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Sweet Prickly Pear
...Field Notes
The Prickly Pear is one of the most used alien plants in South Africa, so much so that many now believe the plant is a South African species...English
Hackers vs Alien Plant Species
...Hackers vs Alien Plant SpeciesHackers vs Alien Plant SpeciesA work party of the Honorary Rangers (HR) hacked away in the Kruger National Park (KNP), clearing 590 adult Lantana plants in three days...English
Kruger Scientist Gets on Top of Alien Plant Invasions Down Under
...Kruger Scientist Gets on Top of Alien Plant Invasions Down UnderKruger Scientist Gets on Top of Alien Plant Invasions Down UnderAlien invasive species are causing a headache for conservation managers around the world...English
Invasive Alien Species Needs Closer Attention
...Invasive Alien Species Needs Closer AttentionInvasive Alien Species Needs Closer AttentionMillions of people are dependent on wild species for their livelihood...English
Findings Offer Hope in Fighting Alien Plant Invasions
...Findings Offer Hope in Fighting Alien Plant InvasionsFindings Offer Hope in Fighting Alien Plant InvasionsThe commonly held theory that alien invasive plants do not taste good to indigenous animals, and spread rapidly due to lack of predation, is being..English
Aliens Enter Kruger Through River Systems
...The prickly pear is basically the only alien plant that is widespread throughout the park and not clumped around the river systems...English
Diligence and Determination Pays off Against Alien Plant Species
...Diligence and Determination Pays off Against Alien Plant SpeciesDiligence and Determination Pays off Against Alien Plant SpeciesPlants that are taken to new environments often thrive and become invasive...English
Meet Kruger's Alien Plant Specialist, Llewellyn C Foxcroft
...Meet Kruger's Alien Plant Specialist, Llewellyn C FoxcroftMeet Kruger's Alien Plant Specialist, Llewellyn C FoxcroftLlewellyn was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1976 and grew up in the small town of Kokstad, KZN...English
KNP Man Honoured with UNESCO Award
...The Sabie River catchment covers an area of about 7096 km2 and contains a large number of different land uses and alien plant control programmes...English
Castor Oil Bush
...Habitat
This species of plant is an invasive alien from North East Africa and grows along roads and streams in parts of South Africa...English
Mauritius Thorn Plant
...The invasion by this alien plant species displaces indigenous plants and animals, reduces the productive potential of the land and impacts on biodiversity...English
Young Neighbours Discover Kruger Treasures
...nursery; a lecture on how to plant indigenous plants at your home; a visit to the alien biota research centre; a presentation on how to identify alien biota and the dangers of alien vegetation to an ecosystem and how to remove alien biota and the removal..English
Moon Cactus or Toukaktus
...Contact address: Please report any sightings of Harrisia martinii in and adjacent to the Kruger National Park to: Alien Biota Section, Private Bag X402, Skukuza, 1350 Tel: (013) 735 4114 Fax: (013) 735 4055..English
Water Hyacinth
...The Water Hyacinth is a rampant invasive alien from Tropical America which smothers water surfaces.
Habitat
The Water Hyacinth occurs in any body of water that it has been introduced to and today it has spread across Africa...English
Biohazard Yellow Bells Plant
...Alien weeds and invasive plants. A complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria. 300 pp...English
Three More Doctors in Krugers Ranks
...Alien plant specialist Llewellyn Foxcroft received his PhD degree through the University of Cape Town...English
Biocontrol in Kruger
...By spring, September 1997, Sunset Dam was completely clear of water lettuce - an incredible crash in the alien plant population was experienced due to the effect of the host-specific weevil...English
Biohazard Red Sesbania
...Alien weeds and invasive plants. A complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria. 300 pp...English
Pompom Weed
...This weed is listed as a category one plant under the Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (Act No 43 of 1983)...English
Surviving Skukuza
...Activities included visits and talks at the buffalo project and rhino boma, the alien plant project and the Stevenson-Hamilton Library and museum...English
Last Invasive Aliens Felled
...of the Roodepoort branch, tackled the last alien invader species in the staff village at Skukuza...English
Protected White Water Lily Spotted in Northern Kruger
...It was thought that this beautiful plant could only be an alien which would be yet another threat to park's delicate water system. Early in March a water lily was discovered in a spruit near Phalaborwa...English
Honorary Rangers Help Boost SANParks
...According to Andjelkovic, pre-audited figures indicate that the HRs donated in excess of R18 million in services, funds and equipment to SANParks last year, with poaching and alien invasive plant management receiving particular attention.John Turner and..English
Conservation Students Get Hands On In Kruger
...Biota Monitoring and Biological Control Breeding Centre, the Skukuza water purification plant and the waste management site...English
