About Us

David Attenborough, Gerald Durrell, Jeff Corwin, Davis Finch, Steven Hilty and John Gimlette and has been a favourite location for documentaries including the BBC, German Television, National Geographic, Calgary’s ‘Zoo Quest’, the Discovery Channel, the World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International, Warner Brother International, Silverback, REEL Guyana and A Wild Connection with James Currie among others…

Originally established in the 1920’s by Tiny McTurk – the main compound at Karanambu served as a balata collection station for the British Guiana Balata Company which in turn supplied the British Empire with the highly coveted latex. Cattle was a natural complement that provided meat for the family and workers. To Tiny’s friends the ranch would ultimately become known as “Tiny’s Tiger Ranch” for the high number of Jaguar and Puma on the property. The first outstation was named Macidawn in tribute to Andrew McDonald who was its first manager.

It was during this period that Diane’s own passion for conservation was ignited. Caring for “Frankincense” an orphaned baby giant otter (so named as he was received as a Christmas gift) that Diane’s own life’s passion would emerge and ultimately lead to the creation of the world’s most successful giant otter reintroduction program at Karanambu. In tribute to their late father’s love for Karanambu Diane and her siblings Mickey and Constance would commit Karanambu to being Guyana’s first Private Protected Area and establish The Karanambu Trust in 1996.