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EWT's Top Ten Conservationists for 1998. (27 November, 1998)
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) has run the Top Ten Conservationists awards for the second consecutive year. Read more about these ten exemplary conservationists of our time.
International
Certificate in Environmental Education. (27
November, 1998)
The SADC Regional Environmental Education Centre is offering a course
leading to an international certificate in environmental education.
Inputs
invited for workshop on lion policy for the Northern Province.
(26 November, 1998)
The Department of Agriculture, Land and Environment of the Northern
Province is inviting all interested parties to attend a workshop where
policy regarding all aspects of lion (hunting, keeping, utilising etc.)
will be discussed.
New
homes ready for Tuli elephants. (25 November,
1998)
Three privately owned nature reserves will be home to the 30 baby elephants
currently being held in Brits if the National Council of the SPCA (NCSPCA)
is awarded custody of the elephants tomorrow.
Brits
elephant trainer faces cruelty counts. (25 November, 1998)
Five charges of cruelty have been laid against an Indonesian elephant
trainer at African Game Services in Brits, where the plight of 30 juvenile
elephants have gained international attention.
SA
imports Cape buffaloes from Singapore. (24 November, 1998)
South Africa has resorted to importing African buffaloes back into the
country in an effort to breed disease-free buffaloes.
Two
die as helicopter crashes in Kruger Park. (24 November, 1998)
Wife watches in horror as aircraft falls out of sky and bursts into
flames in game reserve.
Kruger
Park limits number of visitors to reserve over December.
(24 November, 1998)
The Kruger
National Park will only allow 3 650 tourists into the popular game
reserve at any time during the December holidays in an attempt to avoid
overcrowding.
Living
lakes. (24 November, 1998)
The Greater St Lucia Wetland Park will be actively marketed nternationally
as a direct result of the inaugural Living Lakes Conference, held at
Charters Creek last week.
Sasol
/ Wildcare Helpline a boost for wildlife rehabilitation.
(24 November, 1998)
If you find an injured or orphaned animal, don't despair - help is only
a phone call or a mouse-click away! Wildlife rehabilitation in South
Africa received a considerable boost with the launch of the Sasol /
Wildcare Helpline at the Endangered Wildlife Trust offices in Johannesburg
on 24 November 1998.
Wildlife
trade becomes a matter of attitude. (23 November, 1998)
While there are still admitted users of tiger bone and rhino horn as
medicine in Hong Kong, 59 percent of Hong Kong Chinese who use traditional
Chinese medicine (TCM) claim they would not take medicine containing
wild animal parts.
Law
could protect the blue swallow's diminishing breeding site.
(23 November, 1998)
The historical mining town of Kaapsehoop in Mpumalanga, which is famous
for its wild horses and for being the natural habitat of the endangered
blue swallow, may soon be declared a Protected Natural Environment.
Chief's
death won't affect R85 million Hilton lodge. (22 November,
1998)
The death of Chief MZ Mdluli will not affect the construction of an
R85 million Hilton International hotel on tribal land bordering the
Kruger National Park.
Launch
of Medicinals Succulent Plant Report. (19 November, 1998)
Many wild plants and animals valued in traditional medicines are becoming
increasingly scarce in east and southern African countries, according
to a new study released today by TRAFFIC.
Top
IFAW official resigns. (19 November, 1998)
The Southern African affairs director of the International Fund for
Animal Welfare, Chris Styles, has resigned his position to become deputy
director of the Rhino and Elephant Foundation.
Tuli
elephants: ignorance shown up. (19 November, 1998)
"Disingenuous animal rights organisations and sensationalist press
often create a perfect forum for confusing and misinforming the public
with emotively driven issues." Extract from a letter by Victoria
Hylton of the Endangered Wildlife Trust.
New
Angling Permits. (19 November, 1998)
The KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service (NCS) will have new angling
permits for sale from Monday, 23 November.
Parks
Board lifts Gray deals. (18 November, 1998)
The Mpumalanga Parks Board (MPB) manipulated its board of directors
and used them as a rubber-stamp when approving highly irregular deals...
Bird
project to attract over 40 000 tourists and create 750 jobs.
(17 November, 1998)
The Western Cape government and the private sector have jointly undertaken
a bird conservation project that promises to attract hordes of local
and overseas tourists to the West Coast...
Tribesmen
wanted lion's share. (16 November, 1998)
Mahlathi villagers near Giyani are in a tug-of-war with Kruger
National Park game rangers over the remains of three lions trapped
and killed in the remote Northern Province district last week.
New
recreational fishing permits introduced. (13 November, 1998)
Recreational fishers planning holidays along the coast over the Christmas
season, may be unaware of the full implications of new legislation which
came into effect on 1 September 1998.
SA
rejects claims of cruel training for elephants. (13 November,
1998)
The government has rejected allegations that cruel elephant training
methods are allowed in South Africa.
Pryor
asks Mandela to order an end to trade in elephants. (12 November,
1998)
Richard Pryor is urging President Nelson Mandela to end the elephant
slave trade in South Africa, and he wants the president to start by
securing freedom for the 30 baby elephants who were recently captured
in Botswana and are currently being kept in an enclosure near Pretoria.
Strategy
plan on hunting approved. (12 November, 1998)
The Department of Environmental Affairs has approved the decision to develop
a national strategy on the hunting of large carnivores following an investigation
into the issuing of hunting licenses...
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'Feeding
plan needed to save animals'. (12 November, 1998)
A feeding scheme for wild animals in the drought-stricken Northern Province
would save them from starving before rain rejuvenated their grazing
lands...
Mpumalanga
prepares to release damning forensic audit report. (12 November,
1998)
A damning five volume report detailing systematic corruption by senior
officials in MpumalangaÆs environmental affairs department will be publicised
for the first time in Nelspruit on Friday.
Springbok
hiking trail to close. (11 November, 1998)
South African National Parks have decided to close the Springbok Hiking
Trail in Karoo National Park.
Jumbo
uproar but we're apathetic. (11 November, 1998)
About an hour from the heart of Gauteng a group of young elephants go
about their daily business with no inkling of the international furore
that has erupted over their wellbeing.
Police
shoot rhino poacher on Botswana border. (11 November, 1998)
Police shot and seriously injured an alleged æmultipleÆ rhino poacher
on Tuesday when the 23-year-old tried to evade police arrest and flee
into Botswana.
Park
Fund-Raisers Are Fakes - Warning. (11 November, 1998)
The country's premier conservation agency, SA National Parks, is the
latest tool of crooked fund-raisers.
Man
Born In Niger Gets Top Post With SA Parks Body. (11 November,
1998)
At the beginning of next month, a Niger-born man will move into the
top corporate position in South African National Parks.
Parks
board defends lion export permits. (10 November, 1998)
Nelspruit - The Mpumalanga Parks Board said yesterday it stood by its
decision to issue export permits for 17 lions which have been held in
captivity on a farm.
ChiefÆs
death wonÆt affect R85 million Hilton lodge. (9 November,
1998)
The death of Chief MZ Mdluli on whose land an R85 million Hilton International
hotel could be built in Mpumalanga, will not affect the project...
Media
Statement Issued Monday 09 November 1998. (9 November, 1998)
The ongoing issue of the treatment of 30 young elephants held by Riccardo
Ghiazza/African Game Services in Brits has indeed generated a great
deal of discussion both in South Africa and around the world.
Outcry
over suspected 'canned lion' export. (9 November, 1998)
The scandal-ridden Mpumalanga Parks Board (MPB) could face an international
tourist boycott if any of the 14 lions that were exported to Mozambique
last week are killed in a "canned lion" hunt.
Consortium
buys Lion Park for R7,1-m. (6 November, 1998)
A consortium of businessmen led by Sandton accountant Rodney Fuhr, purchased
the Lion Park in Randburg for R7,1-million on Wednesday and will retain
it as a lion sanctuary.
Ghiazza:
tuskers not trained for circus tricks. (5 November, 1998)
African Game Services owner Riccardo Ghiazza has undertaken to sack
any Indonesian mahouts he catches maltreating young Tuli Block elephants
during training.
Death
threats against trainer's family escalate. (5 November, 1998)
Death threats against Riccardo Ghiazza and his family have escalated
to the extent he has had to send his wife away from African Game Services'
Hartbeespoort Dam facility.
Flashback
as elephant protesters gather. (5 November, 1998)
Two protesters were arrested outside the South African high commission
here yesterday after they drove a truck on to the pavement and dumped
a load of coal outside the entrance.
Loud
calls for the relocation of elephants. (5 November, 1998)
Hordes of media representatives from across the globe were finally allowed
into the property of African Game Services yesterday where 30 baby Tuli
elephants - over whose welfare an international furore has erupted -
are being kept.
Baby
elephant's habitat has to improve, says expert. (4 November,
1998)
Conditions still need to be improved at the plot outside Brits where
30 baby elephants from the Tuli reserve in Botswana are being held,
the Brits Magistrate's Court heard yesterday.
The
performing animal welfare society expresses concerns about the tuli
elephants. (3 November, 1998)
Based on studies which we have conducted in the United States regarding
captive African elephants that have been imported as attractions in
theme parks, zoos and circuses, we have grave concerns about the welfare
of the Tuli elephants once they are "trained"...
Court:
NSPCA vs. African Game Services. (3 November, 1998)
More information on the Court Case between NSPCA and African Game Services.
Boy
(2) mauled by lioness at game farm. (3 November, 1998)
Johannesburg - A grandfather and a game ranger fought - and won - a
desperate tug-of-war with a lioness which had grabbed a 2-year-old Germiston
boy at a game farm near Bethlehem in the Free State.
KZN
nature conservation board report september 1998. (2 November,
1998)
Acting Chief Executive of the KZN Nature Conservation Service Dr George
Hughes, was pleased to announced that US$ 157 000 has been donated to
the Nature conservation Service.
Presentations
to KZN NCS staff. (2 November, 1998)
The Acting Chief Executive of KZN Nature Conservation Service Dr George
Hughes, presented bravery awards to four members of the staff at a function
at the organisations head office in Pietermaritzburg on 30 October 1998.
Kruger
Park set to begin culling elephants again. (2 November, 1998)
The controversial culling of elephants in the Kruger National Park (KNP)
is to go ahead once again, following a new park policy presented in
Nelspruit at the weekend.
Row
Over Tuli Elephants Reflects Deeper Divisions In Wildlife Fraternity.
(1 November, 1998)
Riccardo Ghiazza has been receiving a lot of calls from violent-sounding
female animal-rights activists. "Watch out", they tell him,
"we'll emasculate you with a panga."
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