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Submitted by Grant on Tuesday, October 26 @ 05:49:20 UTC **NEWS FLASH** MEERKAT BOOK ON SALE NOW 2016: MEERKATS the conservation book by internationally published Author Grant M. Mc Ilrath The Meerkat Man is now on sale around the world.
Hardcover; 240 pages; photographs of the Kalahari meerkats and the Little Karoo meerkats; Publisher New Holland Publishers, 2016
ISBN 1921517654, 9781921517655
** TOUR INFORMATION ** => SEND A WILDLIFE VIEWING TOUR / MEERKAT MANSION RESEARCH BASE ACCOMMODATION BOOKING REQUEST FORM BELOW - MEERKAT TOUR OUDTSHOORN WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA:
To go to the Tour booking form - and select any department as all are checked by Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Manpress here.
Adopt a Wild meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates and help support conservation - signed supporter certificate, meerkat poster and meerkat conservation information delivered globally from Britain: Press here
BEWARE OF COPY-KATS…
For a partial list of Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man's internationally published scientific work Press Here.
*** THIS IS OUR GLOBAL CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATION DATABASE WITH OVER 11 YEARS AND OVER 10.8 MILLION VIEWS! ***
July 2015: Many new images have been added to The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve Riverine Ecology taken over June 2015 at The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project gallery, including views, fauna and flora: Termites that wild meerkats eat as part of their primarily insectivorous diet and a toxic hairy caterpillar and an escape burrow showing how the interior is dry after rain in The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project- home to the Ungulungu meerkats and Tsebokolodi yellow mongooses.
** THE MEERKAT MAGIC MOMENTS IMAGE ALBUM - many images of Wild and Free meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates from Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man image archives **
Did you ever get bothered by a fly that just won't leave you alone?! Watch this meerkat / suricate and fly dance...
A meerkat / suricate gives a response to a persistent fly buzzing around their head! Watch Shongololo from the Wild and Free Ungulungu meerkat / suricate group of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve.
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CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL / NATUURBEWARING DEUR OPLEIDING IS NOODSAAKLIK
** DUE TO OUR SMALL SELECT GROUP VISITS AT ANY TIME, BOOKINGS CAN BE WAIT LISTED FOR OVER A YEAR IN ADVANCE **.
If it rains all Tours may be cancelled due to wildlife behaviours in certain weather conditions - we do not work with fed or tamed animals here.
Our focus is not on large scale over priced tourism but rather around very limited numbers of small group visits with conservation minded guests not wanting the standard 'check-list' crowded commercialised tourism. Visits are also not available at certain times of the year to ensure that the wild meerkats on The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve are not disturbed by any observers.
Exploring The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve - Ungulungu meerkat / meerkats range
Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man explores part of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve which forms the territory of The Ungulungu Wild and Free meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates range.
Included in this article are numerous videos of the area filmed before sunset press here.
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 collecting data 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.
** WATCH MEERKATS / SURICATES WILD AND FREE IN NATURE WHERE THEY BELONG IN THE MEERKAT MAGIC VALLEY RESERVE **
Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man welcomes you! You are visiting The Wild Web Site of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project and The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve.
Your Wildlife Friendly Information Portal ...
Wildlife Conservation Through Education! Learn how to Observe and Conserve Wild and Free meerkat/ meerkats / suricate / suricates and their habitat!
The above Conservation Through Education / Natuurbewaring Deur Opleiding video was filmed on the second of January 2014 featuring three of The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve Managers from left to right: Cheslin Nuys; Hans Nuys; Sam Van Raanse - presented by Grant M.Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man from The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project.
Grant M. Mc Ilrath- A.K.A - The Meerkat Man with school pupils living near The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve after a charity Conservation Through Education film presentation from Lategansvlei Primary Farm School in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa.
Conservation Through Education is essential - for every person who tells another about the plight of Wild and Free meerkats and their habitat loss through destroying of their sleeping burrows, pesticides on their food, and the illegal in most areas pet trade we can help conserve the meerkat and it's habitat - all it takes is spreading the word to help achieve our goal.
Grant M. Mc Ilrath- A.K.A - The Meerkat Man after giving a Charity presentation to a disadvantaged school visiting 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 Junior Primary School (3rd presentation) in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa - note the adorable meerkat pupils.
Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A. - The Meerkat Man of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project and owner of The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve was exploring part of the Riverine Ecology in The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve recently…
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project introduces the secretive section of The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve Riverine Ecology situated around Oudtshoorn Western Cape of South Africa.
* 06 February 2013 news * A fantastic surprise happened over January 2013 as a bat eared fox couple (Otocyon megalotis) had a litter of three babies in one of our rehabilitated areas of The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve. To read the article and also learn about The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project's concept of The Shy 5 in The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve press the following link: Press here.
MEERKAT MAGIC MOMENTS…UNCUT
Watch dozens of Wild and Free meerkat / suricate videos and subscribe for free and get notifications whenever news happens from The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve. All videos are unedited real wildlife behind the scenes and science with no tame animals, no fakes, no predetermined scripting. This is the director channel of Grant M. Mc Ilrath – A.K.A – The Meerkat Man – Observing and Conserving Wild and Free meerkats / suricates professionally since 1993 and ongoing: EXPERIENCE THEIR MEERKAT MAGIC MOMENTS UNCUT - press this link
The Meerkat Magic Mobile - the ONLY BMW in the world to EVER be sniffed and scent marked as part of their territory by WILD and FREE meerkats - the true stamp of approval - even wildlife approves of BMW! The eco - green machine!
The following main film was released in December 2010 (BMW unscripted) on the International BMW TV site - to go to the BMW TV site to watch this film please visit the following link: Press here to watch the official film on BMW'S site
MEERKAT MANSION - THE MEERKAT MAGIC VALLEY RESERVE - ACCOMMODATION OUDTSHOORN WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA - The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project and The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve is proudly located around Oudtshoorn, Western Cape of South Africa - guests can now stay with us at our own accommodation at our Research base on site - The Meerkat Mansion!
MEERKAT MANSION - SELF CATERING AND CAMPING GROUND ACCOMMODATION AND RESEARCH BASE OUDTSHOORN WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA
THE MEERKAT MANSION RESEARCH BASE IN THE MEERKAT MAGIC VALLEY RESERVE OFFERS LIMITED SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION AND CAMPING ON OUR PROPERTY IN OUDTSHOORN WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA - WHEN YOU VIST WILD AND FREE MEERKATS / SURICATES YOU CAN STAY WITH US!
Accommodation that helps to fund behavioral research run by The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project - we offer self catering accommodation (limited spaces - but camping is also available) at The Meerkat Mansion (previously closed to the public and only open to research assistants).
By staying in The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve beyond the rush of town and surrounded by beautiful views of mountains - your accommodation costs directly fund wildlife and habitat conservation work!
The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project - The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve Oudtshoorn Western Cape South Africa - Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man - guides all visits personally and has been working with Wild and Free meerkats full time in the wilderness since 1993 and ongoing - a Professional Wildlife Researcher and qualified Conservationist with numerous Internationally published scientific work!
For late 2010 and newer Wild and Free meerkat / suricate adoption / sponsor details please visit the following link: press here.
PREVIOUS ADOPTION / SPONSORSHIP NAMES:
Adoption / Sponsorship name listings for all the WILDLIFE PROTECTOR and meerkat / suricate friendly supporters of the world for Wild and Free meerkats / suricates with The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project Oudtshoorn Western Cape South Africa - year listings for: 2008, 2009 most of 2010 are listed at the following link: press here.
The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve around Oudtshoorn Western Cape South Africa is the home of the Wild and Free Ungulungu meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates group.
Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man invites you to visit Meerkat Magic Moments - Uncut - Wild and Free meerkat / suricate videos to watch for free! You can visit our channel: press here.
Greetings to all the caring meerkat fans. If you have not cast a vote yet, this will only take seconds - please do add your anonymous vote to this ongoing conservation awareness poll, and tell anybody else who may wish to make a difference- thank you for your valued time and ongoing care! Best wishes from Grant Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man - PRESS HERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO MEERKAT / SURICATE CONSERVATION AND BE COUNTED!
Please enjoy being amongst the very first to watch the Meerkat Mobile in action with BMW's unscripted film series - this is only a preview trailer of the international BMW films being released - watch how the Wild and Free Ungulungu meerkats from THE MEERKAT MAGIC CONSERVATION PROJECT - MEERKAT MAGIC MOMENTS - OUDTSHOORN WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA - feature here sniffing and marking the BMW's tyres!
THE MEERKAT MAGIC CONSERVATION PROJECT - MEERKAT MAGIC MOMENTS - OUDTSHOORN WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA - EXPERIENCE WILD AND FREE MEERKAT MAGIC WITH GRANT M. MC ILRATH - A.K.A - THE MEERKAT MAN - A PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST AND INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED WILDLIFE RESEARCHER / WILDLIFE PROTECTOR - INVOLVED WITH MEERKAT / SURICATE FILMS WITH THE BBC, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND MANY MORE SINCE 1993 AND ONGOING!
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 (** TOURS ARE ON A FIRST RESERVED BASIS WITH VERY LIMITED OPENINGS BETWEEN FILMING AND RESEARCH AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT VISITS - BOOKING FAR IN ADVANCE IS ESSENTIAL** ).
You can now experience "Your very own unedited wildlife documentary, and Walk With Wildlife in their natural environment!”, please contact Grant at: (an SMS - mobile text is the best method, or an e-mail - these are answered between field work and filming) 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
INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC WORK INFORMATION: Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man worked with The Mammal Research Institute (M.R.I) of The University of Pretoria of South Africa and The Large Animal Research Group (L.A.R.G) of The University of Cambridge in Britain for over seven years in the Kalahari from 1993 before establishing The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project around Oudtshoorn Western Cape South Africa. To view a list of some of these international scientific publications about the meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates please press here.
Conserve Wild and Free meerkats / suricates with The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project in The Meerkat Magic Valley Reserve around Oudtshoorn, Western Cape South Africa with Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man.
There are No Fed, No handled, No Tame, No marked, No Captured or experimented with animals here!
Please do watch out for anybody claiming to be working with us and with Wild meerkats / suricates when they are actually not qualified conservationists or researchers and are feeding and handling tame meerkats instead...If in doubt please DO ask if they are qualified conservationists and internationally published wildlife researchers and how many years they have been actually researching wild meerkats for to find out more about the above statement's truth....
** BE A WILDLIFE PROTECTOR WITH US - THE WILD AND FREE MEERKAT CAUSE NEEDS YOU **
Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man from The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project has been a professional WILDLIFE PROTECTOR since 1993 and ongoing!
All who are conservation friendly are welcome to join us as a WILDLIFE PROTECTOR with our Wild and Free meerkat / suricate conservation cause of The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project Oudtshoorn Western Cape South Africa press here to go to this Cause page.
Please note that The Meerkat Magic Conservation Project does not accept any responsibility for ensuring current Tour information anywhere else but in this article and through e-mails and mobile text messages sent by Grant M. Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man.
You can view listed AIRPORT - TRANSPORT - AND SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION options by pressing the link here: press here.
***** FREE TO WATCH - Meerkat Magic Moments - Uncut - Hosted on YOU TUBE Below *****
The MEERKAT MAGIC MOMENTS - UNCUT 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 MOMENTS VIDEO / FILM DIARIES CHANNEL FOR ALL THE CURRENT EPISODES AND TO SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE LATEST UPLOADS AS SOON AS THEY GO LIVE - YOU CAN VISIT THE DIRECTOR CHANNEL OF GRANT M. MC ILRATH - A.K.A - THE MEERKAT MAN AT THIS LINK:
Press Here.
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A booking Info Guide for your Wildlife Tours: Experience The Magic
Submitted by Grant on Tuesday, June 08 @ 09:58:54 UTC The MeerkatMagic Projectis located around Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape of South Africa.
These exclusive, and unique in the world tours, can be booked now:
You can send, an e-mail booking request, through the "Contact Us" menu, to experience this, total trust from wildlife!
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A booking Info Guide for your Wildlife Tours: Aims and Objectives
Submitted by Grant on Monday, June 07 @ 16:08:07 UTC Meerkatmagic contributes to this planet of ours by instilling a love and more importantly, a respect of nature and its "magical powers" in as many people, from as many diverse backgrounds as possible.
The desire and passion to preserve our natural heritage is encouraged by a completely unique in the world wildlife interactive experience.
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A booking Info Guide for your Wildlife Tours: The Conservation Vision
Submitted by Grant on Monday, June 07 @ 15:53:08 UTC * To actively create an awareness and understanding of nature and natural resources,
* through the unselective sharing of specialised knowledge,
* leading to a greater appreciation and self motivation,
* and ultimately active conservation, for current and future generations to experience,
* through the use of a sustainable social and nature upliftment,
* and alternative land usage project!
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A booking Info Guide for your Wildlife Tours: What is The Meerkat Magic Project?
Submitted by Grant on Monday, June 07 @ 15:09:49 UTC Tame meerkats are nothing like wild meerkats. It would be the same as saying that a tame dog behaved the same as a wild wolf. When the highly selective habituation techniques are in place, wild animals are not influenced by the observers presence but remain wild.
Walking your dog is not the same experience as walking with wolves, and nor is having a tame meerkat the same as working with or walking with wild habituated meerkats as at Meerkat Magic!
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**NEWS FLASH** MEERKAT BOOK ON SALE NOW 2016: MEERKATS the conservation book by internationally published Author Grant M. Mc Ilrath The Meerkat Man is now on sale around the world.
Hardcover; 240 pages; photographs of the Kalahari meerkats and the Little Karoo meerkats; Publisher New Holland Publishers, 2016
ISBN 1921517654, 9781921517655
Adopt a Wild meerkat / meerkats / suricate / suricates and help support conservation - signed supporter certificate, meerkat poster and meerkat conservation information delivered globally from Britain:
Press here Wild and Free Meerkat Conservation Tweet tweet...follow updates as they happen and subscribe for video, images as they go live here: Meerkat / Suricate Tweets here
YOU ARE VISITING THE WILD WEB SITE OF THE MEERKAT MAGIC CONSERVATION PROJECT AND MEERKAT MAGIC MOMENTS http://www.meerkatmagic.com - YOUR WILDLIFE FRIENDLY INFORMATION PORTAL WATCH WILD MEERKATS / SURICATES AT THE MEERKAT MAGIC CONSERVATION PROJECT IN THE MEERKAT MAGIC VALLEY RESERVE AROUND OUDTSHOORN WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA WITH GRANT M. MC ILRATH - A.K.A - THE MEERKAT MAN - BEWARE OF COPY-KATS / IMITATIONS WITH PRETEND RESEARCHER GUIDES AND TAME / FED / HANDLED MEERKATS / SURICATES - GRANT M. MC ILRATH - A.K.A - THE MEERKAT MAN HAS BEEN RESEARCHING WILD AND FREE MEERKATS AS A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATIONIST AND INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED RESEARCH BIOLOGIST FULL TIME IN THE WILD SINCE 1993 AND ONGOING! FOR A PARTIAL LIST OF HIS INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON MEERKATS /SURICATES press here.
GO ON YOUR OWN UNEDITED WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARY SUNRISE AND SUNSET TOUR
WHERE YOU FEATURE WITH THE WILDLIFE
WE TAKE YOU BEHIND THE SCENES AND SCIENCE!
HAVE YOU WATCHED MEERKAT MANOR OR OTHER MEERKAT / SURICATE FILMS - NOW WATCH MEERKATS / SURICATES FOR REAL IN THE WILD HERE! - PRESS HERE FOR TOUR INFORMATION -
THE MEERKAT MAGIC CONSERVATION PROJECT PROUDLY PRESENTS MEERKAT MAGIC MOMENTS MEERKAT / MEERKATS / SURICATE / SURICATES VIDEO / FILM DIARIES WATCH OUR MEERKAT / SURICATE VIDEO / FILM - PRESS HERE
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...
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