The world's first dedicated, non-commercial centre to care for baby rhinos has officially opened at the Entabeni Game Reserve in the Waterberg in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. The orphanage, which exact location is secret due to security reasons and which will therefore not be open to the public, has facilities to house up to 35 baby rhinos.
The Entabeni Game Reserve, owned and operated by Legend Lodges, is covering an area of 220 km² and is home to lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, warthogs, hippos and other safari animals in a variety of habitats.
24 August 2012
Namibia switches to daylight saving time on 02 September 2012
On 02 September 2012, Namibia will switch to daylight saving time and is therefore changing from UTC+1 to UTC+2. The time will change at 02:00am (forward clocks from 01:00am to 02:00am) with the exception of the Caprivi strip, as this area is not subject to the periodical time changes. Clocks in Namibia will get adjusted backwards to standard time again on 07 April 2012.
Mororcco and Namibia are currently the only African countries using daylight saving time.
Mororcco and Namibia are currently the only African countries using daylight saving time.
- 01 September 2012 - sunrise: 06:02am | sunset: 17:52(pm)
- 02 September 2012 - sunrise: 07:01am | sunset: 18:42(pm)
Sunrise and sunset times may vary from place to place depending on latitude and longitude.
Botswana: The Mashatu Hide - a wildlife photographer's dream coming true!
The underground elephant hide in the Mashatu Game Reserve, located in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve of Botswana bordering South Africa, is a wildlife photographer's dream coming true. At a waterhole, the whole hide has been sunk into the ground right next to a waterhole that is in a prime elephant habitat. But it is not only elephants that are coming through to drink and bath at the waterhole, there are also kudu, impala, steenbok, mongooses and even baboons.
Kudos at united film works for the amazing footage and thx for sharing it with us!
The Northern Tuli Game Reserve is a game reserve spanning some 72 000 hectares of privately-owned land in the north-eastern sector of Botswana’s Tuli Block. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and Zimbabwe to the east. The area is home to a diverse range of wildlife, renowned for its Tuli elephants - the largest elephant population on private land in Africa, as well as to over 350 bird species recorded.
Kudos at united film works for the amazing footage and thx for sharing it with us!
The Northern Tuli Game Reserve is a game reserve spanning some 72 000 hectares of privately-owned land in the north-eastern sector of Botswana’s Tuli Block. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and Zimbabwe to the east. The area is home to a diverse range of wildlife, renowned for its Tuli elephants - the largest elephant population on private land in Africa, as well as to over 350 bird species recorded.
South Africa: 339 rhinos killed by poachers so far in 2012
According to the latest statistics released by South African National Parks (SANParks), South Africa has lost 339 rhinos to illegal poaching since the beginning of 2012.
Kruger National Park remains the hardest hit by poachers, having lost 201 rhinos since the beginning of this year. Limpopo has lost 43 rhinos to illegal poaching; the North West province has lost 37 and KwaZulu-Natal 34 rhinos.
192 individuals have so far been arrested in 2012 in connection with rhino poaching.
Latest rhino poaching figures (as of 23 August 2012):
Kruger National Park remains the hardest hit by poachers, having lost 201 rhinos since the beginning of this year. Limpopo has lost 43 rhinos to illegal poaching; the North West province has lost 37 and KwaZulu-Natal 34 rhinos.
192 individuals have so far been arrested in 2012 in connection with rhino poaching.
Latest rhino poaching figures (as of 23 August 2012):
- Kruger National Park (SANParks) - 201 rhinos poached
- Mapungubwe National Park (SANParks) - 3 rhinos poached
- Gauteng - 0 rhinos poached
- Limpopo - 43 rhinos poached
- Mpumalanga - 16 rhinos poached
- North-West Province - 37 rhinos poached
- Eastern Cape - 3 rhinos poached
- Free State - 0 rhinos poached
- KwaZulu Natal - 34 rhinos poached
- Western Cape - 2 rhinos poached
- Northern Cap - 0 rhinos poached
23 August 2012
Ethiopian Airlines temporarily introduce Cairo stop on Addis Ababa <> Stockholm service
update (11 Oct 2012): From 01 December 2012, Ethiopian Airlines will continue to route its Addis Ababa <> Stockholm service via Cairo in Egypt on bord a Boing 737-800 aircraft. The service will also raise from currently 5 weekly flights to daily.
update (30 Aug 2012): Ethiopian Airlines is extending the current Stockholm service adjustment until 30 November 2012.
Semi-good news for all Swedes and Scandinavians flying with Ethiopian Airlines to Africa. The airline is currently re-routing its Addis Ababa (ADD) <> Stockholm (ARN) service via Cairo (CAI) in Egypt. The route change has been in vigour since 20 August 2012 and will last until 10 or 11 September 2012. On 27 August 2012, Ethiopian Airlines will re-route the service via Brussels (BRU) in Belgium, instead of Cairo (Egypt).
- Addis Ababa (ADD) 23:00 > 01:30+1 Cairo (CAI) 02:30+1 > 06:10+1 Stockholm (ARN)
- Stockholm (ARN) 20:00 > 02:45+1 Cairo (CAI) 03:45+1 > 07:35+1 Addis Ababa (ADD)
update (30 Aug 2012): Ethiopian Airlines is extending the current Stockholm service adjustment until 30 November 2012.
Semi-good news for all Swedes and Scandinavians flying with Ethiopian Airlines to Africa. The airline is currently re-routing its Addis Ababa (ADD) <> Stockholm (ARN) service via Cairo (CAI) in Egypt. The route change has been in vigour since 20 August 2012 and will last until 10 or 11 September 2012. On 27 August 2012, Ethiopian Airlines will re-route the service via Brussels (BRU) in Belgium, instead of Cairo (Egypt).
- Addis Ababa (ADD) 23:00 > 01:30+1 Cairo (CAI) 02:20+1 > 07:00+1 Stockholm (ARN)
- Stockholm (ARN) 21:00 > 01:40+1 Cairo (CAI) 02:30+1 > 07:25+1 Addis Ababa (ADD)
- Addis Ababa (ADD) 23:55 > 06:55+1 Brussels (BRU) 07:55+1 > 10:00+1 Stockholm (ARN)
- Stockholm (ARN) 19:15 > 21:15 Brussels (BRU) 22:05 > 06:40+1 Addis Ababa (ADD)
Did you know... Namibia has the world's highest population of cheetahs
According to Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), the country has the world's highest population of cheetahs. Of the approx. 12,400 cheetahs remaining worldwide, 2,500 - 3,000 cheetahs can be found in Namibia. About 90% of country's cheetahs are living outside of protected reserves, primarily on commercial livestock farmlands. Their usual habitat in Namibia are grasslands, savannahs, areas of dense vegetation and mountainous terrain.
The cheetah is the world's fastest land mammal, reaching speeds of up to 110km/hour. The most specialised of all the 36 species of cats is currently inhabiting 25 countries in Africa as well as parts of the Middle East. Cheetahs are included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of vulnerable species.
The cheetah is the world's fastest land mammal, reaching speeds of up to 110km/hour. The most specialised of all the 36 species of cats is currently inhabiting 25 countries in Africa as well as parts of the Middle East. Cheetahs are included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of vulnerable species.
22 August 2012
Namibia: Download 13 information panels about the Sperrgebiet National Park
The Sperrgebiet National Park is one of Namibia’s newest National Parks. The Park, located in south-western Namibia, covers an area of 26,000 km² and forms a part of the Succulent Karoo biome that extends down into South Africa. Members of the public used to be banned from entering most of the Sperrgebiet (meaning "forbidden territory"), but since the area was turned from an exclusive diamond mining area into a National Park in 2008, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) is planning to open the Park to visitors travelling with special concessionaires.
Dr. Christian Goltz, a photographer from Windhoek, was commissioned by the Namibian Government to create visual and textual information materials for the new Sperrgebiet National Park. He recently finished his work and allowed us to share the 13 information panels (zip-file, 18,730 KB) he created. The panels will also be on display in an information centre at Kolmanskop and at other entrance points to the park once it is open to the public. The Sperrgebiet National Park is located off the B4, the main tarred road running between Keetmanshoop and Lüderitz.
As mentioned above, tours into the Sperrgebiet National Park are currently not available, but the Ministry of Environment and Tourism is definitely planning to open the park to visitors. I reckon the best thing to do when in the area is to contact one of the MET offices in Lüderitz, Rosh Pinah or Oranjemund and to ask them if & when tours will be made available.
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Dr. Christian Goltz, a photographer from Windhoek, was commissioned by the Namibian Government to create visual and textual information materials for the new Sperrgebiet National Park. He recently finished his work and allowed us to share the 13 information panels (zip-file, 18,730 KB) he created. The panels will also be on display in an information centre at Kolmanskop and at other entrance points to the park once it is open to the public. The Sperrgebiet National Park is located off the B4, the main tarred road running between Keetmanshoop and Lüderitz.
As mentioned above, tours into the Sperrgebiet National Park are currently not available, but the Ministry of Environment and Tourism is definitely planning to open the park to visitors. I reckon the best thing to do when in the area is to contact one of the MET offices in Lüderitz, Rosh Pinah or Oranjemund and to ask them if & when tours will be made available.
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