Rhino poaching decreases, but Kruger National Park still significantly threatened
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ About 62% of rhinos poached in South Africa in 2020 were killed in the Kruger National Park, show newly released statistics on rhino poaching in South Africa.
Statistics released today by the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries (DEA) shows an encouraging decline in rhino poaching - 394 rhinos were poached in 2020, compared to 594 in 2019, a decrease of 33%. Despite this, rhinos in the flagship KNP remain most at risk, with 245 rhinos poached during 2020.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has applauded the achievement.
Period under review · Galileo acquired 100% of Botswana-incorporated Crocus-Serv (Pty) Ltd ( Crocus ), whose assets comprise of 21 copper and nickel-PGE (Platinum Group Elements) exploration Prospecting Licences ( PLs ) in the highly prospective Kalahari Copper Belt ( KCB ) and the Limpopo Mobile Belt ( LMB ) in western and eastern Botswana respectively. The consideration of £163,020 for the acquisition comprised the issue of a total 38,814,246 new Galileo ordinary shares of 0.1p at 0.42p each and a separate cash payment of £10,828. · The Company commenced development of an exploration programme for the KCB properties. · The Company s subsidiary, Crocus, submitted, in terms of the Botswana Environmental Assessment Act (2011), a draft Environmental Management Plan ( EMP ) for the KCB project to the Department of Environmental Affairs ( DEA ) Botswana for review.
Hector Pieterson Museum
Hector Pieterson Museum
The museum is named after one of the first casualties of the march through Soweto on 16 June 1976, when police were ordered to shoot at a crowd of demonstrating students. Sam Nzima s photograph of the mortally wounded Hector Pieterson carried by a horrified youngster and his wailing sister came to symbolise the contribution of the youth to the liberation struggle. The museum is next to the Hector Pieterson Memorial, and the whole area has been declared a national heritage site.
Visitors move along a series of ramps and look through strategically placed windows at important scenes - including Orlando Stadium and the police station - and view exhibits such as television footage of the uprising. Participants and witnesses are invited to record their own experiences of the day. Knowledgeable tour guides include Hector s sister, Antoinette Sithole.
Illegal land occupation poses major threat to water security and rural safety in the Garden Route Illegal land occupation poses a major threat to water security and rural safety in the Garden Route, says Cobus Meiring of the Southern Cape Landowners Initiative (SCLI). Source Monday, 25 January 2021, 09:58 Illegal land occupation along Garden Route river systems is a grave threat to environmental management and water security. (Photo: Cobus Meiring)
AGRICULTURE NEWS - Illegal land occupation poses a major threat to water security and rural safety in the Garden Route, says Cobus Meiring of the Southern Cape Landowners Initiative (SCLI).
“The geographical footprint of the Southern Cape’s Garden Route is tiny within the vast expanse that is the Republic of South Africa, but it is both unique and precious in many respects, and perhaps because of that, the region is increasingly under pressure t
Illegal land occupation poses major threat to water security and rural safety in the Garden Route
“Illegal land occupation poses a major threat to water security and rural safety in the Garden Route,” says Cobus Meiring of the Southern Cape Landowners Initiative (SCLI).
“The geographical footprint of the Southern Cape’s Garden Route is tiny within the vast expanse that is the Republic of South Africa, but it is both unique and precious in many respects, and perhaps because of that, the region is increasingly under pressure through unsustainable population growth, coupled with subtle changes to the climate its delicate environment is dependent upon.”