On 31 May 2025, tragedy struck the conservation world when a committed leader, mentor, colleague and friend was lost. Sharon Haussmann, CEO of the Greater
Balule Nature Reserve is a privately managed conservation area located on the Limpopo
border of South Africa. It forms part of the Greater Kruger National Park through its
membership in the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR)—a network of privately
owned reserves that collaborate with South African National Parks (SANParks) to conserve
wildlife and ecosystems on a large, connected scale.