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Animals Archive
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A parks board sells rhinos to hunters
Posted on July 6, 2009 | 2 CommentsHard on the heels of news about escalating rhino poaching and illegal hunting in South Africa comes almost unbelievable news that the Eastern Cape Parks Board, a provincial conservation agency,... -
Rhino threatened by hunting
Posted on March 12, 2009 | 6 CommentsThe Wildlife & Environment Society of SA (WESSA) and other NGOs are questioning the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa (PHASA) about rhino being hunted for the horn trade by... -
Rhino threat – again
Posted on January 25, 2009 | 4 CommentsDistressing news from the land of Ian Player and all those who contributed to one of Africa’s great conservation success stories – the operation to save the last southern race... -
Of white rhinos and white lions
Posted on December 14, 2008 | No CommentsMarion, my partner, is a child of the Little Karoo, a collection of beautiful, semi-arid valleys and mountains sandwiched between the Langeberg range that delineates the northern extremity of the... -
Battle of Kruger goes mainstream
Posted on November 9, 2008 | No CommentsNational Geographic Wild channel is currently screening a documentary, Battle of Kruger: Caught on Safari about one of the most amazing viral videos ever shot. The amateur video (see below)... -
Kruger and climate change
Posted on August 2, 2008 | 2 CommentsThe IPCC‘s technical paper on Climate Change and Water (pdf), published in June, features some dire numbers for South Africa’s premier national park, the Kruger National Park. Should the global... -
Aaaaah, It Was Wonderful To Go Back To The Bush!
Posted on June 12, 2008 | 2 CommentsUpon entering Klaserie Game Reserve we were delighted with the welcoming committee of a solitary Brown Snake Eagle perched high on a dead Leadwood as we zooted off to our... -
Elephant options in Africa
Posted on May 2, 2008 | 1 CommentNo doubt you have heard by now that South Africa has decided that culling will once again be an optional intervention in the management of elephant populations, albeit an intervention... -
Mother of All Crocodiles
Posted on April 2, 2008 | No CommentsMadikwe, short for Madikwena, meaning Mother of All Crocodiles is a shining example of ecotourism success in Africa. This 76,000 hectare reserve was created in 1994 and was the subject... -
Man-eaters of Eden
Posted on December 20, 2007 | 2 CommentsWhen I first learned of Robert R. Frump’s book called the “Man-eaters of Eden” I have to confess I groaned inwardly. Thinking of the Hollywood version of the man-eaters of...