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Kgalagadi TFP
Breaking barriers
12 May 2008
PEACE PARKS: THE WORLD’S MOST AUDACIOUS ECOTOURISM PROJECT? Southern Africa’s transfrontier parks initiative aims to be the world’s top nature-based tourism programme IT SPANS nine countries, links two oceans, involves seven transfrontier parks and offers incredible cultural and biodiversity: it’s the transfrontier conservation area (TFCA) route. Like most of the subcontinent’s initiatives, the development of […]
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His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelethini visits Peace Parks Foundation
25 Apr 2008
His Majesty Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekizulu, the reigning king of the Zulu nation and his family honoured Peace Parks Foundation by visiting its offices on Saturday, 19 April 2008. With King Zwelethini are Prof...
Great Limpopo TFCA, Rewilding
Wild dogs kept at bay by invisible boundary
23 Apr 2008
A novel experiment to protect endangered wild dogs is using the scent marks of unrelated wild dogs and hundreds of their scats to keep them within the safety of their new home in...
Southern African Wildlife College
R2m grant to up-skill wildlife managers
11 Apr 2008
South Africa’s Peace Parks Foundation has received a R2 million grant from the Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa (MCFEA) to be used for the training of 240 wildlife managers. The students,...
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A new CEO for Peace Parks Foundation
31 Mar 2008
Mr Werner Myburgh has been appointed as the new CEO of Peace Parks Foundation, as of 1 April 2008. He takes over from Prof Willem van Riet, who retires as CEO but has...
Greater Mapungubwe TFCA, Rewilding
Endangered African wild dogs found a safe haven
12 Mar 2008
South Africa and Botswana collaborate on translocation A pack of 18 African wild dogs, donated by South African National Parks, was last week translocated from Marakele National Park in Limpopo Province to the...
Lubombo TFCA
Monitoring project now under way
18 Feb 2008
MOZAMBIQUE has, in the past, been somewhat of a weak link in the turtle protection chain. It’s hoped this will all change now that a transfrontier turtle monitoring project is in place. Dr...
