Monday, September 15, 2008
Maholoholo Rehab Centre
Maholoholo the great one.
Maholoholo is a wildlife rehabilitation centre for injured and or orphaned wildlife and they are doing a great job trying to help and save where they can.They have anything from small mice to Rhino etc.People they need the public to support them it's a great place to go for educating your self and also just for the pleasure of viewing wildlife close up. So this is not a story I'm just letting everyone know about them so that when you ever come to Africa you can go and pay them a visit. P.S (Highly recommended) to go please.
Their websit : http://www.moholoholo.co.za/
Email: moholorehab@wol.co.za
Contact No: +27 (0) 15 795 5236
Mpumalanga (Place Where The Sun Rises)
Andre one of my Co-workers on bush walk (doing what he loves creating a sense of awareness
The insects are very importend for pollinating plants
Impala Female Very Alert. Some mammals also play a role in plant pollination.South Africa Mpumalanga
This truly unique Province set in the South-Eastern corner of South Africa is a true garden of Eden.Such spectacular wildlife and many scenery awaiting me (us) still to discover it and many which is already there for us to see and make the most of it.We here in SA are so blessed with what we have and in this Province(Mpumalanga Lowveld) I can't help but see the great work of God's Hands (The Creator of all).I am blessed by doing what I do (Conservation and Field Guiding)there are not many people out in the world doing what they love and what they are passionate about. So doing what I love and what my passion is , is great I'm living my dream in Africa!! Anyway I conserve what we have left here in Africa or I mean I'm trying to conserve for future generations to come so that they too can witness exactly what we did and still do for now (Hopefully for ever and ever)I just thank God for living this truly wonder full life. People I am writing from the heart right now so excuse me if it seems to be all mixed up and every thing I just want to get people to try and help save the wildlife and create a sense of awareness in people. There is also other things like global warming which is a big real big problem and just go and look at the other websites which offers great tips on minimising your (our ) ecological foot print on the environment. In the nearer future I'll also publish tips ETC on how to do just that (minimising our foot prints on the environment.It took me some time to complete my studies (I am actually still studying)more and more and people as a conservationist I'll never stop studying there is just too much to know. So Mpumalanga is a great place and I want to leave this world one day knowing that I have done my bit to help conserve for future generations to come. And as God said you will leave this world in the same condition as I gave it to you or in a even better condition. So there it is God gave me the talent and knowledge to be able to do what I am doing so that I can give Him back what He gave me but I'll only try to give it back in a better condition.People that's all I have for now hope you'll enjoy it.
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
Thukudu Game Lodge (Hoedspriut Limpopo Province)
Savanna the CheetahThere is this Place in South Africa's Limpopo province (Hoedspriut)called Thukudu Game Lodge which is a very special place a save haven for all of Africa's wildlife. Here they work very hard to help save some of Africa's endangered wildlife.Walk with the wild (yes) just that walking with a Cheetah what an incredible experience to walk with an wild animal O yes Savanna hunts for her self but loves the human attention she is a Icon (Ambassador)for her species remember people animals can't speak we have to speak for them and that is what my point is here we have intervened and we need to act and we need to do it now!!!. Anyway a bit about my friend Savanna she has a great personality and boy is she beautiful.As I said Savanna hunts for her self she is wild but loves the human attention.Anyway we went on a evening drive and found Savanna busy on a Impala she caught and went to view this lovely scene. The next morning we went on a walk and found her not far from the area where she killed the Impala and she came trotting towards us and as we walked she just followed us and eventually caught up with us and just went laying down so that we can inspect her and also touch her (Warning stay away from the belly)She loves all the attention and in this way you can have a closer look at a Cheetah and also learn a lot just by viewing the animal and asking questions which your Ranger will answer (if he has the answer).Go and look at their website (http://www.tshukudulodge.co.za/) A very great place to visit. You will also walk with a Lion if he/she is available for the walk.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Sabi Sands Lion Encounter in Darkness
I use to work for a company called Echo Africa (A great place to work for)we had a concession in the Sabi Sands and wow was that a lot of fun!!
We opperated in the southern Sabi Sands (Liu Lekker) was the concessions name. Anyway my self and a co - worker (Andre) worked together on this specific evening with all the other staff (Chefs etc)We finished at about 9h30 and all the guest left for their hotels. Andre and I had to wait for the ladies to finish before taking them home and we left at about 10hoo when we arrived at the gate we realised we left the radios on the wall at the boma and new we had to get back to fetch it before the gates close at 11h00 anyway we dropped the staff at the gate and rushed back to see it we could find the radios but on arival we saw a Hyaena walking away into the darkness. We went to inspect but found nothing and then we realised that the Hyaena had taken the radios. Andre and I each took a parrafin lamp and off we went to look for our radios we found 2 but still missed one so then we regrouped and decided to go off a bit deeper into the bush and suddenly I heard something and I told Andre to be quite so that we can listen and as I lift my lamp (Boom)two big male lions about 8 meters from us we looked at each other and just slowly started backing off once we got to the road we were about 60 meters or more from the vehicle and started moving faster and faster and at about 20 meters from the vehicle we started running (Never turn and run) for the vehicle as we got into it the lions came running past they missed us by inches. The lions went their way and we had to rush to get the gate in time. It was a great but very very dangerous and fast experience.
We opperated in the southern Sabi Sands (Liu Lekker) was the concessions name. Anyway my self and a co - worker (Andre) worked together on this specific evening with all the other staff (Chefs etc)We finished at about 9h30 and all the guest left for their hotels. Andre and I had to wait for the ladies to finish before taking them home and we left at about 10hoo when we arrived at the gate we realised we left the radios on the wall at the boma and new we had to get back to fetch it before the gates close at 11h00 anyway we dropped the staff at the gate and rushed back to see it we could find the radios but on arival we saw a Hyaena walking away into the darkness. We went to inspect but found nothing and then we realised that the Hyaena had taken the radios. Andre and I each took a parrafin lamp and off we went to look for our radios we found 2 but still missed one so then we regrouped and decided to go off a bit deeper into the bush and suddenly I heard something and I told Andre to be quite so that we can listen and as I lift my lamp (Boom)two big male lions about 8 meters from us we looked at each other and just slowly started backing off once we got to the road we were about 60 meters or more from the vehicle and started moving faster and faster and at about 20 meters from the vehicle we started running (Never turn and run) for the vehicle as we got into it the lions came running past they missed us by inches. The lions went their way and we had to rush to get the gate in time. It was a great but very very dangerous and fast experience.
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