Once again, the Annual HO Get-Together was held at the Four-Wheel Drive Club of SA’s Base 4, north of Joburg. The Venue Formal Section Honorary Chairman, Jannie Venter, began the formal section of the day by welcoming everyone and providing an update, including details on the current situation at...
By Lesley Cornish There are excuses and excuses…. but this was a big one! We had to wait before leaving Felo Garona because there was a herd of elephants in the road. They were scuffing up the surface and throwing dust over themselves, and all we could do was...
By Viv Thomé The NWP&TB Honorary Officers and friends took part, once again, in the bi-annual water bird count at Borakalalo National Park, around the perimeter of Klipvoor Dam and along the Moretele River. The event was co-ordinated as always by Ian Wagstaff, one of our dedicated Honorary Officers....
One person can make a difference, and everyone should try _ John F Kennedy. We are all well aware of the wildlife trafficking that is going on at various crossroads on the road to Sun City and many of us have agonised over this. But recently, Viv Thomé (Honorary...
With the lack of water in the channel at Mankwe Dam, Pilanesberg, we were surprised to see two fairly large crocs cruising up and down and close together The Grey Heron nearby was not worried, so that should have been a clue…. I thought we might see some interaction...
On the weekend of the 24-26th June 2016, after moving a tree that an elephant had put on Tshwene, we managed to annoy the other HOs on duty… In one day, we saw three Wild Dogs (the splinter group of females), Buffalo and in the afternoon, TWO leopards!!! But...
The signs and symptoms of scorpion envenomation by Wayne Gillan Introduction The human nervous system can be divided, primarily for purposes of description, into two main parts, the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system1. The central nervous system consists of the brain itself and the...
This year the Honorary Officer Association’s AGM took place on Saturday, 27 February and we are certainly very grateful to the PPC Jupiter Plant for once again allowing us to use their excellent facilities free of charge for the occasion. Getting ready for the AGM The turn out was...
2016 starts off with some really good news for Leopards and conservationists, The Department of Environmental Affairs has set provincial leopard trophy hunting quotas at zero for 2016, effectively banning leopard trophy hunting throughout South Africa. Read the full article on the Africa Geographic website at the following link ...
The mere mention of the word “Snakes” engenders many different, and often strong emotions in people. These are feelings that range across the whole spectrum of human nature, from fear and loathing to like and love, with a few neutral or interested thrown in to complete the mix. So...
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