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POACHER CAUGHT
A suspected rhino poacher was arrested in the N’wanetsi section of the Kruger National Park (KNP), SA National Parks said Monday 12 December 2011
SANParks and SA National Defence Force members came across three armed suspected poachers and a shoot-out ensued on Sunday afternoon, spokesperson Reynold Thakhuli said. “This led to one suspect being wounded and arrested. The other two managed to escape back into Mozambique. We are liaising with our counterparts on that side to be on the lookout for the other two men.” A hunting rifle and four fresh rhino horns were recovered. One rhino carcass was found, while the second was being sought. The man was in hospital under police guard and expected to appear in court soon. “We will be on high alert for poachers this holiday season. We will not leave any stone unturned. Since January this year, 431 rhino have been killed and 244 of them in the KNP,” Thakhuli said. Seventy-eight suspected poachers were arrested in the Kruger National Park this year.
(News24. 2011 )
WorkTravelSA to offer Cape Town / Wildlife Project Combinations for Volunteers in Africa
Volunteering in Africa has taken on new meaning. WorkTravelSA.org will, from early 2012, offer combination projects where volunteers in Africa will be able to join a social care project in Cape Town, along with a wildlife conservation volunteer project in a proper big game reserve. The social care projects, based around the greater city of Cape Town, will soon be just a 3-hour road journey from our new conservation volunteer camp in a big game reserve – home to lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo, leopard and a host of other grassland species. Volunteers are now able to combine these projects during their time spent as a volunteer in South Africa. A combination of these unique and very different volunteer projects can now be done at markedly reduced costs, as the wildlife conservation camp is only a short road transfer from the vibrant city of Cape Town. Keep checking for regular updates on developments at our newest wildlife conservation project.
13 Dec 11 | General Volunteering, News, Uncategorised, Wildlife Volunteering | Read on | Comments (0)Big Five Conservation Volunteers to Explore Lapalala Wilderness
The 36 000 hectare Lapalala Wilderness is one of the largest private reserves in South Africa. It was the first to acquire black rhino and today is one of the country’s leading private rhino sanctuaries.
Founded in 1981, Lapalala is now part of the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve within the region of our existing Big Five Conservation Project. We are developing this as a sister project to our Big Five Conservation Project as it poses similar conservation questions and would therefore become a very interesting comparative study site as we continue our volunteer work in both locations.
NEW Game Viewer for Our Big Five Conservation Project
Take a look at our NEW Toyota 4X4 game viewer, obtained for our Waterberg camps. This allows us access into some of the sample points for our conservation research which are located in more rugged terrain.
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