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ARCHIVE: NEWS
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you the latest wildlife news, articles and information
about wildlife, birds and birding, as well as other interesting
features and events in adventure sports, tourism, travel,
environmental and conservation circles. |
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'IT WASN'T A QUICK DEATH'
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Lioness kills man on private game farm.
3 February 2009 |
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SEWAGE BLAMED FOR SHARK ATTACK
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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 |
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SAPS BUSTS RHINO POACHING RING
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74 rhinos have been killed in South Africa, in state and private reserves since January 2008.
21 January 2009 |
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PROTECTING GRASSLANDS FOR WATER
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South Africa has lost up to 60% of its sensitive grasslands, threatening long-term water supplies.
9 January 2009 |
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GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARK – NEW CAMP OPENS
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South African National Parks Media Release: Golden Gate Highlands National Park – to attract more tourists to the Free State
8 December 2008 |
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KRUGER LOANS BOAT TO MOZAMBIQUES’S LIMPOPO NATIONAL PARK
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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 |
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CROC DEATHS: POLLUTION BLAMED
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The ongoing pollution of the Olifants River system would eventually result in some kind of ecological disaster.
18 November 2008 |
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WOMAN INJURED BY BUFFALO ON MOUNTAIN ZEBRA NATIONAL PARK HIKING TRAIL
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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 |
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STILBAAI DECLARED PROTECTED AREA
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The Stilbaai marine zone on the southern Cape coastline will be declared a protected area this week.
17 October 2008 |
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KNP TRAILS RANGER ATTACKED BY LION
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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 |
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THE MAGNIFICENT EIGHT SPIDERS OF AFRICA
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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 |
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SA NUCLEAR TO GET MAKEOVER
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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 |
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SOUTH AFRICA - JBAY NUCLEAR PLANT 'A DISASTER'
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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 |
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CROC DEATHS REMAIN A MYSTERY – SOUTH AFRICA
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The cause behind a recent spate of crocodile deaths at Olifants Gorge in the Kruger National Park is still unknown.
2 July 2008 |
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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK CROCODILE DEATHS PUZZLE ECOLOGISTS
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More than 30 Crocodile carcasses were discovered in various stages of decomposition.
4 June 2008 |
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KRUGER PARK - 44 RHINOS POACHED
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44 Rhinos poached in 4 years.
9 May 2008 |
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500 YEAR OLD TREASURE SHIP FOUND - AFRICA
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The ship was believed to have been the oldest wreck to be discovered in sub-Saharan Africa.
1 May 2008 |
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SOUTH AFRICA – 4 X 4s TO COME UNDER THE WHIP
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New regulations governing the use of 4x4 vehicles and quad bikes throughout southern Africa could soon become law.
12 February 2008 |
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SOUTH AFRICA FACES CONTAMINATION CRISIS
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Alarming findings contained in a series of reports.......
3 February 2008 |
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TWO NEW BORDER CROSSINGS FOR THE NORTHERN CAPE
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Border posts both in National Parks – South Africa
26 October 2007 |
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15 000 KENYA WILDEBEEST DROWN
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Indirectly deforestation could probably be the cause.......
10 October 2007 |
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ZIMBABWE DESTROYS 400 000HA FORESTS EACH YEAR
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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 |
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SOUTH AFRICA FACES WATER CRISIS
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Threats included the discharge of effluent by industry, sewage spills and chemical run-off........
30 August 2007 |
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RICHTERSVELD DECLARED A WORLD HERITAGE SITE
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It is South Africa’s 8th World Heritage Site.
28 June 2007 |
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AFRICA - ZAMBIA'S LAST 2 WHITE RHINOS SHOT
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Poachers have shot the last two white rhinos in Zambia....
12 June 2007 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS – ANOTHER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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Eskom identify '2nd Koeberg' sites....
28 May 2007 |
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AFRICA - MOZAMBIQUE - FORESTS IN DANGER
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Destruction of indigenous forests continue at a shocking rate...
23 March 2007 |
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LIONS ON A HIKING TRAIL
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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 |
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SETBACK FOR 4X4 DRIVERS AT SANI PASS
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Last chance to drive Sani Pass on gravel.....
21 July 2006 |
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FLIGHT OF THE BROWN-VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY - SOUTH AFRICA
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The migration is late this year………………
15 February 2006 |
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BIRDING NEWS – AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT
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Why did the Grey Heron do that?
23 January 2006 |
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HOW LEOPARDS ARE HUNTED IN SOUTH AFRICA
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Hunting a Leopard in this manner is killing through target shooting!
2 November 2005 |
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RECIPES AND COOKING FROM SOUTH AFRICA
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New on wildlifesouthfafrica.com - Welcome to the Recipes & Cooking pages on our website…
17 October 2005 |
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BIRDS AND BIRDING IN CAPRIVI – “GET A LIFE”
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Destination Ngepi Camp on the Okavango River.....
Barry McGaw on his recent birding trip to the Caprivi
6 October 2005 |
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The Big Bird Race – Tragedy of the Albatross
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The evil of “longlining” strikes again….
11 August 2005 |
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Interesting weather facts and extremes - South Africa
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The hottest, coldest, windiest and more climatic extremes in South Africa…..
11 July 2005 |
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Sardine Run – The greatest shoal on earth
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The sardines are moving up the KwaZulu-Natal coast………….
29 June 2005 |
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More about Warthogs in South Africa
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………basics about Warthogs…
22 November 2004 |
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Wildlife with human attributes – South Africa
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...we were asked to select animals of the Kruger National Park, having the following characteristics in human terms. |
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The Big Six Birds of South Africa
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The Big Six Birds are some of the most impressive large birds in the world.. |
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