The first phase of a project to secure the future of wild vulture populations in southern Africa has been successfully completed with 160 Cape and African White-backed vultures settled into their new home at Shamwari Private Game Reserve.
IN the ongoing trial of Jandré Dippenaar in the Swakopmund Regional Court this week, concerns were raised by the defence that the methods used by the state's specialist witness in presenting their evidence were erroneous.
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Three orphaned hippos have been released back into the wild, but their rehabilitation has required years of dedication from an Eastern Cape team of rangers and vets.
Some farmers in the Drakenstein fruit belt watched the recent rain with relief and joy, but this quickly turned to despair when hail pummeled their crops.