News Archive 1996

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Cruel Legacy for Poachers Who Cater for Exotic Tastes. (31 December, 1996)

Hi-tech Solution Stems Tide of Cycad Smuggling. (27 December, 1996)

Transvaal Agricultural Union Urges Farmers not to Shoot Elephants, Hippos. (24 December, 1996)

Government in Maputo Okays Private Reserve. (20 December, 1996)

Botswana Looks for Jumbo Deal. (18 December, 1996)

Leopard Cub Killed after Street Attack. (18 December, 1996)

Namibia Eyes Okavango again as Water Crisis Looms. (18 December, 1996)

Game Park Deal Defended. (17 December, 1996)

Environmental, Responsible Care Awards. (13 December, 1996)

Decade of Research in New Bird Atlas. (13 December, 1996)

Elephant Killing Fields Fuel Ivory Ban Debate. (13 December, 1997)

Rhino Dung: Stinker of a Poser. (11 December, 1996)

They're in a Twitch Over Missing City Owlet. (10 December, 1996)

Vulture Poisoning Linked to Muti Men. (10 December, 1996)

Dolphins Stuck in Durban Harbour. (10 December, 1996)

Flood Damage in Wilderness National Park. (9 December, 1996)

Move to Investigate Viability of Trans-Frontier Conservation Scheme. (9 December, 1996)

Reserve Closed. (7 December, 1996)

Upgrade for Bird Areas Project. (5 December, 1996)

Caring for Megan is a Full-time Job. (5 December, 1996)

Snakes alive: it's an adder not a mole. (4 December, 1996)

Poacher in Hospital after being Gored by Rhino. (4 December, 1996)

Glenvista Man Held for Theft of Cycads. (3 December, 1996)

New Dolphin Tour Venture with Dolphin Encountours. (2 December, 1996)

Mpumalanga Sells Wildlife Park Rights to Dolphin. (29 November, 1996)

'Lion Man' Patterson Comes to the Rescue of More of his Furry Feline Friends. (28 November, 1996)

Rumpus over Pill for Elephants. (27 November, 1996)

Think Globally, but Act Locally for Conservation. (27 November, 1996)

Nature Spot on Jukskei River Opened to Public. (27 November, 1996)

'Conserva' or Rands. (27 November, 1996)

Mpumalanga Syndicate Crushed, Cycads Seized. (27 November, 1996)

Robinson's Resignation from National Parks a Blow to Conservation. (26 November, 1996)

Financial Blows Hit Two Conservation Bodies. (26 November, 1996)

Five Hundred Stranded Penguins Rescued from Algoa Oil Slick. (25 November, 1996)

Agriculture Official Supports Ostrich-Meat Ban. (25 November, 1996)

Conservation 'Kicked in the Teeth'. (25 November, 1996)

Man Resuscitates Puma, Five Crocodiles Escape as Flash Floods Wreak Havoc. (25 November, 1996)

SA Ostriches: EU Awaits Evidence.(23 November, 1996)

Probe into Vivisection Promised.(23 November, 1996)

Saved Egyptian Circus Animals to be Freed. (23 November, 1996)

Tusks or Tails? (21 November, 1996)

Workshop Offers a Platform to Air Views on Environmental Policy. (21 November, 1996)

A Green Scheme for Companies. (21 November, 1996)

Adopt a Chimp to Alleviate Apes' Plight. (21 November, 1996)

Site-and-Service Plots for Hundreds of Baboon Spiders. (21 November, 1996)

Funding Boost for Wildlife. (21 November, 1996)

Vulture Chick at De Wildt a World First. (21 November, 1996)

New Legislation to Protect Environment. (20 November, 1996)

Oil Disaster Threatens Penguins. (20 November, 1996)

State Vet Slams EU Ostrich Ban. (19 November, 1996)

Nominations for Enviro Award. (18 November, 1996)

Koeberg Reserve is Planned. (18 November, 1996)

Madimbo Corridor. (18 November, 1996)

Contraception in Kruger National Park Elephant! (18 November, 1996)

Environmental Partners Reap 'Green' Awards. (15 November, 1996)

Official Silence over Sale of Parks Rights. (15 November, 1996)

Shock at EU Ban on SA Ostrich Meat. (15 November, 1996)

Goodall Honoured for Research on Chimps. (14 November, 1996).

Hunt on for Business with Best 'Green' Report. (13 November, 1996)

City Engineer's Portfolio Wins Top British Award. (13 November, 1996)

City Conservator Awarded for Saving Zoo Animals. (13 November, 1996)

Kruger Park Could Accommodate Far More Elephants, Says Expert. (13 November, 1996)

A Small Hill may be a Mountain for Saldanha. (12 November, 1996)

Timber Policy a Knotty Problem. (12 November, 1996)

Conservation Groups Shocked at Poisoning of Raptors. (12 November, 1996)

Animal Trade Between South Africa and Namibia needs permits. (11 November, 1996)

MSc Study in Ecological Agriculture. (11 November, 1996)

City Zoo Haven for Rare Species. (9 November, 1996)

Environment at Root of 'New World Disorder'. (8 November, 1996)

Project Launched to Halt Degradation of Wetlands. (8 November, 1996)

Virus: Ostrich Orders off. (8 November, 1996)

SPCA Returns Cargo of Parrots. (7 November, 1996)

Mistreated Reptiles: Decision Today. (7 November, 1996)

Alien Wattles Wasting our Water. (6 November, 1996)

Dying Reptiles Rescued at the Airport. (6 November, 1996)

Investor Pulls out of Saldanha. (6 November, 1996)

Reptile imports from Madagascar banned. (6 November, 1996)

Shark-lovers Bare Teeth at City Zoo. (5 November, 1996)

Rhino Orphans Become the Best of Friends. (5 November, 1996)

Hornbill Experts Join Forces. (5 November, 1996)

Regional Consensus on Elephant Trade. (5 November, 1996)

Whales Tear up Durban Shark Nets to Save Calf. (4 November, 1996)

Gruesome Little Monster Goes on View. (4 November, 1996)

Sandy Bay Safe for the Future. (4 November, 1996)

Endangered Species Programme. (4 November, 1996)

Zimbabwe Boasts Two New Game Lodges. (2 November, 1996)

New Hope for Brenton Blue Butterfly. (2 November, 1996)

City Aquarium's Fishy Fiend. (1 November, 1996)

Japan Favours Trade in Ivory. (31 October, 1996)

Conflict Over Road Through Kruger Park Continues. (31 October, 1996)

250 Hectares at Hout Bay Donated for Nature Reserve. (31 October, 1996)

Mokaba Gets Prospecting Next to Kruger Park Reviewed. (29 October, 1996)

Green Paper on the National Environmental Policy for SA. (28 October, 1996)

Release of Green Paper on Biological Diversity. (28 October, 1996)

Python Patient is Going Home. (25 October, 1996)

Mining in Madimbo Corridor to be Reviewed. (25 October, 1996)

Elephant Cow Doesn't Like Knysna Forest. (25 October, 1996)

New Wildlife Rehabilitation Programme for Southern Africa. (24 October, 1996)

National Parks Board Appeal Turned Down. (23 October, 1996)

Birding Day. (23 October, 1996)

Scientists Aim Natural Enemy at Water Weed. (22 October, 1996)

Smuggled Birds to be Flown Home. (22 October, 1996)

Sappi Told to end Beach Pollution. (22 October, 1996)

New National Park in Namaqualand. (22 October, 1996)

Irony and Ivory. (22 October, 1996)

Tour Companies Fight Over Ugandan Gorilla Permits. (22 October, 1996)

Special Team Trained to Wage War on Alien Trees. (19 October, 1996)

Birth Control Tests for Kruger Park Elephants. (17 October 1996)

Happier Times Ahead at Sea World for Orphaned Seal Jabulani. (17 October, 1996)

ECO-ACT - No Ordinary Green Programme. (11 October, 1996)

National Park in Namaqualand. (11 October, 1996)

Ecotourism Company Spreads its Wings over Africa. (11 October, 1996)

Environmental Journalists Honoured at Awards Function. (11 October, 1996)

PEAK Studies the Environment. (10 October, 1996)

Game Not Fazed by Fires. (10 October, 1996)

Thirty Children's Environmental Education Centres to be Sponsored. (10 October, 1996)

Nature Being Destroyed by Rwandan War (7 October, 1996)

Fire is 'Good News for Tourists'. (7 October, 1996)

Bringing the World to Botswana. (5 October, 1996)

Wite Lioness Spookie is 'Okay' after Heart Op. (5 October, 1996)

Take a Steam Train to Nature. (5 October, 1996)

36 Illegally Imported Iguanas Seized in Raid on House. (5 October, 1996)

Rapid Recovery of Kruger Park Grazing Expected after Fires. (4 October, 1996)

Police Alert for Smugglers after Elephant Massacre in the Congo. (3 October, 1996)

25% of Kruger Park Grazing Destroyed in Runaway Veld Fire. (3 October, 1996)

Rare White Lion Cub to Undergo Heart Surgery. (3 October, 1996)

Strained Relations over Island, River. (1 October, 1996)

Newspaper Reporters Top Green Awards. (1 October, 1996)

Superpark - Phase One. (30 September, 1996)

Elephant Tails Found in Jeppe Factory. (28 September, 1996)

World Bank Plan for Wildlife in Mozambique. (26 September, 1996)

Pallo Jordan Calls for Cultural Inclusivity. (25 September, 1996)

Rhino Born in German Zoo to be Released in Namibia. (25 September, 1996)

Hunt to Save or Kill Kin of Famous Lions. (24 September, 1996)

Lions Evade Capture in Northern Province. (20 September, 1996)

Council to Develop Stone Age Cave. (20 September, 1996)

Protecting the Horn of Africa. (19 September,1996)

Looking again at Conservation. (18 September, 1996)

Crocodile Bites off Worker's Arm. (18 September, 1996)

Spotter Planes Donated to Parks Board to Combat Poaching.(18 September, 1996)

Zimbabwe's National Parks Face Financial Crisis. (18 September, 1996)

Reviewing East Africa's Ecotourism Industry: Tuks Researchers Head for Uganda to Upgrade Park. (17 September, 1996)

Adding to Tourism Training. (17 September, 1996)

R20-million Grant for Environment. (17 September, 1996)

Pretoria Vet Uses Computer Technology in the Interests of Animals. (16 September, 1996)

Thulamela Citadel Excavations to Carry on Until End of Year. (16 September, 1996)

First Step towards Dream Jumbo Kruger Park. (16 September, 1996)

Feline Aids Poses No Threat to Man or Beast, Say Experts. (16 September, 1996)

Boteti Hippos Stranded but Peaceful. (13 September, 1996)

Zimbabwe Snaps up Wildlife Awards. (13 September, 1996)

Exciting Finds as King's Skull Removed from Grave. (12 September, 1996)

King Ingwe's Grave a Treasure Trove. (10 September, 1996)

AA to Withdraw Services from Kruger Park in Funding Dispute. (10 September, 1996)

29 Blue Cranes poisoned in Overberg. (9 September, 1996)

Air Force Gets Two New Cheetahs - With Legs. (9 September, 1996)

Award for St Lucia Campaign. (7 September, 1996)

Three Die in Delta Tragedy. (6 September, 1996)

New Director for Wildlife Department in Botswana. 6 September, 1996)

Harbour threat to Kosi Bay! (6 September, 1996)

Good News for Rhino Conservation in South Africa (5 September, 1996)

Kruger Park Camps to be Scaled Down (4 September, 1996)

New Policy Sought on Elephant Management (4 September, 1996)

Agreement on Endangered Species Conservation (4 September, 1996)

Table Mountain Park will be managed by the National Parks Board (4 September, 1996)

National Parks Board Aims to Play Key Role In Transfrontier Park (3 September, 1996)

Primate exports stopped (2 September, 1996)

Mala-Mala Leopards Make Front Page News (2 September, 1996)

Tsetse Fly: To Spray or not to Spray? (30 August 1996)

Death by Elephant. (30 August, 1996)

Four New National Parks for South Africa (29 August, 1996)

No Plans to Relocate Hippos in Okavango. (23 August 1996)

On the Road with Moseka-Phofu. (23 August, 1996)

Whales can now be viewed at Cape Vidal (20 August, 1996)

National Gamebird Survey - A Call For Field Observers. (8 August, 1996)

New Name for Tsitsikama Forest and Coastal National Park. (11 July, 1996)

Better Protection for Encephalartos Species in South Africa Under Way with Release of Draft Policy Document. (9 July, 1996)

Rhino Born Near Johannesburg. (2 July, 1996)

Special Poster Released for the South African Natural Heritage Programme. (31 May, 1996)

Birds of Prey and Farm Reservoirs - a Serious Threat. (30 May, 1996)

Film Festival to Become a Biennial Event. (15 May, 1996)

National Register of Protected Areas for South Africa. (6 May, 1996)

Riemvasmaak Area Excluded from Augrabies Falls National Park. (22 April, 1996)

New Project to Educate Travellers about South Africa's Coastline. (17 April, 1996)

Green Event of the Year: Connepp Discussion Document Released. (5 April, 1996)

Prospecting in the Madimbo Corridor to be Halted. (20 March, 1996)

New Publication Depicts the State of the Environment in South Africa. (14 February, 1996)

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