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Succulent smuggling: why are South Africa’s rare desert plants vanishing? Nick Dall In May 2020, 10mm of rain fell at Sendelingsdrif Rest Camp in South Africa’s most north-westerly corner. It may not have been good news for visitors to the Richtersveld’s national park, which straddles the border with Namibia, but the rain, including 200mm on the nearby mountains, was a welcome respite for the world heritage site’s flora and fauna. After nine years of almost no rain, Pieter van Wyk, a 32-year-old self-taught botanist and head of the |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld transfrontier park’s nursery, was elated to see several plant species flower for the first time in almost a decade. ....
Mon 3 May 2021 03.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 5 May 2021 10.46 EDT In May 2020, 10mm of rain fell at Sendelingsdrif Rest Camp in South Africaâs most north-westerly corner. After enduring nine years of almost zero rain, Pieter van Wyk, a 32-year-old self-taught botanist who heads up the Richtersveld national parkâs nursery, was elated to see several species flower for the first time in almost a decade. The rain, including 200mm on the nearby mountains, was a welcome respite for the world heritage siteâs flora and fauna. His joy, however, was short-lived. While the rain gave a temporary lease of life to some annuals and bulbs in the |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld transfrontier park, it did little to alter the fact that scores of species, especially large succulent plants such as aloes, are in peril. A study to be published by Van Wyk and others shows that 85% of the population of the distinctive Pearsonâs aloe ( ....
Airwork appoints new head of overhaul Airwork Press Release | February 23, 2021 Estimated reading time 1 minute, 49 seconds. Airwork has announced the appointment of Pieter van Wyk to the position of head of overhaul at the Ardmore facility which comprises its Airbus D level, Honeywell LTS101, Breeze Eastern Hoist Service centers and its RR250 repair and overhaul shop. Pieter van Wyk. Airwork Photo Pieter has been with Airwork New Zealand 13 years and is an experienced aviation manager with a demonstrated history of working in the aviation and aerospace industry. Pieter’s career commenced in 1980 in the military with the South African Air Force, progressing from helicopter apprentice, technician, flight engineer to rank of lieutenant colonel. ....