Reintroduction Program Hopes to Stabilise Southern Botswana's Wild Dog Population

...As such, their presence is likely to have spin-off benefits for local communities, many of which rely on adjacent conservation areas for employment...
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Transfrontier Conservation Steps Ahead In Mozambique

...Transfrontier Conservation Steps Ahead In MozambiqueTransfrontier Conservation Steps Ahead In MozambiqueThe African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is reiterating its commitment to the concept of transfrontier conservation by appointing a technical advisor..
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Mating Habits of Rare Bird Under Discussion

...Scientists met in Spain over August 18-20 to discuss the species' breeding biology, as well as to plan future conservation efforts...
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New Book to Help Merge Conservation and Social Issues in SANParks

...New Book to Help Merge Conservation and Social Issues in SANParksNew Book to Help Merge Conservation and Social Issues in SANParksScientists from South Africa and the United States of America (USA) have collaborated on a book that they hope will enhance..
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GRAA Calls On Manuel To Reconsider Budget

...According to the GRAA release conservation agencies suffer from chronic financial problems that prevent them carrying out their conservation mandate adequately.In developed countries around the world the cost of managing protected areas is mostly fully..
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Eco Training Program Recognised at Kudu Awards

...Over the years, CET extended its conservation and development message to neighbouring communities...
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Help on General Kruger Park Questions

... Conservation FeesWhat are Conservation Fees?Every visitor to the Kruger National Park will pay a Conservation Fee for every day spent inside the Park...
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Mega Parks a Cure for Elephant Overpopulation

...He gave the Cecily Niven Memorial Lecture, entitled, "A conservation alternative for African elephants: the mega-parks and metapopulation metaphor".By creating not only transfrontier conservation areas, but also a regional conservation plan that encompasses..
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SANParks Supports Social Science Students with R1million Bursary

...that relate to fields of study offered by UP fit in with SANParks operations, including conservation management and research"...
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Hoedspruit Game Ranger Nominated To Represent Africa At World Congress

...Those individuals that fall into this category are singled out for special training and exposure to the conservation ideals of the IRF and its sister body, the Game Rangers Association of Africa (GRAA)...
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25th Big Birding Day Hopes to Attract Garden Birding Enthusiasts

...BirdLife South Africa currently has several vitally important projects which aim to improve the conservation status of our country's threatened birds...
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Coal Mine May Threaten Mapungubwe World Heritage Status

...South Africa signed a binding document with Botswana and Zimbabwe whereby it agreed to be a partner in a trilateral conservation development, the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area...
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Animal Health Working Group Gains Momentum

...) has brought wildlife experts one step closer to protecting the health of people and animals who live in and alongside one of Southern Africa's greatest conservation initiatives...
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Field Guides Elect New Committee

...He is the principal environment conservation officer for Ndlambe Environmental Conservation. Ian Owtram trains field guides at the Antares Field Guide Training Centre outside Phalaborwa...
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Professional Hunters Urged to Support Conservation

...Professional Hunters Urged to Support ConservationProfessional Hunters Urged to Support Conservation© Nigel DennisThe Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk asked professional hunters to become allies in conservation..
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Medicinal Plants Need Revised Care Plan

...They are also the key to the conservation of whole habitats which underpin healthy resilient ecosystems, and which can help combat serious problems we face such as soil erosion and flooding, as well as mitigate the effects of climate change," says Jane..
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Every Drop of Water Counts

...Amukelani adds that it is crucial to become a water conservation-orientated society now, through a lifestyle of water conservation and not by legislation...
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Leopard Forum Established

...advisory body to authorities and other interested parties on issues relating to leopard conservation...
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New Manager Appointed at Namaqua National Park

...I look forward to the opportunity to manage an area of such high conservation status - (the succulent Karoo)...
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Modderfontein Reserve Opens To The Public

...With the management and conservation initiatives put in place by Heartland, the land on which the reserve stands is undergoing massive restoration and rehabilitation work, to achieve the overall conservation objectives...
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Meet Kruger's Alien Plant Specialist, Llewellyn C Foxcroft

...He successfully completed his B-Tech: Nature Conservation through Pretoria Technikon in 1999...
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Research Issues in the Transfrontier Park Reviewed

...The talks also included research in the other conservation areas in the region that will ultimately fall into the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA).At this point, the research topics under consideration are very broad...
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Addo Elephant National Park Celebrates 80 Years

...Addo Elephant National Park Celebrates 80 YearsAddo Elephant National Park Celebrates 80 YearsAddo Elephant National Park celebrated 80 years of conservation and tourism excellence this year...
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The Bateleurs

...The BateleursThe BateleursGiving Conservation Wings© Karl Svendsen Named after a raptor that spends most of its day in flight, the Bateleurs are a group of pilots who donate their time and their 'wings' to worthy conservation..
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Conservation Champions win Kudus

...S u e Downi e and Lucky Mavradonis, with more than 30 years of voluntary involvement in conservation, were the winners of the corporate contribution to conservation award.These pharmacists have dedicated themselves to the cause of the black rhino...
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