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Jim Freeman Apart from ogling vultures, De Hoop is a bird and whale-watcher’s paradise as well as a fantastic destination for hikers and mountain-biker. De Hoop. Picture: Jim Freeman Vultures, as anyone in nature conservation will tell you, get a bum rap. Far from being the ruthless and ghoulish killers they are often portrayed to be, they do their job of clearing the veld of carrion remarkably efficiently and are a game ranger’s most unlikely ally in the war on poaching. One of the quickest ways of detecting the presence of poachers in a game reserve, a ranger told me recently, is to watch for circling vultures. Their ability to spot a kill virtually before the blood has cooled means you might be too late to prevent tragedy but.

Western capeSouth africaFree stateNorth westCape townDe hoop nature reserveKoppie alleenFig treeSouth africanJim freemanLady stanfordWilliam stephensDepartment of nature conservationDutch east india companyInternational union for the conservation of natureInternational union