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René Rossouw, I live in Nelspruit, SouthAfrica. North-eastern SouthAfrica including the Kruger National Park and the Western Cape How long have you been a bird guide? Expect to see many of SouthAfrica’s endemic and special species, and a total trip list well in excess of 400 species!
The history of Tembe Elephant Park in SouthAfrica is a slightly unusual one. It is a good place for South African birders, as several species are found here and nowhere else in SouthAfrica, and it holds a small number of endemics that it shares with the Mozambique lowlands. But the wildlife and scenery was epic.
After a very long day of 7 hours of driving, 11 hours flying and then 9 hours more driving, we have arrived at our temporary home here in SouthAfrica. The house is a four bedroom, four bath two story, with a deck running around three sides of the upper story, great for wildlife viewing. This pass cost us $3850.00
I’ve not made spectacular progress writing up my trip to Africa earlier this year, so perhaps I should get on that. So instead let’s talk about SouthAfrica’s best kept birding secret (at least outside of the country) Wakkerstroom.
This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. It is an extremely popular fundraising project with an almost cult-like following. Yellow-nosed Albatross.
When you mention “Africa” to a birder, it is likely that at least two thirds will instantly think “Kenya”, and for a good reason: it is home to over 1,060 bird species and boasts many globally important birding areas. She has been active in conservation, working for the East Africa Natural History Society.
Before self-rule it was administered by SouthAfrica and known as South-West Africa. After a brutal colonization that included genocidal campaigns against the Herero (80% killed) and Nama (50% killed) tribes, the Germans lost control when SouthAfrica invaded soon after the declaration of the First World War.
Both men lead trips for tour company Tropical Birding (Barnes is a founder), and they have also co-authored Wildlife of Madagascar (another WildGuide volume, 2016), Birding Ethiopia (with Christian Boix, 2010) and Wild Rwanda (with Christian Boix, 2015). And, heavy.). Birds of Kruger National Park. by Keith Barnes & Ken Behrens.
Growing up within an hour of one of the world’s premier shorebird destinations -- West Coast National Park in SouthAfrica -- helped for sure. What events transpire miles away that make a certain destination attractive to birds and wildlife in one way or another? Firstly, shorebirds present a significant ID challenge.
Great wildlife preserves, reserves and parks exist for a number of reasons. Madikwe , in SouthAfrica, wasn’t a site of importance before it came into existence. There are very few trees left. But they are very cute!
The annual number of rhino poached in SouthAfrica last year rose to 1,215, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa told a media briefing in Pretoria two weeks ago. Conservation Africa Mammals poaching SouthAfrica' On average, over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month.
Thankfully the days of visiting Africa purely for slaughtering its wildlife have mostly come to a merciful end, and safari operators have adopted the Big Five term to market tours that offer sightings of the fortunate remanants of Africa’s once teeming great herds.
I am thinking of a relatively stable/prosperous bird-paradise where one may be able to find a job in ecotourism or wildlife research… or, to begin with, as a resident environmental scientist / nature blogger in some wildlife lodge? SouthAfrica (755 / 842). Indonesia (1615 / 1603). Malaysia (702 / 781).
This 12,000 square-foot facility, completed in February 2001, is one of the two primary oiled bird facilities built by the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) in California. Last weekend I was treated to a tour of their San Francisco Bay facility, located in Fairfield, California, by the Wildlife Center Manager, Michelle Bellizzi.
By age 2 she could identify over 10 species of birds in our Johannesburg, SouthAfrica, yard by call alone. Publications like Ranger Rick and National Geographic Kids can also satisfy their curiosity through their kid-friendly articles on birds and wildlife. My 8-year old daughter got interested in birds from a VERY early stage.
I have been to 11 countries to watch wildlife that this species lives in. Looking over my list, it seems I’m a fairly shallow wildlife watcher interested in spectacle. Trips albatrosses bucket lists SouthAfrica wish lists' I have stood NEXT to someone that saw it. A Leopard in India by Yathin Krishnappa (CC).
I did that with Peacocks & Picathartes – Reflections on Africa’s birdlife (published by Penguin Random House SouthAfrica ). In case you didn’t know, yes, there is an indigenous peacock living in Africa, the Congo Peafowl. When was the last time you chose a book by its covers?
In fact Punta Cana is a shining example of how large hotels can conduct their operations in a sustainable manner whilst contributing significantly to the preservation of birds, wildlife and habitats. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. The proposal from U.S.
Tell me, what happens if we rip away hunting when hunting protects more wildlife land in Africa than national parks? There is a reason we talk about wildlife and habitat conservation, not wildlife and habitat preservation. Take an example, Tembe Elephant Park in SouthAfrica. Ah, you’ve blocked me.
Anderson River Park Never Disappoints Barbados The Other Antigua About the Author James A life-long birder and native of SouthAfrica, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.
This time I’ll be working with Wildlife ACT in Zululand, helping that NGO monitor wildlife in a range of reserves and parks in the east of SouthAfrica. I bring this up not to boast (well, not much) but because I think that this approach to wildlife travel is somewhat neglected in birding circles.
Finally, SouthAfrica has three 400+ hotspots, namely 1 Mkhuze Game Reserve 458 sp. I will not bother you with the entire list, but rather choose some of the essential birding areas for each of the three bird-richest countries of East Africa (having a choice, we’ll stay within the 500+ reserves). 3 Lake Manyara NP 573 sp.
–especially when reviewing books like A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia or Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds. I’ve been fortunate to see two Penguin species in the wild (African and Galapagos) and have dreamed of seeing more–maybe even all!–especially
We saw a smaller member of the potoo family, Northern Potoo , Nyctibius jamaicensis , at Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, boating and birding the Salado River. I had seen Thick-Knees in SouthAfrica, but I was very excited to see this species, which is the only member of its family found in Central America.
If I were to describe my long time wildlife nemesis, my ultimate dip of dips, I would reach for a nemesis cat, not a nemesis bird. The other three were the aforementioned Tiger, one of the wildlife sightings of my life, a handful of Bobcats I have seen in California and a small Jungle Cat. Here he comes. What an animal! Those paws!
Birding has been an all-consuming interest for Patrick Cardwell since boyhood days spent in a wildlife-rich environment. In this epic post, Patrick depicts just how dynamic the pelagic birding is off Cape Point in SouthAfrica.
Early starts are the rule when monitoring endagered species in Mkuze Game Reserve, in SouthAfrica, but there’s a particular urgency to this morning’s start. Support Wildlife ACT in supporting them. Give them half a chance and they will fight for their existence.
While much of the attention that Africa’s tourism industry gets is for its (deservedly) popular national parks and game reserves, a lot of wildlife viewing is possible away from the big name places. I mean education. Red-faced Mousebirds are common African specialities.
We were able to find a very nice RV park, just a couple of miles from one of my all time favourite birding hotspots, Billy Frank Jr, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. SouthAfrica species – 219. So, I think it is understandable that I have not done a whole lot of birding, well, until yesterday and today.
This makes it a particularly exciting time in New Zealand as the Rugby World Cup begins in two days, and the competition is being held right here in New Zealand (I would imagine they might be more excited if they hadn’t just lost two matches to Australia and SouthAfrica, their big rivals in the Tri-Nations).
Kisiri, Tambo and another female white rhino were airlifted from Kruger National Park in SouthAfrica in 2001 through the efforts of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF), a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of rhinos. The birth brings the total white and black rhino population at the adventure park to eight.
Mlelani, Tambo and another female white rhino were airlifted from Kruger National Park in SouthAfrica in 2001 through the efforts of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF), a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of rhinos. The birth brings the total white and black rhino population at the adventure park to 12.
Especially it is associated with dogs, which may raise kids of other species and even of scary and dangerous representatives of wildlife! According to the words of her master Rob Hall, the holder of Cango Wildlife Ranch in SouthAfrica, her maternal skills were observed since Lisha’s first days in conservation.
With a trip to SouthAfrica on the horizon at the time, I thought I could handle it. Quentin won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (junior section) with the first-ever photograph of a nesting Chest-nutheaded Thrush. Did I dare dip my toe into this catalog of tantalizing species? Now, I’m not so sure.
Fish and Wildlife Service. I found my Greater Scaups myself, I wasn’t lead to them. That made them somehow more real than those that were shown to me. And I felt alive again! Cover photo: Greater Scaup, U.S.
Here is a sneak peek: Mark Thompson, the former host of Guinness World Records Primetime and Fox’s Emmy Awards red-carpet coverage, will co-host Shark Attack Experiment LIVE with Anna Gilligan, former Fox News Channel personality, from Rocky Bay, SouthAfrica, commonly referred to as “Shark Park.”
My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening. However I was invited to take a last minute space on a pelagic birding trip off Durban, SouthAfrica (near to my home town) in late November and not being a great sailor, I reluctantly accepted.
By the time you see this in the United States, I will have had a full week to explore this amazing area, and the wildlife that calls this home. The schedule is a bit daunting, as we are up before 5 AM to get to the gate for the 6AM opening. We are on the go until usually around 1:30 give or take a herd of zebras blocking the road.
Hiking For The Heck of It Reason To Become a Bird Watcher #1: No Batteries Required Welcome Wednesday: Musings on a Big Year About the Author James A life-long birder and native of SouthAfrica, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. Hope you have a great trip there in July!
I’ll never forget my introduction to the mammals of Kruger National Park, SouthAfrica. We –participants of the ABA SouthAfrica Safari—were on a small plane when one Lori Conrad looked out the window and screamed, “There are elephants down there!” and everyone ran to Lori’s side of the plane.
A former wildlife wrangler, Currie also hosts, Nikon’s Birding Adventures TV , the first bird-watching travel show in the US. James Currie is a native of SouthAfrica; he has led wildlife and bird-watching tours for more than 15 years.
Duncan is currently enjoying SouthAfrica but he got his BBOTY in before he left: As of today I have no idea what birds I will see in December in SouthAfrica. I was a bit sad, too, that we had annoyed the owl enough that it felt it had to strafe us … my normal MO is to avoid stressing out wildlife.
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