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OCTOBER
SPCA will fight on for 30 jumbos. (31 October, 1998)
Animal welfare's involvement in the Tuli elephant controversy did not help to improve the lot of the baby tuskers being kept on a plot, Sapa reports from Brits
Two "new" trees found at Kosi Bay. (30 October, 1998)
One tree you won't spot in the new Sappi tree spotting guide for
KwaZulu-Natal is a mangrove called Xylocarpus granatum.
New book launched in Durban (October 21) begs you to branch out and make friends with trees. (30 October, 1998)
The breezy, friendly style of this book positively begs you to drop everything and rush outside to hug the nearest tree.
Toxic Red Tide Warning. (30 October, 1998)
Members of the public were warned by Sea Fisheries yesterday not to eat black and white mussels from beaches north of Cape Town, as reports of toxic red tide had been received.
Leopards Showing Their Spots Again. (30 October, 1998)
After years of persecution by man, mountain leopards are making a comeback in the Western Cape.
"Animal Welfare and Animal Rights" - South Africa Reaches the Crossroads. (30 October, 1998)
The Rhino and Elephant Foundation wishes to express
its outrage and disappointment at the activist stance
taken by the National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) in the
media and in its current court action against African
Game Services pertaining to the Tuli elephants.
Hanekom Backs Elephant Project. (30 October, 1998)
The Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs yesterday said the training of the Tuli elephants in Brits was serving as a pilot project to determine whether it could be an alternative to culling.
Animal rights activists arrested at SA embassy. (29 October, 1998)
Two animal rights protestors were arrested outside the South African embassy in downtown Washington after they dumped "coal" outside the mission's entrance and called on international companies to boycott the country's products until captured baby elephants have been freed.
"Elephants were abused during training". (29 October, 1998)
Brits - Thirty baby elephants were abused during training while their owner Riccardo Ghiazza was not present, the Brits Magistrate's Court heard yesterday.
Transvaal Museum news release. (28 October, 1998)
The Transvaal Museum is proud to announce that Neil van Heineken of the Reptile World will be visiting us from 4 - 16 November with a selection of his beautiful animals.
The Sea Fisheries Department plans a Big Splash for National Marine Day 1998. (28 October, 1998)
Friday the 6th of November 98 is National Marine Day in South Africa. This year the Department of Sea Fisheries plan a bigger and bolder celebration than before.
Baby elephants "were not ill-treated" - vet. (28 October, 1998)
Allegations that 30 baby elephants were being ill-treated on a plot outside Brits were rejected in the Brits Magistrate's Court yesterday.
Botswana suspends sale of 20 elephants. (28 October, 1998)
The Botswana government yesterday suspended the sale of 20 elephants to Riccardo Ghiazza of South African-based African Game Services.
Killer beast still elusive. (28 October, 1998)
The elephant bull that killed a German tourist in the Phalaborwa area at the weekend has still not been tracked down.
Elephant crushed tourist's lungs รป post mortem. (27 October, 1998)
The German tourist who was trampled to death by an
elephant while playing golf on the weekend apparently suffocated to death, post mortem results indicate.
Gray's CV vanishes as Human Rights Commission threatens legal action. (27 October, 1998)
All copies of curriculum vitae for Mpumalanga's suspended
parks board chief, Alan Gray, have disappeared from government records,
officials said on Tuesday.
Delta - the one-stop website for A-Z on the environment. (27 October, 1998)
The environment has found a new high-tech ally in the form of a comprehensive and dynamic website, which was launched by Delta Environmental Centre in Johannesburg today.
Elephant that mauled tourist will be killed. (26 October, 1998)
The elephant that killed a German tourist on the golf course at Hans Merensky Country Club & Lodge near Phalaborwa at the weekend, will be tracked down and killed...
Men appear for killing pregnant rhino and her calf. (26 October, 1998)
Four farm labourers who allegedly killed a pregnant black rhino and her first-born calf for their horns will appear in the Thabazimbi Magistrates' court in Northern Province.
Kruger's wild animals maul another illegal Mozambican. (26 October, 1998)
Another illegal Mozambican immigrant was attacked and killed
by wild animals between Pafuri and Punda Maria in the Kruger National
Park over the weekend.
A home from "home" for chimpanzees. (26 October, 1998)
"War victims" of Angola and Rwanda get sanctuary in the Kromdraai valley near Johannesburg.
Fifty oxpeckers released at Shamwari. (26 October, 1998)
Fifty redbilled oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) have been released at Shamwari Game Reserve as part of the reintroduction and conservation programme of the Reserve.
Birth of three foals - the rare and endangered Cape mountain zebra: a conservation success story. (26 October, 1998)
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve announced the recent birth of
three Cape mountain zebras in the Reserve, located at the foothills of the Cederberg mountains in the Western Cape.
Live animals trade must be regulated. (23 October, 1998)
Brits legal battle could reopen international debate.
Expert saw no signs of abuse on elephants. (22 October, 1998)
Brits - The Brits Magistrate's Court resumes its hearing tomorrow on an application to allow 30 baby elephants allegedly being ill-treated to remain on a plot outside Brits.
Animal experts call for halt to elephant camp. (21 October, 1998)
The training of 30 young elephants by Indonesian mahouts near Brits in North West Province was unanimously condemned by five international experts yesterday.
Humane Society joins in elephant fight. (21 October, 1998)
The largest animal protection body in the world - America's Humane Society - has joined the SPCA in its fight to remove 30 young elephants from a Hartbeespoort Dam wildlife trading operation.
Reserve Bank considers criminal charges in Parks Board scandal. (21 October, 1998)
The Reserve Bank is considering criminal charges against
Mpumalanga Parks Board (MPB) officials.
ANC convenes marathon meeting to address corruption charges. (20 October, 1998)
Branch and regional African National Congress (ANC) leaders
were briefed about snow-balling corruption charges in Mpumalanga during an extra-ordinary provincial working committee meeting.
Surprise raids on Parks Board officials' homes. (19 October, 1998)
Government investigators have seized documents and computers believed to hold the key to secret deals totaling more than R13, 8-billion during a series of surprise raids.
Park devises new plan to monitor effect of jumbos. (19 October, 1998)
The Kruger National Park has embarked on an extensive experiment, which will span several decades, to determine the impact their elephants have on the park.
Inspection to decide fate of maltreated elephants. (17 October, 1998)
The 30 Botswana-born elephant youngsters being kept at a facility near Brits are being allowed to stay where they are until Tuesday.
Elephants stay one more week. (17 October, 1998)
Activists are divided over the conditions under which 30 young jumbos are being held.
Kruger Park restaurant burns to the ground. (16 October, 1998)
The restaurant at Pretoriuskop in the Kruger National
Park burnt to the ground in the early hours of Friday morning, reported
park spokesperson, Luther Masuku.
Langebaan lodge site to be redeveloped. (16 October, 1998)
The long-awaited re-development of the Langebaan Lodge site has been
authorised by the S A National Parks.
30 held in special ESPU operation. (16 October, 1998)
The lure of illegal hunting and trafficking in animal parts has seen an attorney and a former policeman arrested by the SAPS Endangered Species Protection Unit.
KZN conservation head addresses French wildlife symposium. (16 October, 1998)
KZN Nature Conservation Service acting chief executive Dr George Hughes recently returned from a successful trip to England and France funded by British Airways and the World Bank.
Calling all honorary conservation officers. (16 October, 1998)
The KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service (KZN NCS) appeals to all honorary nature conservation officers of the former Natal Parks Board and Department of Nature Conservation to contact the NCS head office to enable staff to update their lists.
Last-minute interdict prevents NCSPCA from removing elephants. (16 October, 1998)
The fate of about 20 young elephants the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NCSPCA) claims are being held in unacceptable conditions, remains in the balance.
Calling all wildlife rehabilitators! (16 October, 1998)
Do you offer a wildlife rescue or rehabilitation service? Do you have skills or expertise in a particular wildlife field? Are you involved in any aspect of wildlife welfare? If you are ... WILDCARE needs your details urgently for their Helpline!
Kruger to fine offenders. (15 October, 1998)
Skukuza - The Kruger National Park says it will fine visitors who disobey the rules of the park, by up to R1 500 for each offence.
South Africa's protected areas under siege. (14 October, 1998)
The Endangered Wildlife Trust reports on the threats facing South Africa's protected areas.
Tourists caught breaking rules in the Kruger Park will be fined or jailed. (14 October, 1998)
Tourists caught breaking the speed limit in the Kruger National Park, littering or feeding the animals face fines of up to R1 500 or a jail sentence, warns Park spokesperson, Sue McDonald.
Rich Johannesburg residents a threat to rare cycads. (14 October, 1998)
Wealthy Gauteng gardeners are perpetuating the illegal
trade in endangered cycads and need to be taught that it is irresponsible and ecologically criminal to buy the plants without a permit.
Hair today, gone tomorrow claim. (14 October, 1998)
A former Zimbabwe National Parks Department game ranger is locked in a struggle for compensation for the loss of all his hair, which he claims was caused by a python trying to swallow him.
Poster of mammals published. (14 October, 1998)
The Transvaal Museum shop is selling special mammal posters as part of an environmental awareness campaign run by a Midrand publishing house and Total South Africa.
Jumbos: SPCA acts. (14 October, 1998)
The SPCA has laid a charge against African Game Service for allegedly abducting baby elephants from Botswana and keeping them on a property near Brits, where they are being trained.
Fuel leak probe urged. (13 October, 1998)
Conservationists have called for a full investigation into the latest failure of Petronet's Durban to Gauteng fuel pipeline.
Fight to death with lady leopard. (12 October, 1998)
An experienced rower and runner fought a pitched hand-to-claw battle with a fully-grown female leopard in his suburban Victoria Falls home recently.
Dispossessed tribe to have stake in Hilton International lodge. (9 October, 1998)
Dispossessed villagers living in poverty near the Kruger
National Park's Numbi Gate may soon become partners in an R85-million
Hilton International hotel aimed at the world's jet set.
Conservation can ease historical hostility between game reserves and communities. (8 October, 1998)
Historical hostility between conservation authorities and tribal communities along Africa's game reserves can be a thing of the past if....
Forest dispute: plan for new talks. (8 October, 1998)
A fresh round of talks will be held on the Dukuduku issue in the next three weeks, following a mass meeting in the forest last week characterised by a display of militancy by local Inkatha Freedom Party members.
Endangered Wildlife Trust launches its sixth Vision. (7 October, 1998)
On 6 October 1998, the Endangered Wildlife Trust launched the sixth edition of its annual, Endangered Wildlife...A Vision.
"Stunned" eagle released back into the wild. (7 October, 1998)
A young long-crested eagle has been returned to the wild after being nursed back to health by Durban's Centre for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (Crow).
Formal commission to probe Mpumalanga Parks Board. (6 October, 1998)
A formal commission of inquiry headed by a senior retired judge will be established to probe the Mpumalanga Parks Board in the province's widest-ranging anti-corruption investigation yet.
Top NGOs laud 'wise sale' of young Tuli elephants. (6 October, 1998)
Amid international protest about elephant training methods used west of Pretoria, three of South Africa's leading conservation NGOs have come out in support of the operation. Read the full position statement...
Parks Board refuses to prove it followed procedures. (5 October, 1998)
The Mpumalanga Parks Board (MPB) on Monday backtracked on its
promise to release details proving that it conducted due diligence checks
on the beneficiaries of six illegal promissory notes worth R1,3-billion.
International team to study Kruger beasts' TB. (5 October, 1998)
A study of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has begun in the Kruger National Park following a recent outbreak of the disease.
Leopard attack a freak occurrence, says vet. (2 October, 1998)
The leopard attack on a group of people near Mkhuhlu in Northern Province was described as a freak accident by Dr Dewald Keet, chief state veterinarian for the Kruger National Park.
Dr Richard Leakey accepts position as director of Kenya Wildlife Service. (1 October, 1998)
Dr Richard Leakey states his reasons for accepting his old job as director of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
Moi "kills two birds with one stone" by giving Leakey Kenya wildlife job. (1 October, 1998)
Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi is killing two birds with one stone by offering his archrival Richard Leakey his old job as director of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
Promissory notes saga claims two more heads. (1 October, 1998)
The African National Congress (ANC) formally suspended two
more of its senior provincial leaders in Mpumalanga after
weeks of persistent press reports about their complicity in irregularities.
Kalahari San people object to the forming of the Kalahari Transfrontier Conservation Area. (1 October, 1998)
The southern Kalahari San people feel they were not consulted in the negotiations leading to the forming of the Kalahari Transfrontier Conservation Area between South African and Botswana.
Urgent action needed for Africa's medicinal wildlife resources. (1 October, 1998)
Many wild plants and animals valued in medicines are becoming increasingly scarce in east and southern African countries, according to a new study released by TRAFFIC.
Top student conquers America. (1 October, 1998)
The top student of the 1997 Honours group in wildlife management from the University of Pretoria, has just returned from a successful visit to Texas.
Mpumalanga finance MEC resigns unexpectedly. (1 October, 1998)
Mpumalanga's finance MEC, Jacques Modipane, unexpectedly
announced his immediate resignation from the provincial executive during a
hastily convened staff meeting at the department's head office in
Nelspruit on Thursday.
Bovine TB in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi park. (1 October, 1998)
Bovine tuberculosis is present in lion and buffalo populations in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park administered by the KZN Nature Conservation Service.
Philippine ombudsman probes water company with SA links. (1 October, 1998)
The British multi-national which has been declared as
preferred bidder to manage Nelspruit's water and waste services for 30
years has been officially accused of corruption in the Philippines.
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