Sunday 24 June 2012

Junes Workparty!

It was a very small group this June weekend only 9 braved the cold, which turned out not to be as cold as we expected! Phew!

The Heritage walkers from Madikwe ended at the Boma, what a mess they left, used toilet paper under every tree, broken bottles and plastic bottle tops, sweet wrappers etc in the big boma.
Jax and Ed cleaned the small boma before we got there. They had thrown plastic & glass bottles into the fire and left the mess and ash for us to clean up. :o(

There are 2 lions going into the big boma for 2 weeks so we had to make sure there was nothing that could harm them and 50 buffalo will be off loaded into the small boma before there release for a few hour after their journey.

We cleared and fixed all the holes on the ramp and cut the long grass and weeds in the other 2 small bomas. They put up shade cloth on the gate so the lions can't see the buffalo!

Graham fixed the electric fence with the batteries from Metswede and repaired the electric fence around Mankwe walkway after something big walked thought the fence!!

Ed replaced the geyser at the HO camp and fixed the leak on the toilet – which is always a good thing!

And then we were woken up early Sunday morning when Graham opened our door and it feel on the ground  - who knows how that happened!!

But just to top it off we had a blow out on the way home – luckily who should come to our rescue but Tom and Margaret on their way back from Namibia, what a small world!!

Di


Wednesday 20 June 2012


MEDIA STATEMENT
UPDATE ON RHINO POACHING STATISTICS
20 JUNE 2012
The total number of rhinos poached in South Africa since the beginning of this year now stands at 251 with the number of arrests at 170.
The North-West, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo provinces continue to be targeted by poachers, collectively accounting for 86 of the total rhinos poached this year. The Kruger National Park has lost a total of 149 rhinos since the beginning of this year.
Thus far, a total of 170 arrests have been made of which 147 of the arrested were poachers, 10 receivers or couriers, six couriers or buyers and seven exporters.

Total number of rhinos killed this year:
SA
2010
2011
2012
KNP (SANParks)
146
252
149
MNP (SANParks)
0
6
3
GP
15
9
0
LIM
52
74
36
MP
17
31
9
NW
57
21
24
EC
4
11
3
FS
3
4
0
KZN
38
34
26
WC
0
6
1
NC
1
0
0

333
448
251


Total number of arrests this year:
South Africa - Arrests
2012
2011
2010
KNP (KNP)
39
82
67
MNP
0
0
0
Gauteng (GP)
20
16
10
Mpumalanga (MP)
48
73
16
Eastern Cape (EC)
0
2
7
Limpopo (LP)
25
34
36
North West (NW)
21
21
2
Free State (FS)
6
0
0
KZN (KZN)
10
4
25
Western Cape (WC)
0
0
2
Northern Cape (NC)
1
0
0
Total
170
232
165

South Africans are urged to report incidents of rhino poaching or any tip-offs that could lead to arrests and prevention of illegal killings to 0800 205 005


For media queries, contact Albi  Modise on 083 490 2871


ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ON 20 JUNE 2012