"He’d promised to revitalise animal numbers and boost the tourism industry. Unfortunately, his plan to do that involved bringing back trophy hunting – the practice of killing the biggest, most impressive wild animals purely for pleasure and bragging rights. While supporters of trophy hunting touted it as a way to protect animals, claiming that hunters’ fees for slaughtering the biggest game were ploughed back into conservation efforts, the Ballantynes stood squarely on the opposite side of the debate."

Download: KS3 Prey Zone Teaching Resource

This resource pack is designed for 11-14 year olds to read, discuss and write creatively on the topics raised in the Wilbur Smith Prey Zone series.

The five key tasks included focus on trophy hunting and conservation; technology and gaming; genetic engineering and extinct animals; and creative writing. 

The five key tasks can be individual activities to be dipped in and out of, or used to support the curriculum in subjects including English; Geography; PSHE; RSHE; and Design, Art and Technology. Extended research tasks are included for teachers who wish to expand the scope of their lessons outside of the classroom. 

Prey Zone is a high-action and high-stakes thriller series, starring teen protagonists Ralph and Robyn Ballantyne. Ralph and Robyn live at Crocodile Lodge, their family ranch in South Africa, where they help with the animals, aid the conservation effort and learn the land. That is, until a mysterious predator starts terrorising the reserve. On the trail for answers, the siblings recognise the culprit from Ralph's favourite video game, Predasaur. As Ralph and Robyn follow the clues, all roads lead them to Crocodile Lodge's infamous neighbour: billionaire tech giant and hunting enthusiast Josef Gerhard. Could it really be that Gerhard is bringing the beastly creatures of Predasaur to life - and at what cost?