Cycads Plundered

...The Lily Cycad Reserve, in the Selati Nature Reserve, Limpopo was plundered in 2008 and 103 rare cycad were taken, worth approximately R10 million.Yet it is estimated that the men doing the dirty work on the ground will only get a few thousand for their..
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Plundered Cycads

...Several more plants of the small cycad population were decimated, hacked or uprooted...
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Cycads Stolen out of National Park

..." He urged cycad buyers to ensure that they get a permit when they buy a cycad, and never to buy a plant that had been stripped of its leaves and roots. Learn more about the beautiful Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga...
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One Year Later, Plundered Cycad Shows Signs Of Life

...One Year Later, Plundered Cycad Shows Signs Of LifeOne Year Later, Plundered Cycad Shows Signs Of LifeSome of the magnificent cycad plant that was desecrated by plant thieves last July is beginning to make a recovery, and the first green shoots have begun..
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More Restrictions on Cycad Related Activities

...More Restrictions on Cycad Related ActivitiesMore Restrictions on Cycad Related ActivitiesSouth Africa's minister of environment affairs, Edna Molewa has prohibited a range of activities related to certain cycads (encephelartos)...
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Lions Surprise Runners During Marathon

...Other national parks have previously received money for such things as cycad microchipping and studies of wild cats in the Kalahari.Prizes are given to the entrant who raises the most money, with Rob Barrie winning the prize for  2004/2005, raising a..
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Traditional Cuisine With A Difference

...The major harvesting areas in South Africa are around the Modjadji Cycad Reserve and Thohoyandou in Limpopo, but the bug is also collected in Mariepskop and Salique Forests in Mpumalanga...
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Cycads Conservation

...There are legal cycad growers in the country, from whom one can obtain legal specimens...
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Tourism Indaba 2006 Awards

...James of Knysna (Knysna, Garden Route); Resort with Varied Accommodation: Forever Resorts Aventura Swadini (Hoedspruit); SC Cottage (S)/Chalets: Amohela ho Spitskop Country Retreat (Clocolan); SC Resort: Kruger Park Lodge; SC Suites/Apartments: The Cycad..
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