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It seems there is a break in a Telkom fibre optic cable somewhere between us and the Internet. Telkom is repairing it at the moment and hopefully WE'll be back on line soon
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The Telkom line went down just before 1000 AM CAT. We are trying to reach them to find out what the problem is and when it will be fixed. We'll update you when we know more
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Patrick will pick up the water pump early tomorrow morning and come back to Duma with the mechanic. The AM drive is cancelled, but all should be well for the PM drive.
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As you will have noticed, the streaming problems have been getting progressibely worse. WE've been doing troublshooting and at this point it looks to be a problem with our international internet line. This line is not under our direct control and ...
July 23
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Update 1722 CAT: Mechanic will arrive around 0700 CAT tomorrow morning. More news after that. Hi all, It's been a while since the last update ,but unfortunately we are still waiting for the mechanic to arrive. He might still get here today, but ...
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My favourite bird

Yesterday Bev asked me to share my favourite animal or bird. As I'm an avid birder, I'll start with the feathered one. To pick one out of the many (858 according to the Roberts VII list) bird species that occur in South Africa, or even from the ones I managed to see so far is not an easy task though.

Many birds are either magnificently beautiful, display extra-ordinary behaviour, or have a melodious call or song. Others are rewarding since they are difficult to spot, either from being secretive… Continue

Posted on August 24, 2008 at 12:10pm — 11 Comments

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At 8:19pm on November 6, 2009, SharonAustria said…
Happy Birthday to you, Pete! Wish you many happy returns, too...

And, Welcome Back to camp! Hope you had a great vacation, but we have all missed you!
At 8:21pm on September 18, 2009, Emjay said…
Afraid not, Peter. It's an organized tour, and we will have 3 days at Kruger... staying at the Protea Hotel Kruger Gate, and going on safari with them, but I have no idea how close that will get us to Djuma. Hubby is not into Africa like I am, and this was the best way to drag him kicking and screaming to one of my dreams. lol Maybe I'll make it to Djuma one day with one of my gal pals from Facebook. :)
At 7:37pm on July 25, 2009, She-Kat said…
Pete-
Thanks so much for all your hard work... This week has been a bummer I know but without you were would WildEarth be... Hang in there, I for one am rooting for you, as well as all of us viewers here at WE-

Many Thanks-
Ginny aka She-Kat =^..^=
At 1:31pm on April 12, 2009, SharonAustria said…
Happy Easter, Pete !

At 6:40pm on April 6, 2009, Safari said…
And great photos
At 6:39pm on April 6, 2009, Safari said…
Hi Peter Braat

Thanks for your input, have signed up now - must have been a site malfunction.
At 9:58pm on March 29, 2009, Nancy Webb said…
Beautiful photos Pete
At 4:21pm on March 25, 2009, edpbs said…

Enjoy the "Teamwork" ... Greetings from Germany to WE Team
Detlef (Edpbs)
At 8:23pm on March 9, 2009, SharonAustria said…
Hi Pete!
Just read GW's blog and what exciting news it contained! Congratulations to you! And congratulations to WE for their good fortune in finding you to begin with! All the new plans sound like the start of an expansion which, if handled carefully, can turn into a very positive (ad)venture.

I do hope that right at the top of your new investment list you'll include sun collectors, in order to enable WE to finally become independant of their, at best, spotty public electrical services out there. Also, it can't hurt to show the world just how seriously green WE are.

This must be a great, new step in your life and I (WE) wish you enormous success!
At 10:56pm on February 24, 2009, Ramar said…
Hi Pete...Great work you do and thank you for bring this slice of the world into my living room. You and your friends are making my unemployment bearable. Thanks
 
 

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UK tour raises some great questions


Some great questions have been raised by University students during my recent lecture tour in the UK, which have focused our thoughts on the direction of the ILP for the next years. Sure, we’re growing rapidly but it’s important to ensure that we focus on our core aims first and foremost. The object of our research is to gather data on the density and behaviour of leopards (and other carnivores) outside of formally protected areas. And why? Well it is in these areas (the largest land mass of South Africa) that leopards are in conflict with humans and in these areas where they are the last of the big five remaining truly wild.
So how can we conserve the dwindling leopard population. As said, first we need data, but also we need to develop wildlife management methods and techniques. Within this we need to become more than a pure research project and tackle some of the other issues. Education is undoubtedly a major factor. We need to get the message across in the right way. But we also need to develop and employ pragmatic management solutions. We will need a holding facility to temporarily detain problem animals, sufficient to give us time to ensure that any relocation does not compromise the genetic dynamics of an area and importantly that we do not create a problem in that area. Whether that be with local livestock, people, or other leopards.
All of this will mean we need more staff. Dedicated people who have a passion for wildlife conservation. We’ll also need more funding. But here is where we can offer something a little different. We want to create an ILP membership scheme (say$8 annual fee). However rather then just ask for a membership fee, in return we want to offer something more than a badge or membership card. Membership will then entitle folks to a 10% discount off an African Conservation Safari. As with everything we do, we look to our friends to give us their input and feedback, so if you have any thoughts on this concept then I'd love to hear from you.
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Honey Badgers - You have to love them



Finally we have some news on our Honey Badger project. As you may know we have been holding two troublesome honey badgers, that were killing Geese on a farm and removed before they could get into even deeper trouble. Of-course we have been waiting for permits but (in this case), that is no bad thing. It has provided time for the badgers to loose their homing instinct to that farm (otherwise they would just head home and into more trouble). It's also given us time to arrange for tracking equipment. In this regard, we took lots of advice from badger specialists before deciding on a two pronged approach to tracking these animals that roam in very large areas.
Firstly, one of the badgers had a radio transceiver implant yesterday (unobtrusive low range device placed under the skin by a vet), and second they will each be given VHF collars before release. Of-course with such tenacious animals the collars won't last long before the badgers have destroyed and discarded them, but by that time we hope to have logged their new home range and have an idea of where to find them. Thereafter the implant (which has only a small range) will help us to monitor the badgers for the next year or so and gather much needed data on Honey Badgers living outside of formally protected area's. You've heard it before, but these are the area's where all carnivores at the biggest and imminent risk from human conflict. So we very much hope that these two will be only the first of many, so that our study results can hep formulate pragmatic conservation policies.
For now, the badgers will be monitored at Moholoholo wildlife rehabilitation centre for another twelve days and then we'll release them into a wild area. Where we hope they'll stay out of trouble. Yea I know, fat chance of that. Badgers just seem to look for trouble. I have to be honest, it's why I love them.

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