THE MAIN MEERKAT MAGIC VIDEO / FILM DIARIES CHANNEL FOR ALL THE EPISIDES AND TO SUBSCRIBE FOR NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE LATEST RELEASES YOU CAN VISIT THE DIRECTOR CHANNEL OF THE MEERKAT MAN AT THIS LINK:
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To learn more about Grant M. Mc Ilrath- A.K.A - The Meerkat Man and the amazing world of Wild meerkats / suricates for a morning Sunrise or afternoon Sunset Tour (when available), you can now experience "Your very own unedited wildlife documentary, and Walk With Wildlife in their natural environment!”, please contact him at: (an SMS - mobile text is the best method, or an e-mail - it may take a few days to answer as hundreds are received and each is answered personally by Grant between field work) Tel: +27 (0) 44 272 3077 / Cell: (SMS +27 (0) 82 413 6895) or e-mail Grant at: or you can simply press here to send an addressed e-mail to gmmcilrath@mweb.co.za
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project brings thousands of people from around the world together to experience The Meerkat Magic and harmony of sharing space with wildlife in The Meerkat Magic Valley of Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa.
Thank you to all our International Meerkat Friendly Supporters - Meerkat Veterans - Meerkat Veterans have done the walk, they can talk the talk! Elite Meerkat Veterans are regular visitors to The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project and The Meerkat Magic Valley. Without your help and support over the years The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project could not survive! Our visitors galleries are a visual list of our special guests watching Wild meerkats / meerkat / suricates / suricate at The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa.
You may have watched many meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates films over the years, including Meerkat Manor, but imagine watching and walking with Wild meerkats / suricates- like your very own unedited personalised wildlife documentary like Tour? Become a Meerkat Veteran, or even an Elite Meerkat Veteran.
I love you Everlastingly My WIFE Laura Jane Mc Ilrath (Maiden name Laura Jane Seymour) - MY Meerkat Lady, my inspiration! From YOUR HUSBAND Grant M.Mc Ilrath - The Meerkat Man!
Laura Jane Seymour The Meerkat Lady and member of The Meerkat Magic Project Team with The Ungulungu Meerkats / Meerkat / Suricate / Suricates members of The Shy 5 at The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in The Meerkat Magic Valley near The Meerkat Mansion around Oudtshoorn Western Cape of South Africa.
EQUINE TOUR INFORMATION BELOW
* This is not a meerkat / suricate tour *
Horse Riding and Equine Therapy Attractions and Activities in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa
Ikkos eco horse riding trails and tours.
An outstanding equestrian experience, run by Laura Jane Mc Ilrath (Maiden name Laura Jane Seymour) - A.K.A - The Meerkat Lady.
Situated in The Meerkat Magic Valley in association with The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project around Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa.
Relax with our gentle, friendly equines in this beautiful landscape, an experience for the entire family!
We also offer a variety of unique equine activities that you can't do anywhere else in or around Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa.
If you don't want to ride we offer equine therapy - come out and walk our horses, ponies and donkeys out in the bush for a relaxing, laid back, leisurely stroll.
Also there is the opportunity for you to come out and spend an hour or two grooming, feeding and getting to know our horses and find out more about equine health, care and behaviour.
The Greek word for horse is Ikkos, the "Great Light", come and enjoy our enlightening all round equestrian experience.
Contact Details:
The best way to contact Laura Jane Mc Ilrath (Maiden name Laura Jane Seymour) - A.K.A - The Meerkat Lady is to send her an SMS (mobile text...) to the following number for the quickest response: +27 (0) 76 600 1115
Alternatively you can send an addressed e-mail to Laura Jane Mc Ilrath (Maiden name Laura Jane Seymour) - A.K.A - The Meerkat Lady by pressing the following link: horsetrails@hotmail.co.uk
If you wish to adopt or sponsor an Ikkos Equine...to view all of the Ikkos Equine Sanctuary Adoption Information and Ikkos Equine Sanctuary Adoption Profiles: Press here
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You can visit The Ikkos eco horse riding trails and tours section on The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project Wild Web Site by pressing the ABOVE BANNER or at the following link: press here.
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If you want to be on a smaller more exclusive wild meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates viewing Tour, then a great time to visit is in Winter - from May to August...just bring warm clothes and a thermos flask of hot liquid, fewer guests visit each day in the off peak season for Tourism. Or you can book the entire Tour morning just for yourself for a very personalised experience.
This could be you Watching Wild meerkats / suricates at The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project on your very own wildlife Tour, in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa!
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IT IS ILLEGAL to keep meerkats / suricates as pets in South Africa, with large associated fines as they are classified as wildlife, sadly many selfish and ignorant people are still doing this - and when the demand is there so is the supply - tragic!
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project does not support the unsustainable and harmful commercial trade of wild meerkats / suricates. Or capturing of wild meerkats / suricates for pets. None of the study animals at The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project have ever been fed, captured or handled in any way.
The animals at The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project do not have hair cuts that can interfere with their heat regulation / thermoregulation, or other artificial markings that can break up their camouflage and give their location away to predators, and none of the study animals have been fitted with telemetry / transmitters / radio collars that could get caught in vegetation and make the animal more obvious to predators, and need to have the animal captured and handled for this.
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project is a behavioural observation and applied conservation ecology open source research project, focussing on conserving wildlife habitat by investigating alternative land usage and sustainable practices in highly sensitive ecosystems.
This is primarily achieved through generating funds for our work by Observe and Conserve Eco- Tourism and Agri - Tourism which assists in subsidising land owners, so that farming is no longer the only source of income in highly sensitive eco- systems that occur on our Study Sites. With the removal of large quantities of farm stock, which can cause trampling of the environment, conservation of naturally occurring resources is sustainably achieved through zonation of properties.
**** Virtual Meerkat / Suricate Tour Video File Downloads! ****
You are welcome to download these Virtual Meerkat / Suricate Tours of morning Sunrise Tour experiences Watching Wild meerkats / suricates at The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa. The files play in Windows Media Player and are in WMV format. Enjoy! Please press here to go to the File Download area.
To read a concerned article about captive meerkats / suricates press here.
The SHY 5 is a unique conservation and tourism concept in the world created by The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project! To find out more about these animals and why they have been chosen please Press here.
You can go behind the scenes and science on your wildlife Tours here. Your visit helps fund the only Wild meerkat / suricate conservation in the world! The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project helps subsidise local landowners with an alternative income generated by Observe and Conserve wildlife observation on their properties. This changes land usage from intensive farming practices that often damage the natural environment, which are then reduced or stopped completely whilst still generating an income for the land owners through Observe and Conserve ecotourism and conservation which is sustainable with The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project.
To capture The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project Experience, Grant M. Mc Ilrath wrote a poem, you can read it if you
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Please note that The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project also does many charity school educational presentations funded through your sustainable Observe and Conserve Eco-tourism, and employs local previously disadvantaged communities.
Grant M. Mc Ilrath- A.K.A - The Meerkat Man after giving a Charity presentation to a disadvantaged school at the C.P. Nel Museum in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa.
Grant M. Mc Ilrath- A.K.A - The Meerkat Man with school pupils from Lategansvlei Primary Farm School in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa.
Grant M. Mc Ilrath- A.K.A - The Meerkat Man with school pupils from Junior Primary School (3rd presentation) in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa - note the adorable meerkat pupils.
ARE YOU LISTED WITH THE MEERKAT MAGIC CONSERVATION PROJECT YET?
Is YOUR business a Meerkat Friendly Supporter yet? Meerkat Friendly Supporters are people who support the Observe and Conserve alternative land usage management principles and responsible, sustainable Eco- Tourism and active conservation demonstrated by The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project!
To view the Best Meerkat Friendly Project Supporters starting from 2005, these Supporters have sent the most guests to help fund The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project and are highly recommended to you! To find out more about them and what they can offer you Press here.
Are you looking for Accommodation and Activities in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa? Please support the Meerkat Friendly Supporters who are listed here on The Wild Web Site - Your Wildlife Friendly Information Portal- to view the various Meerkat Friendly Supporters please press the link here: Press here.
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project has chosen the Wild meerkat/ suricate as our main symbol, as we believe that the Wild meerkat/ suricate is the perfect example of teamwork, being one of the most co- operative mammals on earth, and we are able to gain wisdom from nature by observing their teamwork and then applying it to all sectors of our lives!
By taking good care of themselves as individuals each Wild meerkat/ suricate improves the success and survival chances of all other individuals in the group. Each business that works together with The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project, can be seen as an individual meerkat / suricate, within a lager group of Meerkat Friendly Supporters. Everybody then benefits each other from reciprocal marketing and resource sharing networks across the world, ultimately conservation benefits from this synergy!
**The above animation is just a very small preview of screen saver 2 which has over 136 slides and includes all the 52 slides from screen saver 1 also- the actual slides are 800 resolution and more**
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To find out who is this months current "Best Project Supporters" are and to find "Meerkat Friendly" Accommodation or areas to visit who support The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in some waypress here.
GET YOUR FREE POSTERS, BROCHURES, MARKETING MATERIALS, DESKTOP WALLPAPERS, VIDEO AND MORE FROM THE FILE DOWNLOAD SECTION: To all The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project supporters- please download the latest information for your guests here.
The files are in Zipped Compression Format for faster downloads to your machine. You can also open and print the files without downloading them if you prefer, please choose the unzipped files for this.
No tame or previously captured or ever released from captivity meerkats / suricates are worked with at The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project!The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project does NOT feed or protect wild meerkat / suricate populations from predation at all, and wild meerkats / suricates treat the observers here as objects that they trust due to highly selective ethical neuro linguistic programming habituation techniques that require many years to implement and constant care to maintain, this selective trust from wildlife.
This allows the collection of very accurate unbiased by the observer, data on natural wildlife behaviour. It would be unethical to interfere with the predation process, this is not a zoo environment, but a natural wild setting.
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project values your visit and asks you to please help support this Wildlife Research and Conservation Project by telling another person about us, to do this press here.
We care about humanity and wildlife working together in harmony, and we are actively making a difference through the use of sustainable alternative land usage practices, unique in the world tourism ventures, social upliftment through job creation and active Conservation Through Education! The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project is also an Environmental Restoration Initiative, restoring a natural balance on properties by removing alien vegetation, and allowing damaged farmlands to recover from intensive farming practices by removing livestock so that wildlife that occurs naturally in these areas can survive and restore the natural balance in their environment. This is partly achieved by generating an income for landowners through alternative sustainable land usage practices through ecotourism and wildlife research and conservation based on the Observe and Conserve principles.
View our Ostrich Eco Tour archive of Ostich images and guests watching them...
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Wildlife Art Tour information:
To find out more about the latest Wildlife Art Tour, Art on the Wildside information by Estelle Mc Ilrath- World Famous Art Teacher press here.
Wild Dog, Elephant, Dolphin Tour information:
To find out more about the latest Wild Dog, Elephant, Dolphin Tour information by Mandy Young- World Famous Psycho- Therapist and Eco- Therapist press here.
HOW TO BOOK AN EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION:
We believe that nature has many lessons to teach young and mature alike. To learn more about our unique in the world Meerkat Magic Team presentations press here.
To view The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project Educational Presentation pictures press here.
To book an Educational Presentation please go to the "Contact Us" menu Department: "Educational Presentations"
MEET THE MEERKAT MAGIC CONSERVATION PROJECT TEAM:
To find out more about this unique in the world example of professionals working together as a synergistic Team- like a wild meerkat group press here.
To view the Meerkat Magic Team of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in The Meerkat Magic Valley of Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape of South Africa press here.
WEATHER FORECAST:
Please remember that on a rainy day all The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project Tours are cancelled! Any deposits will be refunded in the advent of a Tour being cancelled.
Please DO ensure that you have enough time in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa for your visit. You can find a weather forecast on the left hand side of the home page.
HOW TO BECOME A SPONSOR: The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project is self funded, and it is our passion to share this unique in the world ethically habituated wildlife experience with the public. This is the only Wild meerkat / suricate conservation in the world funded through Observe and conserve Eco-Tourism.
To find out what equipment etc., is currently needed through sponsorship/donation here at The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project, and if you would like to contribute to Conservation Through Education and help with this vision, you will be recognised for your contributions on this Wild Web Site press here.
HOW TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST MEERKAT MAGIC CONSERVATION PROJECT NEWS, SUBSCRIBE HERE TO RECEIVE THE FREE NEWSLETTER:
No information that you supply will be given out to anybody, and is only used for your newsletter- you can read the privacy policy regarding your guarantee to absolute privacy from others press here.
You can visit many different categories and topics to find specific information. You are invited to post comments on articles, and submit your own!
Please also remember when you read articles you can send them to a friend. In addition you can subscribe to The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project newsletter, which is free and will notify you of the latest wildlife news! To subscribe to this newsletter press here.
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project has many friends and supporters- please visit the "Special Thanks!" category and also the "Links" for information about their accommodation, charities, education, cultural preservation, rehabilitation, outdoor activities and many other fantastic sites! Please rate these sites to help other visitors.
Please look at the "Main Topics", FAQ menu for many interesting wildlife answers and the "Articles Archive", to visit the FAQ section press here.
Many new pictures are added to the "Media Galleries" especially in the winter months, to view the members only areas first please DO log in. To view the hundreds of photographs in the media galleries press here.
Are you a Meerkat Veteran - an actual visitor Meerkat Friendly Supporter who has done a Tour with The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project...HOW CLEVER DO YOU FEEL? WHY NOT TAKE A WILDLIFE TEST FOR YOURSELF...
Members and any other visitors can now also play the "Test Yourself..." quizzes when logged in or just visiting the web- who will get the highest score, only members names and scores are listed when they are logged into The Wild Web Site and play the quizzes, which country will do the best?
On this unique in the world Wild Web Site you can discover The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project, and the real life "soap opera" stories of Meerkat Magic wildlife. Films have been inspired by the amazing soap opera lives of our Wild Meerkats/ Suricates!
You may have visited them, now you can read all about the latest "juicy" gossip about the Wild Meerkat Group: Ungulungu.
This category has interesting information about the Wild UNFED meerkat / suricate group that visitors can currently observe on their Sunrise and Sunset Tours at The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in Oudtshoorn, South Africa.
To read about these amazing wild meerkats / suricates press here.
UNITY IS STRENGTH!
HAVE YOU MET THE WILD MEERKAT / SURICATE "STARS" ON A SUNRISE OR SUNSET TOUR YET?
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project Sunrise and Sunset Tours each day, keep depression and stress at bay!
Visit the real world, the simple to understand world, the fragile world of nature...and discover the harmony that exisits in the wilderness...
You can visit The Ikkos eco horse riding trails and tours section on The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project Wild Web Site by pressing the ABOVE BANNER or at the following link: press here.
Secure online Payments / Donations / Sponsorships can be made with Paypal to The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project located in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa and to The Ikkos Equine / horse / pony / donkey sanctuary located in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa from anywhere in the world in a few simple clicks!
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project wild meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates conservation in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa Paypal account is: gmmcilrath@mweb.co.za
The Ikkos Equine / horse / pony / donkey sanctuary located in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa Paypal account is: horsetrails@hotmail.com
You can visit the secure payment area of the Paypal site at the following link: Press here
To learn more about supporting The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project wild meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates conservation in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa Press here
To learn more about how to Adopt / sponsor an Ikkos Equine from
The Ikkos Equine / horse / pony / donkey sanctuary located in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa
Press here
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HAVE YOU WATCHED MEERKAT MANOR OR OTHER MEERKAT / SURICATE FILMS - NOW WATCH MEERKATS / SURICATES FOR REAL IN THE WILD HERE! -PRESS HERE FOR THE LATEST TOUR INFORMATION-
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YOU CAN NOW ADOPT WILD AND FREE MEERKATS / SURICATES IN OUDTSHOORN WESTERN CAPE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND HELP TO CONSERVE THE WILD MEERKAT / SURICATE HABITAT. PRESS HERE TO FIND OUT MORE!
ALL MEERKAT / SURICATE STUDY ANIMALS AT THE MEERKAT MAGIC CONSERVATION PROJECT ARE WILD AND FREE ROAMING AND UNFED AND UNCAPTURED AND NEVER HANDLED!
DO NOT SUPPORT THE MEERKAT / SURICATE PET TRADE PLEASE!
PLEASE RATHER WATCH THEM IN THE WILD WHERE THEY BELONG... THE ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD TO WATCH THIS WILD FREE ROAMING UNFED MEERKAT / SURICATE SUB-SPECIES UP CLOSE IS HERE IN THE MEERKAT MAGIC VALLEY AND SURROUNDING STUDY SITES!
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The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project has chosen the Wild meerkat/ suricate as our main symbol, as we believe that the Wild meerkat/ suricate is the perfect example of teamwork, being one of the most co- operative mammals on earth, and we are able to gain wisdom from nature by observing their teamwork and then applying it to all sectors of our lives! 
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