Nature

Clever honey badger opens fridge
June 4, 2012, 11:30 AM | 1 Comments

Honey badgers are powerful, resourceful and not easily intimidated when looking for food, as Cope LP Nick Koornhof discovered when his fridge was raided.

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Conservationist Gerhard Verdoorn
A raptor jackpot
June 1, 2012, 10:20 AM | 0 Comments

As former CEO of BirdLife SA, conservationist Gerhard Verdoorn has spent many days in the bush, but there's one day he'll never forget. That's the day he hit the raptor jackpot in Kruger. By Ilse Bigalke

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Bites and stings – When to panic about scorpions
May 30, 2012, 7:38 AM | 1 Comments

How do you distinguish a poisonous snake, scorpion or spider from one that is harmless? Below is a quick guide to the good, the bad and the ugly.

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Bites and stings – When to panic about spiders
May 28, 2012, 9:37 AM | 5 Comments

How do you distinguish a poisonous snake, scorpion or spider from one that is harmless? Below is a quick guide to the good, the bad and the ugly.

 

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Decline in Pel's numbers
May 16, 2012, 8:19 AM | 0 Comments

Surveys for Pel’s fishing owl Scotopelia peli along the major river systems in the Kruger National Park over the period 2007-2010 indicate a major decline over the last 18 years.

By André Botha, Birds of Prey Programme Manager, Endangered Wildlife Trust

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Olifants River Not Healthy
May 14, 2012, 8:01 AM | 0 Comments

There has been a major decline in some bird species along the Olifants River especially. Water birds and raptors were counted in a survey along the Luvhuvhu and Olifants Rivers in the Kruger National Park from 2007-2010.

By André Botha, Birds of Prey Programme Manager, Endangered Wildlife Trust

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Interesting crocodile behaviour
May 7, 2012, 11:56 AM | 1 Comments

Dr Jannie Snyman was travelling on the S44 near Olifantskop in the Kruger National Park when he came across a curious scene on a low-level bridge.

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The lioness and the car door - part 2
May 3, 2012, 7:03 AM | 7 Comments

A lioness opens the car door of a couple whose car breaks down in the middle of a lion pride. By Theuns and Elzet Hurter
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A most extraordinary kill
May 1, 2012, 4:07 PM | 3 Comments

Have you ever witnessed something out of the ordinary? KwaZulu-Natal resident, Ron Van Rooyen, experienced far more than he ever thought possible on a camping trip to the Kruger National Park.

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