Season 1
Shamwari: A Wild Life is a British wildlife documentary series produced and hosted by Lyndal Davies which follows the work of a special group of people who are lucky enough to call Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa both work and home.
The series premiered in the UK on Animal Planet on 15 September, 2008. There are 15 half-hour episodes in the series.
Shamwari: A Wild Life premiered in South Africa on DStv's Animal Planet channel on Monday 29 September 2008, at 12h25. New episodes air daily from Mondays to Fridays at the same time.
Repeats
Weekdays: 01h45, 19h00
Synopsis
Shamwari: A Wild Life gives you the chance to 'live your dream' as the series follows the amazing work of a very special group of people who are lucky enough to call Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa both work and home.
Their office is 45,000 acres of pristine wilderness, teeming with the world's most incredible animals - and their houses are surrounded by electric fences to keep out the lions and elephants.
Presented by Lyndal Davies, who also lives on the reserve, this unique series takes you behind the scenes of this incredible place and the hard work that goes into caring for the animals and maintaining the land.
Shamwari: A Wild Life begins with the exciting birth of a baby giraffe, followed by the release of a white rhino which doesn’t quite go to plan. Then it’s a race against time when the wild dogs escape and ecologist John O’Brien has to work against the clock to get them back.
Lyndal and her team must also make preparations for a very special new arrival, in the form of one of the most elusive animals - a baby leopard.
Every day is different and as viewers will quickly realise, working with wild animals is extremely unpredictable.