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November 21, 2021 by Alan

South Africans get free access to national parks during SANParks Week – Addo

South Africans will have free access to all the country’s national parks from Monday until Friday as part of the annual South African National Parks (SANParks) Week initiative. “SANParks” – BingNews A retired politician and an empowerment company are at loggerheads with SANParks as a flagship tourism deal turns sour. “SANParks” – BingNews Cape Town …

A retired politician and an empowerment company are at loggerheads with SANParks as a flagship tourism deal turns sour.
“SANParks” – BingNews

Cape Town police are investigating the death of a man at Silvermine Dam found allegedly drowned in the dam on Saturday morning.
“SANParks” – BingNews

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Quick Addo Fact: Sylvester the lion lives in Addo – The iconic black-maned lions of the Kalahari were introduced to Addo over ten years ago. The big reason for choosing these lions (as opposed to somewhere like Kruger) is because they are disease-free and will not affect the buffalo population, which might have otherwise caught tuberculosis. The other reason, is that these Kalahari lions are seen to be the closest match to the now-extinct Cape Lion which used to roam the Addo area. If you want to see Sylvester, the famous lion who managed to duck under the fence in the Karoo National Park, then you need to stay at Kuzuko Lodge in the northern Darlington section of Addo. Getaway was also tipped that the park is finishing adequate fencing in this section and it’ll soon be home to the Big Five.

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October 30, 2021 by Alan

SANParks Announces Free Access Week Dates for November 2021 – Addo

SANParks Acting CEO, Luthando Dziba explains: “SA National Parks Week is an annual campaign that gives all South African citizens the opportunity to enter most of the parks managed by SANParks for … “SANParks” – BingNews Click here to submit your News – free. Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth? Quick Addo Fact: Tourism – …

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Quick Addo Fact: Tourism – In 2018 the highest visitor count in the park’s 87-year history was recorded. The park received 305,510 visitors between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 (up from 265,585 in the previous year). International visitors make up 55% of this number, with German, Dutch and British nationals in the majority.

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July 18, 2021 by Alan

Snow, wet and extremely cold conditions in 5 SA provinces this week – Kirkwood

Snow is expected in at least five provinces this week. This cold front will reportedly bring more rain, extremely cold conditions, and snow. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews By May 2020, during the alcohol ban, at least 16 people are reported to have died after consuming homemade booze … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews The bodies of …

Snow is expected in at least five provinces this week. This cold front will reportedly bring more rain, extremely cold conditions, and snow.
“Eastern Cape” – BingNews

By May 2020, during the alcohol ban, at least 16 people are reported to have died after consuming homemade booze …
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The bodies of four unknown men are still unidentified and police in the Eastern Cape are seeking assistance to help identify them.
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Quick Addo Fact: Addo is the only national park where you can hire a guide to take you around the park in your own car – A hop-on guide means that you drive and he guides, advising which routes to take and providing insight on Addo history, wildlife, botany and more. At the moment, there is only one hop-on guide in the park, but they are looking for more.

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November 16, 2020 by Alan

93 Matrics test positive for COVID-19 during second week of exams

Matric exams recently tied up its second week and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has reported that 93 students have tested positive for COVID-19 in that period. These numbers line up with the … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews Health Minister Zweli Mkkhize has planned a visit to the Eastern Cape after an increase in …

Health Minister Zweli Mkkhize has planned a visit to the Eastern Cape after an increase in Covid-19 infections in Nelson Mandela Bay. The health department aims to stem the spread of the virus in the …
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Hotel is a four-star boutique hotel located in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, Port Alfred. The hotel is run by a hospitality school called Stenden and most of its staff members are students from …
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Quick Addo Fact: Two major environmental issues facing the AENP: extinction and overpopulation, which are interrelated. Since the AENP’s original mission was to reintroduce certain mega-herbivores, like the African elephant and black rhinoceros, primary ecological efforts were made to preserve mammalian species. However, by overlooking the other contributors to this environmental chain, certain plant species have been subjected to overgrazing and trampling, mostly by the elephants of the park. This overgrazing and trampling not only destroys much of the plant life, but also forces it to adapt its physiology to stimuli that are not inherent to its evolutionary progress. Some biologists argue that it is not herbivorization alone that is threatening the flora, but a number of other ecological factors including zoochory and nutrient cycling. Up to 77 species of South African endemic plant species have been listed as “vulnerable to elephant browsing.”

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November 10, 2020 by Alan

Less than one week until SANParks’ free access week – Addo

During this time, any South African who presents their official ID is granted free access to any of the country’s national parks. “SANParks” – BingNews Cape Nature permits provided to the City of Cape Town for managing Cape chacma baboons have raised more questions about the legitimacy of its secretive R14m baboon management programme … …

During this time, any South African who presents their official ID is granted free access to any of the country’s national parks.
“SANParks” – BingNews

Cape Nature permits provided to the City of Cape Town for managing Cape chacma baboons have raised more questions about the legitimacy of its secretive R14m baboon management programme …
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Quick Addo Fact: Largest Breeding Colony of African Penguins. Addo Elephant National Park’s St Croix Island protects the world’s largest breeding ground of the endangered African Penguins.

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September 5, 2020 by Alan

Sappi undertakes Arbor week activities

In celebrating Arbor Week, Sappi Southern Africa has highlighted the company’s efforts to help protect the pepper-bark tree, also known as the Warburgia salutaris. The company points out that the … “SANParks” – BingNews Click here to submit your News – free. Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth? Quick Addo Fact: Addo features a main …

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Quick Addo Fact: Addo features a main camp, featuring a swimming pool, restaurant, flood lit water hole and various accommodation, four other rest camps and four camps run by concessionaires. The main entrance as well as two looped tourist roads in the park are tarred while the others are graveled. There is also an additional access road through the southern block of the park feeding off the N2 highway near Colchester; it joins up with the existing tourist roads in the park.

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October 4, 2017 by Alan

My photo in Earth Week

My photo in Earth Week | Addo Elephants – Find Addo Accommodation. Image by exfordy One of my photos of an elephant in Addo Elephant Park, South Africa has been used by Earth Week in an article on an elephant in India. I don’t recall them asking me for permission to use my photo but …

My photo in Earth Week | Addo Elephants – Find Addo Accommodation.

Image by exfordy
One of my photos of an elephant in Addo Elephant Park, South Africa has been used by Earth Week in an article on an elephant in India.
I don’t recall them asking me for permission to use my photo but I never object providing, as they have, they credit me.
However, I wonder if any readers of their site will realise they are looking at an African elephant and not an Indian elephant?

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