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General, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve
Conscious Conservation
09 January 2017
The reserve was proclaimed as far back as 1932, specifically to protect the coastal elephants. Then in 1969, the area was found to have numerous endemic plant species so in 2010 the reserve’s borders were further extended. Only in 2015 did the first luxury lodge– Anvil Bay at Chemucane – open in the reserve, making it a coveted and accessible destination for wilderness lovers who fly or drive in. So while Maputo Special Reserve was...
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Where Wilderness Lives
02 Jan 2017
'We are not here just to police, but to help the community,' adds Miguel, as we stop momentarily at Santa Maria and look across the water to Inhaca island. 'We set up a...
Community Development, General
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...
Southern African Wildlife College
NEW GRADUATES COMMIT TO BEING LEADERS IN CONSERVATION
06 Dec 2016
Leadership and man doing more to ameliorate his relationship with nature was the theme for this year’s Higher Education and Training (HET) Wildlife Area Management Qualification graduation at the Southern African Wildlife College...
General, Rhino Protection Programme, Wildlife Crime
Pres The Balance Of Nature To Traditional Medicine Schools
29 Nov 2016
TRAFFIC and the National Centre for Health Communication and Education (T5G) held training sessions for TM leaders and educators as part of their ongoing efforts to reduce the demand for illegal wildlife...
SA College for Tourism
Stepping Into A Future In The Tourism Industry
22 Nov 2016
On 11 November, 89 young women and 14 young men from rural southern Africa graduated from the SA College for Tourism and its Tracker Academy, with national certificates in hospitality services and tracking...
