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TABLE MOUNTAIN CONFIRMED AS NATURAL WONDER

Table Mountain’s status as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature has become official after an international audit confirmed the result of a global voting process.

3 May 2012
SA ROAD-KILL TAKES ITS TOLL

Wildlife researchers studying animal deaths on South Africa's roads have reported that at least 470 wild animals were killed by vehicles on a 100km of road over a 40-day period in February/March, 2012.

12 April 2012
HUNTERS: LIFT BAN ON RHINO TRADE

Giving endangered species such as rhino a commercial value was the only way to save them from extinction, the SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association (SAHGCA) said.

30 March 2012
RHINO KILLED IN ROAD CRASH

A rhino was killed when a truck knocked it down in the Dinokeng Game Reserve (DGR) near Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, on Wednesday, the game reserve said.

30 March 2012
SOUTHERN AFRICA TO GET TRANSFRONTIER PARK

Five nations have agreed to launch the world's largest international conservation area.

20 March 2012
MOZAMBIQUE CROCODILES KILL 47 PEOPLE

The areas worst affected are the Zambezi River basin and.......

12 March 2012
KRUGER BUFFALO KILLS SUSPECTED POACHER

The incident occurred north of Punda Maria during the night.

23 February 2012
PREGNANT RHINO KILLED IN 2ND ATTACK

This same rhino cow’s mother was shot dead by poachers in 2010.

14 February 2012
BABOONS WREAK HAVOC AT ZIM BORDER POST

The problem is that they behave like human beings.......

1 February 2012
3 MORE RHINO CARCASSES FOUND

Last year, about 443 rhinos were killed for their horns in South Africa.

12 January 2012
ALL THE BEST FOR 2012

We wish all of you happiness, good health and success for 2012.

1 January 2012
BIRDING NEWS – AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT

Why did the Grey Heron do that?

23 December 2011
ANGLER SURVIVES SHARK ATTACK

The Great White shark emerged out of the water it knocked him and the front of his boat so hard that he was flung up into the air.

22 December 2011
VREDENDAL IS HOT STUFF

Vredendal recorded a record-breaking temperature of 45.7°C on 4 December 2011.

20 December 2011
POACHER CAUGHT AFTER KRUGER SHOOT-OUT

SANParks and SA National Defence Force members came across three armed suspected poachers and a shoot-out ensued.

14 December 2011
405 RHINO POACHED THIS YEAR

The number of rhino poached is up by approximately 21.6% from the 333 of the previous year.

6 December 2011
KNP TIGHTENS ON ITS BORDER GATES CONTROL

Overnight booking required to travel through the Kruger to Mozambique.

1 December 2011

ELEPHANT KILLS SA MAN IN BOTSWANA

The tragic incident happened near the Shashe River in the Northern Tuli area, Botswana.

24 November 2011
WORLD SHOWS LOVE FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN

Table Mountain named one of the new seven wonders of nature.

12 November 2011
ELEPHANT TRAMPLES GAME RANGER TO DEATH

An elephant trampled a Limpopo game ranger to death at the weekend.

8 November 2011
KRUGER RHINO ATTACKS GAME RANGER

The incident took place in the Southern area of the Kruger.

3 November 2011
INSECTS SCARED TO DEATH OF FISH

The mere presence of a predator causes enough stress to kill a dragonfly....

1 November 2011
KNP’S OLDEST TUSKER DUKE DIES OF OLD AGE

Duke was estimated to be older than 55 years.

11 October 2011
SHARK SPOTTING ALL THE RAGE IN CAPE TOWN

It appears fin spotting has become the latest Cape Town hobby.

6 October 2011
SHARK SPOTTERS TRIED TO WARN VICTIM

The victim of the shark attack was the only person in the water at the time.

28 September 2011
INTERNATIONAL RHINO DAY - 22 SEPTEMBER

The cry of a Rhino dying, in pain, or in serious distress, is one of the most terrifying and pitiful sounds any human can experience.

22 September 2011
U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO BE USED IN FIGHT AGAINST RHINO

Media Release by GalTalk Communications

The principle of the system is that it will enable reserve managers and farmers to secure the perimeters of their respective properties and to identify poachers and trespassers before they are even able to enter the area. 

22 September 2011
GERMAN GROUP TO INVEST IN ZIM PARK

The Frankfurt Zoological Society handed over equipment including a plane, 4x4 vehicles, radios, trucks, tractors and firefighting equipment, for use in Gona re Zhou National Park.

20 September 2011
ZIMBABWE POACHERS POISON WATER

Waterholes have been contaminated with the unidentified poison at the Gonarezhou, Mana Pools, Zambezi, Charara and Matsudona national parks.

19 September 2011
TOXIC RHINO HORN TREATMENT A THORNY ISSUE

The effect of the treatment on a whole population of rhinos is not clear.

9 September 2011
RHINOS FIGHTING BACK WITH OWN 'MUTI'

Rhinos have a new saviour in a treatment for their horns that is not toxic to them, but bad for anyone that consumes it.

8 September 2011
MAPUNGUBWE AREA MAY BE THREATENED

..... in future, more mining is likely to take place in environmentally sensitive areas.

2 September 2011
RED LIGHTS FLASH FOR SA RIVERS

Problems affecting the quality of South Africa’s river water include faecal pollution, eutrophication (the inflow of nitrates and phosphates), high salinity, high toxicity (from, among other sources, agricultural pesticides) and acid mine drainage.

18 August 2011
SHARK STUNS RESEARCH CREW

The Great White landed with half its body on the boat.

21 July 2011
BIG CAT TRADE A KILLER

The legal and illegal trade of leopards and cheetah in South Africa is impacting on the two species' populations.

14 June 2011
HYENA ATTACKS BOY IN TENT

The animal had ripped the tent before attacking the teenager.

14 June 2011
CAPE ZAMBEZI SHARK TRACKED OFF BAZARUTO

The first satellite transmission from a Zambezi shark captured and tagged in the Breede River estuary has been made near the island of Bazaruto, off the coast of Mozambique.

27 May 2011
PENGUIN NUMBERS IN SIMON'S TOWN DROP

Birdlife International has warned that the African Penguin, one of the world's 18 penguin species, is edging closer to extinction.

11 April 2011
LOSKOP DAM WATER 'DETERIORATING FAST'

The water in Loskop Dam, Mpumalanga, was "deteriorating fast" with permanent bacteria visible on the surface.

31 March 2011
NEARLY 1 500 BIG CAT TROPHIES EXPORTED

South Africa - Export permits for more than 1 400 Lion and Leopard trophies were issued in the past two years.

16 March 2011
CHEETAHS: EXTREME MEASURES NEEDED

Conventional cheetah conservation methods need to be abandoned and extreme measures taken to save the species.

21 January 2011
CAPE BABOONS DISCOVER NEW FRUIT

"The troop always selected one tree among thousands of trees in one of our orchards and devoured all the fruit before our season really got going.”

18 January 2011
333 RHINOS KILLED IN 2010

162 people linked to poaching the animals had been arrested.

13 Januarie 2011