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Bär (6. Januar 2019, 16:23), SarahSofia (6. Januar 2019, 16:10)
gibt es noch eine andere Möglichkeit zum Löschen der Glut (außer Wasser), die mir nur nicht einfällt ??
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Kruger National Park management would like to acknowledge the many complaints that have been posted in recent times about facilities at Nkuhlu picnic site and SATARA Rest Camp. A senior hospitality manager has been dispatched on a fact finding mission to both sites , he has been mandated to compile a report upon which recommendations will be made and implemented. We appreciate the feedback from the guests and apologise for any inconvenience caused. We always aim to give guests a worthwhile experience in the KNP and undertake to rectify the situation.
Our social media platforms have been created for your convenience and for us to be able to communicate better with our clients, any other page that we can’t access only helps to fan the fires without offering solutions. If you, our guests, have complaints, kindly post on our official pages as we are not able to monitor the many accounts opened in the name of the Kruger National Park. We will keep you posted on developments regarding how we aim to rectify the problems that you have brought to our attention.
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Imagine listening to Beethoven and Bach as the sun sets over the savanna. Add some scenic dining plus a game drive or two, and you’ve got a winning recipe for a weekend away. Book now for the SANParks Honorary Rangers’ Sunset Serenade in 2019 and secure your spot at this melodious meeting of nature and culture. By Nell Hofmeyr
Every year, for a long weekend, the Kruger National Park transforms into what must be SA’s most unique concert hall. Visitors flock to the Mopani Rest Camp for a four-day celebration of music, tranquillity and nature – all to raise funds for conservation.
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Deshalb löschen wir immer die Glut. Egal ob Wind oder nicht. Die Grills stehen oft so nah an den Strohdächern, da hätte ich viel zu viel Angst, dass etwas passiert.
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gerade kommt der WildCard-Newsletter rein - (Der Link ist für Gäste ausgeblendet. Um ihn zu sehen, bitte registrieren!)leider in der (Der Link ist für Gäste ausgeblendet. Um ihn zu sehen, bitte registrieren!) von SAN Parks gepostet (daher nur für Mitglieder dieser Gruppe sichtbar ) - aber Afsaal wurde komplett renoviert und wird nun ebenfalls von Tindlovu betrieben, sowohl der Picknick-Bereich, aber auch Küche/Kaffee-Ausschank und Store wurden komplett überarbeitet, die Bilder verheißen Gutes
sobald was Offizielles von SAN Park kommt (davon ist in Bälde auszugehen ) wird der Link nachgreicht
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Explore 200km of unspoilt nature on your bicycle – the Addo Cycle Charge in May 2019 is one ride you won’t want to miss! By Gaynor Siljeur
Picture cycling through the beautiful bush of the Eastern Cape, knowing that around the next bend you could see a herd of zebra or even a family of elephants. That is what awaits on the Addo Cycle Charge. This six-day ride through South Africa’s third largest national park, the Addo Elephant National Park, is an experience you’ll want to tick off the bucket list!
Taking place from 26 to 31 May 2019, the Addo Cycle Charge is hosted by the SANParks Honorary Rangers, a group of passionate volunteers that support conservation in our national parks. Funds raised by the Addo Cycle Charge are ploughed back into the national parks, so while you’re having the time of your life you can also contribute to protecting our wild places.
The camp set-up:
During the duration of the tour you will stay in comfortable tented camps with available ablution and toilet facilities.
Cycling gear:
If you decide to embark on this amazing ride, it is highly recommended that you fit your bicycle with tubeless tyres as the terrain includes varying degrees of sand, stone and fine gravel.
Cost:
It will cost you R7,650 per person and R11,850 per couple. The includes:
transfers to and from Darlington Dam
tented accommodation
all meals and refreshments
Choose to stay an additional night and you’ll be charged an extra R750 per person. (All prices exclude VAT.)
Contact:
For more information, contact Clive at cagibson@global.co.za or Rob at henwoodglass@iafrica.com
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06 February 2019
Research conducted by SANParks scientists has confirmed the presence of a female elephant roaming the Knysna forest. Lizette Moolman, SANParks scientist says ‘the Knysna elephant is of the same subspecies as all the other elephant populations in South Africa, namely Loxodonta africana. The elephants that roam in Central African rainforests are of a different subspecies namely Loxodonta cyclotis.’
The latest Knysna elephant survey used camera trap technology which covered the whole elephant range. She says ‘because elephants move along defined elephant pathways, we placed our cameras on these paths and covered the elephant range evenly, with spaces between camera traps no larger than the smallest range recorded for elephants. In other words, an elephant would not reside in a gap area, between camera trap locations, for the duration of the survey. The cameras were all active for 15 months, and during this time the same female elephant was identified in 140 capture events, always by herself. No other elephants were photographically captured’
There is now more information about the elephant such as her age and behaviour. ‘She is about 45 years old and moves in the indigenous forest and fynbos areas on SANParks and neighbouring private land’ says Moolman. Her reproductive status is uncertain.
The camera traps have also assisted SANParks management to understand who else lives in the forest. So says Paddy Gordon, Park Manager of the Garden Route National Park, ‘camera traps have assisted to inform management not only about the elephant, but also about other wildlife prevalence and movements, and how these are potentially disturbed by both legal and illegal activities in the forests. We will use the information provided by this research to further monitor and manage the forest areas, fynbos and neighbouring private land.’
Head of Scientific Services, Stef Freitag-Ronaldson says ‘we are proud of the work undertaken by Moolman and team. SANParks has conducted numerous meetings and workshops with stakeholder groups about this research and its findings.
Some of these workshops specifically dealt with identifying, discussing and risk-analysing possible management options for the Knysna elephant.’ She adds ‘the situation is complex, with many unknowns.’
A research paper compiled by SANParks in collaboration with other scientists is now available detailing the camera trap survey: Moolman, L. de Morney, M.A., Ferreira, S.M., Ganswindt, A., Poole, J.H. and Kerley, G.I., 2019. And Then There Was One: a camera trap survey of the declining population of African Elephants in Knysna, South Africa. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 49(1), pp.16-26.
Picture of the Knysna elephant roaming the forest provided by SANParks scientist, Lizette Moolman
Media can contact: Nandi Mgwadlamba, 044 302 5633, 078 702 9663, nandi.mgwadlamba@sanparks.org
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Yesterday a Business Day article announced the findings of a trail camera census of the Knysna elephants, stating that only one elephant exists. I knew about the outcome of this study over a year ago and it did not worry me then, nor now - because it is simply (thankfully) wrong in my opinion. By the way, scientists are moving away from this form of census as it can be inaccurate.
My long years of field work on these special elephants has proved that they brought themselves back from the brink (see my book, The Secret Elephants). Additionally I undertook two DNA census's. The results of the first in 2007 indicated the presence of five (relatively young adult) females. Results of the second (2009) came up with the same five females, plus a sixth that we missed the first time round. Field work additionally indicated the presence of three bulls and of calves.
Below is a link to our peer reviewed paper of the DNA study.
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High tech DNA aside, simple measurement of hind foot diameter (and circumference measurement of dung bolus) scientifically indicates age of elephants. Hundreds of such measurements over the years has indicated we have different aged elephants here - from young calves to large bulls. Elephants are amazing animals, grieve their dead, 'speak' with infrasound, but they certainly are not capable of shrinking or enlarging their footprints. You do not have to be an elephant expert to see there are different sizes of footprints here.
I worry daily about the Knysna elephants as it is a tiny endangered population. But if I believed that only one of these elephants exists, I would be the very first person to say, 'How could we allowed this to happen?' And I am not saying this. What I would strongly recommend scientists to do though, is to undertake a comparison DNA census to determine the current numbers of the Knysna elephants.
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Following a report of a lion sighting outside the Karoo National Park on Friday, 15 February 2019 and the subsequent search for the last three days, Rangers have reported a discovery of fresh lion spoor in a farm neighbouring the park.
According to Nico van der Walt, Karoo National Park – Park Manager, Rangers patrolled a vast area again on (Monday, 18 February 2019) covering two adjacent farms and made a detailed search on these properties … “where we believed we might have some luck.”
He said all was quiet for most of the day but at approximately 16:30 a fresher spoor was found with confirmation that it was a spoor left after the rain fell on Friday night or Saturday morning. “Although it is difficult to tell how fresh the spoor is, but at least this is a positive break in the search.”
Van der Walt said the trackers were on the spoor until dark last night (Monday, 18 February) … “and has resumed with the search at first light this morning. The distance where the spoor was found is more or less 7 kilometres from the Karoo National Park’s north easterly boundary.”
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Today marks the fifth day since a lion escape in the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West, Western Cape.
This is according to Nico van der Walt, Park Manager at Karoo National Park who said the search party consisting of 14 Rangers and about six volunteers from neighbouring farms breathed a sigh of relief late yesterday (Tuesday, 19 February 2019) after a discovery of a female eland kill in an adjacent farm to the park.
He said the discovery of this kill, with most of the carcass consumed, has increased our chances of locating the lion. “A lion with a full belly is likely to sleep for some time, this will thus work to our advantage and we can gain time on the lion.”
Van der Walt said the search team followed the spoor from the kill until sunset yesterday, covering an area of about 11,8 kilometres from the park and resumed with the search at first light this morning.
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The escaped lion from Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West was yesterday momentarily spotted by ranger and tracker teams for the first time since being on the animal’s trail since last Friday.
The trackers followed fresh spoor yesterday morning in the same gorge where the search ended the previous night. The lion was briefly spotted at midday and a helicopter assisted in the search from then until late afternoon - with a veterinarian on board. The ground team swept the thick bush area for most of the afternoon where they found the fresh running spoor but the lion escaped the area.
Park Manager, Nico van der Walt, says the ranger and tracker team once again headed out at first light this morning in search of the lion. He says although they are tired, they are confident that they will successfully return the lion back to the park.
Residents on farms around the park are again cautioned not to approach the lion if spotted. Sightings should be reported to the police or the public can call van der Walt on 023 415 2828 or 082 801 2109.
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The teams searching for the lion which left the confines of Karoo National Park near Beaufort West, had a reprieve late yesterday afternoon when they were alerted to possible lion spoor on a farm to the north of the Park. They immediately went to the property and confirmed that it was in fact evidence of the lion’s presence.
Park Manager, Nico van der Walt, says the spoor was found about 60km from the Park’s boundary, to the north. The search teams remained in the area until well after dark, combing the expanse of the property. They have returned to the area this morning to continue the search. A veterinarian is accompanying the group in the event that they spot the animal and the chance of darting it is possible.
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Please note that the R536 road between Hazyview and Tshabalala Village is temporarily closed. This is due to an overflowing bridge in the Tshabalala area (outside Phabeni Gate). Guests travelling to/from Kruger National Park should avoid using Phabeni and Kruger Gate until further notice. Please make use of use alternative routes via Numbi and Malelane gates.
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Protests at Motherwell road to Addo Elephant National Park - 13 March 2019
Guests travelling to and from Addo Elephant National Park are informed that there are protests action at Motherwell road. The road is full of protesters burning tyres. Guests are advised to use the Matyholweni road.
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Following an almost month-long search for a young Lion that escaped from the boundaries of the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West in the Western Cape, the animal was successfully darted last night in the vicinity of the Northern Cape town of Sutherlands some 120 km from the Karoo National Park.
This is according to Karoo National Park Manager, Nico van der Walt who said the lion is in an excellent condition… “he looks very healthy and is currently in transit back to the Karoo National Park.”
He said this has been one of the most taxing experiences for the team involved in the recapture operation, “but their dedication day and night, sleeping out in the veld, sometimes in the rain with wind and is to be commended.”
SANParks, Chief Executive Officer, Fundisile Mketeni said we understand the conditions in which the tracking team were working under in an effort to recapture the escaped lion were very difficult. “On behalf of all SANParks staff I wish to extend our gratitude for their hard work and efforts put into the recapture of this animal.”
Mketeni also paid a special tribute to the farming community in the Northern and Western Cape for their assistance in supplying information on identified spoor. He further said the support received from the Pretoria based Bidvest Protea Coin Security during the search was highly appreciated. “Everyone who assisted without being requested to do so has shown appreciation for South Africa’s natural heritage and for this we commend them.”
According to Van der Walt the trackers picked up a new spoor in the afternoon (13 March 2019) and followed it until the lion stormed out of the bush late in the afternoon. “A SANParks helicopter was dispatched and the animal was successfully darted in the mountains at approximately 18h00.”
Van der Walt concluded by saying that quick decision-making was required after administering the dart as darkness was quickly approaching… “thankfully Sutherland SAPS provided a holding cell for the lion until the arrival of a crate from the Addo Elephant National Park this morning.”
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