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CITW Hosts Second Annual Tri-Nations Camp At Mapungubwe
13 January 2017
Children in the Wilderness (CITW) is proud to have hosted yet another successful Tri-Nations Camp at Mapungubwe National Park, in partnership with Peace Parks Foundation and the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) Trilateral Technical Committee. From 12 to 15 December 2016, the camp saw 15 learners from Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe enjoy three […]
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Communities And Conservation
26 Dec 2016
The 26 farmers in the project each have 11 rows of chillies totalling 1.5 hectares. From this they produce nine tonnes of bird’s eye chillies a year, all sold to Nando's, a popular...
Community Development, General, Great Limpopo TFCA, Limpopo National Park
Creating Young Conservation Ambassadors
10 Oct 2016
A core focus of the pilot programme was to instil a steadfast philosophy of Hlawula Vutomi, meaning to Choose Life for themselves, their communities and nature’s plants and animals. They were taken on...
Community Development, Great Limpopo TFCA, Limpopo National Park, Rhino Protection Programme, Wildlife Crime
New Plane And Boat For Limpopo National Park
05 Aug 2016
Limpopo National Park is now using its new aeroplane, a Savannah S, as replacement of its Bantam, which served the park from 2005 until 2015. The Savannah was donated by the Rhino Protection...
!Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park, Community Development, Kgalagadi TFP, Rewilding
SANPARKS Donation Of Zebra To ‡KHOMANI SAN
21 Jul 2016
The ‡Khomani San of the !Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park were delighted when SANParks recently brought nine, and then another 11, zebra to their Erin Game Ranch. Erin is...
Community Development, General
Meeting TFCA Challenges Head-On
14 Jul 2016
To address the many challenges of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) TFCA Network, in partnership with Peace Parks Foundation, the African Wildlife Foundation, the Frankfurt Zoological Society, the...
Community Development, General, Great Limpopo TFCA, Limpopo National Park
Limpopo National Park Receives Biofund Support
07 Jul 2016
Limpopo National Park recently hosted a delegation from BIOFUND for an inaugural meeting, as the first recipient of funding support for critical operations. Beneficiaries will include local communities, thanks to community development programmes,...
