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'IT WASN'T A QUICK DEATH' Lioness kills man on private game farm. 3 February 2009 Read More ... SEWAGE BLAMED FOR SHARK ATTACK A lifeguard died minutes after he was attacked by a tiger shark at Second Beach in Port St Johns on Sunday afternoon. 29 January 2009 Read More ... SAPS BUSTS RHINO POACHING RING 74 rhinos have been killed in South Africa, in state and private reserves since January 2008. 21 January 2009 Read More ... PROTECTING GRASSLANDS FOR WATER South Africa has lost up to 60% of its sensitive grasslands, threatening long-term water supplies. 9 January 2009 Read More ... GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARK – NEW CAMP OPENS South African National Parks Media Release: Golden Gate Highlands National Park – to attract more tourists to the Free State 8 December 2008 Read More ... KRUGER LOANS BOAT TO MOZAMBIQUES’S LIMPOPO NATIONAL PARK This loan follows the donation of two boats to South African National Parks (SANParks) by the Honorary Rangers following a plea by KNP rangers for a boat to patrol the Olifants River to rid the area of illegal fishing, particularly near the Mozambique border. 27 November 2008 Read More ... CROC DEATHS: POLLUTION BLAMED The ongoing pollution of the Olifants River system would eventually result in some kind of ecological disaster. 18 November 2008 Read More ... WOMAN INJURED BY BUFFALO ON MOUNTAIN ZEBRA NATIONAL PARK HIKING TRAIL In an unusual incident, a woman was injured by a buffalo on the unguided Idwala Hiking Trail in Mountain Zebra National Park on Saturday morning, 18 October 2008. 21 October 2008 Read More ... STILBAAI DECLARED PROTECTED AREA The Stilbaai marine zone on the southern Cape coastline will be declared a protected area this week. 17 October 2008 Read More ... KNP TRAILS RANGER ATTACKED BY LION A trails ranger working in the Kruger National Park (KNP) was attacked by a lion this morning (Friday October 10, 2008) during a bush walk. 10 October 2008 Read More ... THE MAGNIFICENT EIGHT SPIDERS OF AFRICA There are the Big 5 dangerous animals, the Small 5, the Big 6 birds and now.................the Magnificent 8 Spiders of Africa. 7 Oktober 2008 Read More ... SA NUCLEAR TO GET MAKEOVER The South African government has enlisted the aid of a brand consultant to give the image of nuclear power in South Africa a major makeover. 10 July 2008 Read More ... SOUTH AFRICA - JBAY NUCLEAR PLANT 'A DISASTER' A proposed nuclear power station at Thuyspunt would be a disaster for the environment and tourism in Jeffreys- and St Francis Bay. 8 July 2008 Read More ... CROC DEATHS REMAIN A MYSTERY – SOUTH AFRICA The cause behind a recent spate of crocodile deaths at Olifants Gorge in the Kruger National Park is still unknown. 2 July 2008 Read More ... KRUGER NATIONAL PARK CROCODILE DEATHS PUZZLE ECOLOGISTS More than 30 Crocodile carcasses were discovered in various stages of decomposition. 4 June 2008 Read More ... KRUGER PARK - 44 RHINOS POACHED 44 Rhinos poached in 4 years. 9 May 2008 Read More ... 500 YEAR OLD TREASURE SHIP FOUND - AFRICA The ship was believed to have been the oldest wreck to be discovered in sub-Saharan Africa. 1 May 2008 Read More ... SOUTH AFRICA – 4 X 4s TO COME UNDER THE WHIP New regulations governing the use of 4x4 vehicles and quad bikes throughout southern Africa could soon become law. 12 February 2008 Read More ... SOUTH AFRICA FACES CONTAMINATION CRISIS Alarming findings contained in a series of reports....... 3 February 2008 Read More ... TWO NEW BORDER CROSSINGS FOR THE NORTHERN CAPE Border posts both in National Parks – South Africa 26 October 2007 Read More ... 15 000 KENYA WILDEBEEST DROWN Indirectly deforestation could probably be the cause....... 10 October 2007 Read More ... ZIMBABWE DESTROYS 400 000HA FORESTS EACH YEAR The big joke is that in May this year, Zimbabwe was controversially elected to the chair of the UN's Commission on Sustainable Development. 31 August 2007 Read More ... SOUTH AFRICA FACES WATER CRISIS Threats included the discharge of effluent by industry, sewage spills and chemical run-off........ 30 August 2007 Read More ... RICHTERSVELD DECLARED A WORLD HERITAGE SITE It is South Africa’s 8th World Heritage Site. 28 June 2007 Read More ... AFRICA - ZAMBIA'S LAST 2 WHITE RHINOS SHOT Poachers have shot the last two white rhinos in Zambia.... 12 June 2007 Read More ... ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS – ANOTHER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Eskom identify '2nd Koeberg' sites.... 28 May 2007 Read More ... AFRICA - MOZAMBIQUE - FORESTS IN DANGER Destruction of indigenous forests continue at a shocking rate... 23 March 2007 Read More ... LIONS ON A HIKING TRAIL Encounters of a dangerous kind! Their roars sounded like thunder drifting across the plains, enough to make your bones rattle and the earth shake. 8 December 2006 Read More ... SETBACK FOR 4X4 DRIVERS AT SANI PASS Last chance to drive Sani Pass on gravel..... 21 July 2006 Read More ... FLIGHT OF THE BROWN-VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY - SOUTH AFRICA The migration is late this year……………… 15 February 2006 Read More ... BIRDING NEWS – AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT Why did the Grey Heron do that? 23 January 2006 Read More ... HOW LEOPARDS ARE HUNTED IN SOUTH AFRICA Hunting a Leopard in this manner is killing through target shooting! 2 November 2005 Read More ... RECIPES AND COOKING FROM SOUTH AFRICA New on wildlifesouthfafrica.com - Welcome to the Recipes & Cooking pages on our website… 17 October 2005 Read More ... BIRDS AND BIRDING IN CAPRIVI – “GET A LIFE” Destination Ngepi Camp on the Okavango River..... Barry McGaw on his recent birding trip to the Caprivi 6 October 2005 Read More ... The Big Bird Race – Tragedy of the Albatross The evil of “longlining” strikes again…. 11 August 2005 Read More ... Interesting weather facts and extremes - South Africa The hottest, coldest, windiest and more climatic extremes in South Africa….. 11 July 2005 Read More ... Sardine Run – The greatest shoal on earth The sardines are moving up the KwaZulu-Natal coast…………. 29 June 2005 Read More ... More about Warthogs in South Africa ………basics about Warthogs… 22 November 2004 Read More ... Wildlife with human attributes – South Africa ...we were asked to select animals of the Kruger National Park, having the following characteristics in human terms. Read More ... The Big Six Birds of South Africa The Big Six Birds are some of the most impressive large birds in the world.. Read More ...