Please go here and read how Lions need our help...

http://www.sanwild.com:80/Index.asp

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VIER PFOTEN NewsletterI thought Id forward this to the group, this was on the
news the other evening, it was nice to see the Lions returning to the relative
freedom of Lions Rock. At least they are out of the zoo environment! There is a
video, I dont know what it is like as I cant watch them (dial up too slow
unfortunately)

Jill
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             March 17th, 2009
                 FOUR PAWS returns captive lions to life of freedom in Africa

             Dear Jill,

              FOUR PAWS transferred seven lions from European zoos to a new home
in the South African big cat sanctuary LIONSROCK on Friday. The four Austrian
lions, along with their Romanian counterparts, will finally live their lives
according to their natural requirements.

             The Austrian lions were one of the main attractions at a private zoo
in Carinthia, southern Austria. Laas (13), Suga (16), Bonnie and Clyde (7) were
raised by the owner. The zoo no longer complies with modern standards and was
unable to finance the necessary alterations required to remain open. It closed
in 2008. In October of the same year, FOUR PAWS was approached by the owners
with the request to offer the lions a new home.

             A new future also awaits the three Romanian lions. Octavian (6),
Cezar (15) and Aurica (6) were kept in a zoo in Tecuci, Romania. The zoo was
closed down in October 2007 because it also no longer met European standards.
These lions, too, have now found a new home in LIONSROCK.

             Your FOUR PAWS team

             Click here to read more and watch the video





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Hey all Green scouts,
 
its true atleast for me, i hv been much Lost, so here's my roll call,
 
a) Age-30
b) Location-South west Uganda, Kihihi, Kanungu district.

c) Have you been to Africa? I live in between Queen Elizabeth N.P and Bwindi
Impenetrable forest, have small shop in Kihihi for last 1 n a half years.

d) Why do you like African Wildlife? That's how i am, used to be involved
activiely with conservation groups in India n that inspired interest in African
wildlife.  
e) What are you favorite African creatures? All time favourite - leopard other
is warthog
f) What are your favorite places to view African Wildlife? Ruaha N.P - Tanzania
G) Is your interest in African Wildlife professional or as hobby? Started as a
Hobby turned into education as a zoologist, took shape of profession as an
awareness programme officer with local Non Profit organizatios and is a hobby at
present.
 
Thanks to Jill for trigering this mail,
 
keep up the good work,
green wishes,
 
A. (ashif dadwani)

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From: Jillyz <lady@...>
Subject: Re: [African Wildlife] Roll Call: African Wildlife Group please check
in!
To: africanwildlife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 8:10 PM







Subject: [African Wildlife] Roll Call: African Wildlife Group please check in!

Our Yahoo group has been pretty in active. Please sign in and send ROLL
CALL message answering some or all of these questions:

With pleasure...my name is Jill..

a) Age-54

b) Location-Western Cape

c) Have you been to Africa? I live in South Africa. I lived near the Kruger Park
in Mpumalanga for about 30 years, and I now live in a fishing town on the West
Coast. Ive lived here for nearly 9 years.

d) Why do you like African Wildlife? I am a animal/wildlife person and I love
the bush.

e) What are you favorite African creatures? Thats very difficult to choose! The
list would be too long

f) What are your favorite places to view African Wildlife? Eastern Transvaal,
Mpumalanga. but I haven't been to any game farms down here so I am bias. But I
love the bush, and to me the bush is Mpumalanga and Northern Province. I would
love to go to Zambia one day and also to Botswana.

G) Is your interest in African Wildlife professional or as hobby. It is a part
of my life, I love photography and am always taking photographs of nature and
wildlife wherever I find it.I couldn't live anywhere else but Africa

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--- In africanwildlife@yahoogroups.com, "Md.NatureGirl" <CheetahSpot@...> wrote:
>
> Our Yahoo group has been pretty in active. Please sign in and send ROLL
> CALL message answering some or all of these questions:
>
> a) Age: 57
> b) Location: Walnut Creek, CA
> c) Have you been to Africa?  Twice
> d) Why do you like African Wildlife?  As a youngster my favorite place to go
was the zoo.  After experiencing what it's really like in the wild, you return
with an afinity to nature that can't be described or appreciated until you've
been there.
> e) What are you favorite African creatures?  I'm particularly fond of the cat
species, especially cheetahs.  I want to go back next time to see the gorillas
up close and personal.
> f) What are your favorite places to view African Wildlife?  Serengeti & Etosha
National Park.
> G) Is your interest in African Wildife professional or as hobby.  Hoobby - if
I could figure out how to make it professional, I would.
>

Subject: [African Wildlife] Roll Call: African Wildlife Group please check in!


Our Yahoo group has been pretty in active. Please sign in and send ROLL
CALL message answering some or all of these questions:

With pleasure...my name is Jill..

a) Age-54

b) Location-Western Cape

c) Have you been to Africa? I live in South Africa. I lived near the Kruger Park
in Mpumalanga for about 30 years, and I now live in a fishing town on the West
Coast. Ive lived here for nearly 9 years.

d) Why do you like African Wildlife? I am a animal/wildlife person and I love
the bush.

e) What are you favorite African creatures? Thats very difficult to choose! The
list would be too long

f) What are your favorite places to view African Wildlife? Eastern Transvaal,
Mpumalanga. but I haven't been to any game farms down here so I am bias. But I
love the bush, and to me the bush is Mpumalanga and Northern Province. I would
love to go to Zambia one day and also to Botswana.

G) Is your interest in African Wildlife professional or as hobby. It is a part
of my life, I love photography and am always taking photographs of nature and
wildlife wherever I find it.I couldn't live anywhere else but Africa





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a) Age-40
b) Location-Central NY State
c) Have you been to Africa?
Yes, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and very briefly Namibia & Zambia
d) Why do you like African Wildlife?
I have loved African Wildlife since I was a toddler. I preffered
stuffed animals to dolls. My favorite tv show was Mutual of Omaha's
Wild Kingdom and I told me parents I wanted to grow up to be like Jim
Fowler helping endangered African animals. Have loved animals and
Africa ever since.
e) What are you favorite African creatures? cheetahs, hyenas, hornbills,
Lilac-breasted rollers, baboons,meerkats, various types of mongoose are
faves but I love all of them.
f) What are your favorite places to view African Wildlife?
so far Mala Mala, South Africa  & Konondo Tree Camp, Zimbabwe & Djuma-
SOuth Africa
G) Is your interest in African Wildife professional or as hobby?
Mine is professional interest as I am a zoologist/ethologist

Our Yahoo group has been pretty in active. Please sign in and send ROLL
CALL message answering some or all of these questions:

a) Age
b) Location
c) Have you been to Africa?
d) Why do you like African Wildlife?
e) What are you favorite African creatures?
f) What are your favorite places to view African Wildlife?
G) Is your interest in African Wildife professional or as hobby.

Is selling of endangered furs at Vintage Clothing stores illegal?
Can you help me research this and help put an end to this both
locally and nationally and internationally?

I would like help researching this.

So far I believe it is but I need your help.

I noticed that 2 vintage stores within a couple blocks from me appear
to be selling furs of endangered species.

I haven't gone in to the stores to inspect the furs yet. They look
from afar to be real furs but before I go in there and start
inspecting the garments I want to be sure on the laws and regulations
regarding this.

The furs appear to be jaguar, cheetah, leopard, snow leopard and more.

I don't know about you but even the selling of faux endangered furs
would disgust me as it glamorizes the wearing of wild cat furs.

The preliminary research I've done appears to show regulations from
FTC regarding the labeling of fur coats but I want to know if this
applies to vintage stores as well.

Also I came across something that said sale of endagered furs is
illegal but mention of some kind of loophole that if you can prove
that the fur was originally purchased before 1970 you can sell the
fur within your statee (USA) but not across state lines. If this is
true what constitutes proof of the pre 1970 thing? Do vintage stores
have to have a copy of the original sales receipt or some other kind
of proof?

Are these vintage stores just ignorant of the laws?

Would any of you want to be involved in helping to make sure
endangered furs are not sold in your hometown?

I have already contacted the US Fish and Wildlife service regarding
the regulations/laws on this and am waiting to hear back.

Please help me in finding out more.

I live in a very wildlife friendly, tree hugging type city and am
appalled that any store would display wild cat furs in their store
windows.

Thanks!

---Lee Ann

-I would like to see them.

Jeff

-Ashif,

How are you and where do you come from?  I'm located in the central
US.  I spent three months in Lesotho in the Peace Corps.

Jeff

I have a few photos I shot of African Wild Dogs in Kruger National
Park last month.  I will post photos in the Photos section if there
is sufficient interest.

Regards,

Feathermom

--- In africanwildlife@yahoogroups.com, "lizaglines" <lizaglines@...>
wrote:
>
> Here are some scans to see some African Wild Dogs Video!
>
>
> http://cbs4denver.com/video/?id=11636@...
>
>
>
> http://cbs4.com/video/?id=15793@...
>
>
> http://www.dogster.com/video/video_player.php?
>
v=selfserve1.download.videoegg.com/gid369/cid1174/UB/63/1157870006O3Yc
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> uWde2DCpIgDRPlB
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Hi,

Same as bluegillus, i would love to read more about
Africa.

Regards,

Ashif.

--- bluegillus <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> There have been a lot of new species discovered.
> Work done in
> conservation. Etc.  Can we get enough interest in
> this site to get it
> running again?
>
>




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Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center.
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I do not chat because I seldom have that long of a stretch at the
computer.  But I would like to get the posts back up

There have been a lot of new species discovered.  Work done in
conservation. Etc.  Can we get enough interest in this site to get it
running again?

Here are some scans to see some African Wild Dogs Video!


http://cbs4denver.com/video/?id=11636@kcnc.dayport.com



http://cbs4.com/video/?id=15793@wfor.dayport.com


http://www.dogster.com/video/video_player.php?
v=selfserve1.download.videoegg.com/gid369/cid1174/UB/63/1157870006O3YcJ
uWde2DCpIgDRPlB

Members,

Please consider expanding your good works and activism for animals to
help endangered wild Cape Parrots.  Read more here, and please adopt a
bird:

http://www.birdlife.org.za/adoptaparrot/index.php

Thank you in advance for your help and concern!

Regards,

Parakeet Perch List Mom

The Cape Leopard Trust Newsletter
March 2006
We would like to update you on some new developments. This
newsletter is a little longer than usual, but you would be hard done
by if all of this exciting news was not shared with you.
LEOPARD COLLARING AND MOVEMENTS

"Johan"
WE HAVE FINALLY CAUGHT HIM!! As you may have gathered from our
previous news or updates on our website, we have captured and
collared "Johan" – the "Main Man" of the Red Cederberg. This
happened on the 23rd of February. He weighed in at a hefty 45kg and
is in outstanding condition. He was caught in a superbly constructed
cage trap made by Jaco van Deventer, a Cape Nature (CN) colleague of
ours. Rika du Plessis (CN) was once again on hand to assist in this
capture procedures. Pictured above from left: Willem, Rika, Johan &
Quinton.

As a matter of interest, "Johan" was our very first leopard
photographed at 23h19 on the 23rd May 2004! Since then we have
captured 51 photographs of this elusive and charismatic leopard. I
have often tracked him, and although I had never seen him prior to
his capture, I know HE has seen me. On the 26th August 2004,
Leopards Leap Wines and Africa Geographic magazine went into
partnership "adopting" and naming him after our founding trust
member Johan van der Westhuizen. This may all seem old hat to some
of you, but what certainly isn't, is the information we will be
getting from this GPS collar. Thus far, our camera trap surveys have
indicated that he is utilizing a massive area which is certainly
greater than 400km2. Previous work estimated ranges of between 40 &
70km2. The GPS fixes will give us an accurate idea of how big his
home range really is.

"Houdini"
We are receiving unbelievably valuable data from Houdini's GPS
collar. To-date we have downloaded 860 GPS points showing latitude,
longitude, time, altitude and temperature. By separating this data,
we can for example, see when his activity peaks are. This
information gathered so far corresponds with our data showing a
preference for nocturnal movement in the Cederberg. We would expect
a variation of this in winter – we will see…

GPS Collars
Our aim is to purchase several lighter collars that we can use on
the much smaller female leopards. This would give us ample
opportunities to discover and view den sites, get a better idea of
cub mortality and general ecology of leopards in the western Cape
Folded Mountains. We would have had an opportunity to collar a
female caught in our traps in January, but she turned out to be too
young to collar. Trapping has been suspended till the smaller
collars arrive.

PROGRESS  OF OTHER CLT WORK AND LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
Nicole's Genetic work
Nicole is enjoying a lovely, rainy, freezing Norwegian winter. I
have offered for her to return to sunny SA – to no avail. Her
dedication to her work is unsurpassed so she will hang in there,
endure the sniffles and snow so that she can complete her Masters
thesis. This will be the longest four month wait since I counted the
days to my 5th birthday.

Dassie study
We have an American student, Sarah Smith, coming out from Colorado
State University to conduct a preliminary study on the health of our
Dassie (Rock Hyrax) populations here in the Cederberg. Why dassies?
Well, they are a common prey species for leopards as well as other
predators such as caracal and Black Eagle. Their populations have
also shown a dramatic decline over the past 20 odd years. This may
be a natural cycle, but may be due to unknown viruses in the
population, as this cyclical variation is generally only found in
northern hemisphere populations of animals. Dr Bill Horsnell, an
expert immunologist from the University of Cape Town, will assist
Sarah in this project. Jaco van Deventer (Cape Nature) will help us
with the practical elements of capturing these guys in cage traps so
as not to do any destructive sampling.

CLT Employment
Willem Titus, a resident from the Eselbank/Langkloof region of the
Cederberg, is our chosen candidate beginning his apprenticeship as a
field assistant with the CLT. RMB & the GCBC have sponsored his
salary. All I can say is we have chosen the right man for the job!
Within the first 2 weeks I had him typing up his notes on our
computer – this from a 25yr old STD 6 graduate who has never used a
computer before! He is getting in some driving experience in
Frikkadel & we hope he gets his drivers license soon. From catching
leopards to handling reptiles, nothing seems beyond this
enthusiastic young man's capabilities. We will keep you updated on
his progress.

Anatolian dog sponsorship
News on our two Anatolian dogs sponsored:
Tabs (sponsored by Margaret Baran): - Hennie & Rienie Spamer of
Driehoek (Cederberg) are doing a great job of taking care of Tabs.
She is doing very well so far & we have noted from the GPS collar
information of "Houdini" that he has walked close to where she and
the sheep hang out but has not taken a chance to test her strength
or dedication to her flock.

Sheba (Pictured left & Sponsored by Peter Braat): - Feedback from
Barend Le Roux (CN) who is monitoring her progress on Ampie
Albetyn's Overberg farm – "In general I am happy with Ampie and
Sheba's progress thus far and think that Ampie is doing a great job."

Well there you have it! Pip Niewoudt's 2 dogs in the Cederberg are
also continuing to work well in the field with him having ZERO stock
losses.

Search for the extinct Zanzibar Leopard
Nicole & I were commissioned by the IUCN, WWF, EWT, CI, WCS and all
other conservation based organizations worldwide to conduct a week
long search for the extinct Zanzibar leopard (WE WISH!). We headed
out to the island on the 15th of January anyway. The results of the
search proved that, while soaking up the sun, sipping exotic
cocktails and eating delicious seafood on the beaches of the North
coast, we managed to find one leopard – PAWS! Actually, truth be
told, we seriously needed a holiday, and this is the wonderful
island where Nicole & I eloped to just over 4 years ago. We had a
fantastic break.


MEDIA

Greenstone Productions – Trent's Wildcat Adventures
A few weeks ago, I was set upon by a group of Kiwi's – a film crew
out to film the work the CLT is doing on leopards. This was not an
attempt to study strategies used by various predator-named rugby
teams in SA, but for an actual wildlife program in New Zealand.
Trent, the star of the program, and I had a great time hiking in the
mountains tracking Houdini. I expect the camera crew were certainly
not as carefree and happy - having to lug their very heavy and
expensive equipment up & down our mountain sides in very hot
conditions. All in all, it was a good 4 days which included a
fantastic Bateleurs Flight with Johan Ferreira – more on this below.

50/50
Bart Smithers and his trusty intern, Muffin, have completed their
work towards the 50/50 program. We are just waiting on when it will
be aired. Bart has done some classic programs, including an anti-
whaling documentary and how rats sniff out land-mines in Mozambique.
We cannot wait to see what he has done with this one…

Die Burger
Jorisna Bonthuys went all out to do a series of comprehensive
articles on the CLT's work & CN's move to abolish gin traps and
educate farmers regarding a more holistic approach to problem animal
control. The fantastic articles appeared in the Burger on the 7th
March.

PRESENTATIONS AND LEOPARD FORUMS
Presentations
I have recently had several opportunities to conduct presentations
at various venues and events. Just to mention the most recent:

CC Africa invited us to do a presentation so as to become more
involved in our next anniversary event – By the way this year's
anniversary event will be AMAZING!!! Ok then…even MORE amazing than
last year!

I was invited by Leopards Leap Wines to do a presentation to a group
of 80 guests at Reuben's restaurant in Franschhoek – you can just
imagine – rough! Cocktails, 5 course meal, great wines…Mmm.

Next up - BushmansKloof Wilderness Reserve invited Nicole and I to
their conservation weekend. Being in Norway, Nicole could of course,
not make it, so I had to endure the pampering ALL ALONE! Who said
this life we lead is rough…Everyone had a brilliant time, attending
fascinating talks on Cape Mountain Zebra (by Peter Lloyd – CLT
Trustee & CN Scientific services); Indigenous Fish of the Western
Cape (Dean Impson, CN); walks; a classic caracal sighting on a kill;
flyfishing…

I attended our second meeting of the SALF at the EWT head office in
Jo'burg on the 3rd of February. This proved to be a very productive
exercise and we are working well together towards the preservation
of the species. Thanks to the EWT for allowing us to use their venue
in Johannesburg.

On Wednesday (15th) I will do a presentation concerning our work
within the Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor. This will
include feedback on our recent expedition to the Tankwa National
Park to set up a leopard presence/absence survey (& see if we can
photograph a supposed "Black leopard" sighted in the area).
Regarding the latter, my sneaky suspicion is that it is actually a
caracal that has been sunburnt black in this very hot and hostile
environment.

The EWT & CN are hosting a workshop on the holistic management of
human-wildlife conflict in South Africa in April. I will be
attending this very important 3 day meeting and will certainly
provide insight into the process and outcomes in our following
newsletter. Leopards Leap Wines are sponsoring all the wine for our
first night "Ice Breaker".

________________________


BATELEURS - Flying for Conservation (www.bateleurs.org)
First off – resounding congratulations to Nora Kreher (chairperson
for the Bateleurs) for winning the prestigious Audi Terra Nova
Award. She is truly Brilliant!! Well Done!!!
The Bateleurs continue playing a vital role in our project, enabling
us to track our collared leopards with ease from the air. Johan
Ferreira and Jock Kannemeyer are always supportive and
accommodating – never hesitating to fly when we need it. Our most
recent flight was with Johan and the Kiwi film crew in the Rolls
Royce of bush aircrafts – the Cessna Caravan. We were in the air for
about 90min and captured some great aerial footage of the area and
of us tracking our 2 leopards. Flying high over the Tankwa Karoo was
stunning, but did not prepare us for this harsh, but beautiful area
we drove into this past week.

Africa Geographic competition winners
Mark & Lindsey Burgess were the lucky winners of the Africa
Geographic competition where CC Africa (Londolozi), Mount Ceder and
Keurbosfontein (Johan van der Westhuizen's Bakkrans) sponsored
accommodation for them. Johan & I guided them on their trip in the
Cederberg. It was great and these were really two deserving winners.


_____________________________


NEW SPONSORS AND DONATIONS
Rand Merchant Bank/Leopards Leap
I am still hopping around like a leopard on Tankwa Karoo rocks in
summer - waiting to acquire our new sponsored vehicle. Last year,
RMB provided us with R100 000 towards a research vehicle for the
project. We have in the interim tried to get co-sponsorship from
various vehicle manufacturers, however, as has been the case for the
past 2 years, conservation plays an insignificant role for most, and
what with all those great bundu bashing 4x4's running around…! (this
would exclude the valuable contribution the  Mazda Wildlife Fund
makes to conservation).
Well, not all has been lost – Leopards Leap Wines have, Mmmm, leapt,
to the occasion and provided us with an additional R80 000 to help
find a suitable means of transport (and a medical aid scheme) for
the trust – we will, as previously mentioned, call our second
vehicle "Koeksister" – named after all things sweet – it is also a
popular item on any Cederberg menu.
Latest news is that we may have found a vehicle to purchase at a
very good price – I will have to let you know the outcome in our
next newsletter.

Leopard Adoption
The "Pantereus" foundation in the Netherlands (www.pantereus.com)
have recently adopted F6 and opted to sponsor her GPS collar as
well – i.e. if we are able to capture her. This is a fantastic
contribution – we hope that we can catch this girl whose home range
falls well within "Johan's" territory. We also have pics of her
with "Johan" over a 4 day period. It is possible she may have had
cubs in mid-January…



Carole & Rex Harland
The Harland's came out on a leopard tracking trip with me in the
Cederberg last year. Although they were bounced and battered around
in Frikkadel in some pretty chilly weather, they were incredibly
enthused by the project. On returning to the UK, they arranged a
series of dinners with friends as a means to raise funds for the
CLT! Leopards Leap heard about this & sent them some wine – sounds
like they all had an absolute ball, and soon after we received a
generous donation from the UK!! Amazing!

Cage traps
Mike Snethlage of FlexiPave approached us offering us assistance
after our Carte Blanche program was aired. Since then he has built
and sponsored several leopard cage traps to the CLT. The traps are
all built to the specifications of the cages Jaco van Deventer has
designed and built. We in turn have sponsored 3 of these traps to CN
for use in the West Coast region (Porterville CN base). Mike has
been integral in the design and making of the anti-baboon rubbish-
bins seen around the Western Cape. Below: Mike & Quinton



Karl Westwig
Just after our last newsletter, the CLT received yet another
generous donation from Karl and Gabbi Westwig (&kids) – R10 000.
Many thanks for this amazing support.

Premier Auto Rondebosch
Frikkadel had some pampering over the festive season – Harty Korsch,
Rudi Opperman and Richard were on hand to provide some well needed
TLC while Nicole & I were away for a week. And what was the outcome –
  a very happy, shiny Suzuki jeep – with an almost Non-existent bill.
These guys are amazing! Thank you.

Southfield Auto Electrical
Andre, his father and Delmaine run a brilliant shop and have once
again provided the CLT (& Frikkadel) with some well needed
attention – ALL FOR FREE. I have been using Southfield for all my
safari vehicle electrical needs for almost 10 yrs and it is great to
see the generosity Andre has extended to the project.


Camtrap Sponsorships
James Wells is a new camera trap sponsor while Jessie Middelmann and
Paul Middlemann have both renewed their sponsorship for 2006. We
have only recently put our cameras back out in the field, so results
should start pouring in soon. Exciting news is that we should be
getting some interesting pics from the Tankwa National park as well.

Donations
Thanks must go to Mrs R Picotti and  RM Jones for their generous
donations to the CLT.

Outward Ventures
Thanks to Jeff & co for all their help with my hiking boots &
camping gear. You guys have been really great!

A Special Thanks must go to ALL of our supporters for having the
faith in our ability to make a difference with this project. We will
continue to do our very best and put all our effort into work that
is crucial to our precious environment. If we have neglected to
thank any person who should have been included in this newsletter –
PLEASE let us know so we can include you in our next newsletter.

Kindest regards and best wishes

Quinton & Nicole Martins
Project Managers


Project Sponsors:

Sponsors (R250 000 plus):
Rand Merchant Bank

Sponsors (R100 000 – R250 000):
Bergen University
Eco Aire - Peter Turnbull
Leopards Leap – Historic Wines
Polaris Capital

Sponsors (R50 000 - R100 000):
Africa Geographic
Bushmans Kloof
Capestorm
Engel & Volkers
Rufford Small Grant
Televilt

Sponsors ((R10 000 - R50 000)
Auction Alliance
Cape Nature (House Rental)
CC Africa
Citrusdal Cellars
Frametazia
Fuji Film
Karl Westvig
Keurbosfontein
Mount Ceder
Photo Connection
Premier Auto Group Rondebosch
Sean Caulfield
Sohn, Gordon, Martins, Brandford Attorneys
Stellenbosch University
Two Oceans Aquarium

Camera Trap Sponsors:
Birding Africa; Boland Eco-4's; Hooper Family; Ian Michler; Jessie
Middelmann; Land Cruiser Club of SA;Lehr Family; Mountain Club of
SA; Paul & Kim Woulfe; Paul & Lindsay Middelmann; Peggy Whitson ;
Ubuntu Trust

Leopard Adoptions:
"Johan" - Leopards Leap Wines/Africa Geographic
"Lisa" -  Leopards Leap Wines/Africa Geographic
"Ouma Maaitjie" -  Leopards Leap Wines/Africa Geographic
"Houdini" - Eco Aire/Peter Turnbull
"Max" - Oelz Family
"Oom Arrie" - Engel & Volkers
F6 - "Pantereus" foundation

Anatolian Shepherd Dog sponsorship
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On Sunday, 25 2005

8:00 AM Kratt Brothers: Be the Creature: African Wild Dog 327` NGC

Please,Can some one tape for me

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POB 791

CLEVELAND MS 38732-0791

USA

Welcome Phil.
See his responses below!

----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Minnaar
To: africanwildlife Moderator
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: File - 1-African Wildlife Poll.txt


Answers to your Questions:



   1.. I am currently living in South Africa but might depart for Zambia or
Angola in the near future.
   2.. I am male.
   3.. I have 47 fantastic summers behind me.
   4.. I am a born African.
A)    I also work in S.A., Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique

B)    After nearly 27 years in the African bush, yes, I had lots of very
interesting wildlife encounters, stories and experiences that I will gladly
share with other wildlife activists as both educational and humoristic.

C)    When I was young, strong and exuberant, my favorite animal was the Sable
Antelope, but now that I am older and more relaxed, it has definitely changed to
the more docile Nyala Antelope. But since we discovered that the Giant Sable
Antelope of Angola was capable of surviving the 30 year Angolan Gorilla bush
war, I think my old love for the Sable might have returned.

   5.. I once visited the United States for 4 and half months on business but
after 2 months I was home sick and longing to come home. So, I have decided that
leaving Africa is just as bad as visiting Africa only once. I believe that there
is only one cure for leaving Africa, as a citizen or visitor, is to return at
once.
   6.. I like visiting Angola, the Caprivi in Namibia and Lesotho but if anybody
ask me what my favorite destination is, then I will not hesitate to tell them
everything about the Okavango Delta in Botswana. I flue there as a bush Pilot
for 5 years and if there is a better career or place, I would like to hear about
it.
   7.. My favorite tree is the Welwitschia in the Namib Desert, Namibia.
   8.. My career is a wildlife film maker
   9.. I am interested in wildlife conservation and wildlife veterinary science
and research
   10.. I do speak German fluently from the time that I worked in Namibia. In
Namibia, been an old German colony, a lot of people including black people, is
still speaking German.
   11.. I also speak Fanagalo (the language the miners in South Africa speak
underground) and a little bit of Set-tswana from the time I was in Botswana.
   12.. I would trade places with an African Kalahari male lion any day for
various reasons.
   13.. a.) I do not read novels but I like to read the National Geographic
magazines and the Africa Geographic. b) I hear that the Wilbur Smith books are
good African novels and then I suggest the 2 magazines I mention in 13a.
   14..  Yes, I have many African wildlife photographs and I will download some
of my photographs to your photo section
   15.. Because I do a lot of traveling, I do not have a pet anymore. When I was
working in Namibia, I had 4 Suricates as pets and when I was working in the
Eastern Caprivi, I had first 2 Banded Mongooses and then a group of 23 adopted
me as their friend?, father?, mother?, or maybe their companion. I always had
Birds or reptiles or animals to care for. I had a Black Sparrow Hark, Giant
African Eagle Owl, Augur Buzzard, many a Dove, African Pythons, Gecko's,
Squirrels, Baboons, once a baby Kudu, a Zebra, Oryx calf's, Warthog piglets,
Lion Cubs and the highlight of my career is certainly the day when I rescued a 5
day old baby White Rhino. It is strange, but my first night in Fresno,
California, and a badly injured Opossum ended up on the front porch where I was
staying. So I helped him.
   16.. I was born like this.
   17.. I am the Chairperson of a non-profit wildlife veterinary science and
research organisation.
   18.. We specialising in supporting young wildlife research student from all
over the world to come to Africa and do there wildlife thesis for their
doctorate degrees in animal veterinary science. Our organisation supports its
research member's wherever they are doing a wildlife research project in Africa.
We are also in-touch with various wildlife research organisations in Africa and
we will assure that our members get the best-suited research project allocated
to them. We supports our field researchers with the best 4x4 vehicles on the
market with all relevant research equipment and camping items to make sure that
their time to research is more pleasant. Radio and satellite communications are
provided with a personal satellite tracker for there personal safety. With a
wide verity of aircraft's to our disposal and Commercial bush pilots that has
thousands of flying hours and experience, we can cater for any emergency
throughout the African continent. We are constantly in touch with the worlds
leading wildlife scientist and researchers that are supporting our organisation
in many ways. Our members also have access to all our wildlife biologist,
researchers, professors and veterinarian. We also have a database on our
web-site for any wildlife research questions and answers. We are, registered
with the South African department of SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT and THE HUMAN SCIENCE
AND RESEARCH COUNCIL.
   19.. Yes, I love watching Nat. Geographic (Africa), Animal Planet and if
Discovery Channel broadcast a wildlife program, I will watch that too.
   20.. I rate the wildlife documentaries of Derrick and Beverly Joubert the best
to watch because of the uniqueness of their work and the enormous amount of time
and afford they put into it. Their films are: "Patten's in the grass", "Africa's
lost river", "Predators" and the story of an elephant orphan that was adopted by
surrogate Elephant cow and her own little baby.


With kind regards

Phil Minnaar.



africanwildlife Moderator <africanwildlife-owner@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

   I am hoping we can get to know eachother better. Perhaps some of us can
journey to Africa together someday or meet those that are already in Africa.

   All answers are optional so please only answer those you are comfortable
doing.

   1)What state or Country are you living in now?

   2) What is your Gender?

   3) Age Range? Teens, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's etc?

   4) Have you every been to Africa?

   a) If so which parts of Africa?


   b) Did you have any interesting wildlife encounters?

   c) What animals did you enjoy seeing the most?

   5) Would you like to go to Africa?

   6) Which places in Africa would you like to visit ever or again?

   7) What African Animals or Plants do you find the most interesting?

   8) Is your job/career anything to do with wildlife?

   9) Are you interested in ecology or wildlife conservation?

   10) Do you know any foreign languages?

   11) Have you ever tried to speak any of the indigenous African Languages?

   12) If you could trade places for a year with any African animal which one or
ones would you pick?

   13a) Have you read any good books or websites that pertain to African
Wildlife?
   13b) If so can you suggest any to us?

   14a) Do you have any African Wildlife photos?
   14b) If so will you consider uploading some samples to our photo section?

   15) Do you have any pets?

   16) What do you think got you interested in African Wildlife?

   17) Do you belong to any African Wildlife type of organizations?

   18) If so please tell us about them.

   19) Are their any TV shows you watch that deal with African Wildlife?

   20) Are there any good movies or videos on African Wildlife we should check
out?

   Please feel free to add any other information you'd like us to know like your
adventures, if you are single, if you are wanting to ever live in Africa, if you
   have thought about being an wildlife rehabilitator, or whatever else you think
   may be of interst.

   Please forward your answers to africanwildlife@yahoogroups.com THANKS!
   That's all the questions I can think of for now but pleae feel free to tell us
much more about yourself so that we can have a closer community.







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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Ann" <CheetahSpot@...>
To: "African Wildlife" <africanwildlife@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:43 AM
Subject: [African Wildlife] Alexandra's answers to questionnaire


> See below
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alexandra Yurkiw
> To: 'africanwildlife Moderator'
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 3:03 PM
> Subject: RE: File - 1-African Wildlife Poll.txt
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: africanwildlife Moderator
> [mailto:africanwildlife-owner@yahoogroups.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 1:48 PM
> To: alexandra.yurkiw@...
> Subject: File - 1-African Wildlife Poll.txt
>
>
> I am hoping we can get to know eachother better.  Perhaps some of us can
> journey to Africa together someday or meet those that are already in
> Africa.
>
> All answers are optional so please only answer those you are comfortable
> doing.
>
> 1)What state or Country are you living in now? usa
>
> 2) What is your Gender? f
>
> 3) Age Range? Teens, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's etc? 30
>
> 4) Have you every been to Africa? YES
>
>  a) If so which parts of Africa? SOUTH AFRICA
>
>
>  b) Did you have any interesting wildlife encounters? YES
>
>  c) What animals did you enjoy seeing the most? ALL
>
> 5) Would you like to go to Africa? YES
>
> 6)  Which places in Africa would you like to visit ever or again?
> WESTERN AFRICA
>
> 7)  What African Animals or Plants do you find the most interesting? ALL
> OF THEM
>
> 8) Is your job/career anything to do with wildlife? NO
>
> 9) Are you interested in ecology or wildlife conservation? YES
>
> 10) Do you know any foreign languages? NO
>
> 11) Have you ever tried to speak any of the indigenous African
> Languages? NO
>
> 12)  If you could trade places for a year with any African animal which
> one or ones would you pick? ELEPHANT
>
> 13a)  Have you read any good books or websites that pertain to African
> Wildlife? YES
> 13b) If so can you suggest any to us? I KEEP IN TOUCH WITH FRIEND WHO
> FORWARD ARTICLES
>
> 14a)  Do you have any African Wildlife photos? NO
> 14b) If so will you consider uploading some samples to our photo
> section?
>
> 15) Do you have any pets? YES
>
> 16) What do you think got you interested in African Wildlife? I LOVE
> ANIMALS
>
> 17) Do you belong to any African Wildlife type of organizations? NO
>
> 18) If so please tell us about them.
>
> 19) Are their any TV shows you watch that deal with African Wildlife?
> NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
>
> 20) Are there any good movies or videos on African Wildlife we should
> check out? NOT SURE
>
> Please feel free to add any other information you'd like us to know like
> your adventures, if you are single, if you are wanting to ever live in
> Africa, if you
> have thought about being an wildlife rehabilitator, or whatever else you
> think
> may be of interst.
>
> Please forward your answers to africanwildlife@yahoogroups.com  THANKS!
> That's all the questions I can think of for now but pleae feel free to
> tell us much more about yourself so that we can have a closer community.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

See below
----- Original Message -----
From: Alexandra Yurkiw
To: 'africanwildlife Moderator'
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 3:03 PM
Subject: RE: File - 1-African Wildlife Poll.txt




-----Original Message-----
From: africanwildlife Moderator
[mailto:africanwildlife-owner@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 1:48 PM
To: alexandra.yurkiw@...
Subject: File - 1-African Wildlife Poll.txt


I am hoping we can get to know eachother better.  Perhaps some of us can
journey to Africa together someday or meet those that are already in
Africa.

All answers are optional so please only answer those you are comfortable
doing.

1)What state or Country are you living in now? usa

2) What is your Gender? f

3) Age Range? Teens, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's etc? 30

4) Have you every been to Africa? YES

   a) If so which parts of Africa? SOUTH AFRICA


   b) Did you have any interesting wildlife encounters? YES

   c) What animals did you enjoy seeing the most? ALL

5) Would you like to go to Africa? YES

6)  Which places in Africa would you like to visit ever or again?
WESTERN AFRICA

7)  What African Animals or Plants do you find the most interesting? ALL
OF THEM

8) Is your job/career anything to do with wildlife? NO

9) Are you interested in ecology or wildlife conservation? YES

10) Do you know any foreign languages? NO

11) Have you ever tried to speak any of the indigenous African
Languages? NO

12)  If you could trade places for a year with any African animal which
one or ones would you pick? ELEPHANT

13a)  Have you read any good books or websites that pertain to African
Wildlife? YES
13b) If so can you suggest any to us? I KEEP IN TOUCH WITH FRIEND WHO
FORWARD ARTICLES

14a)  Do you have any African Wildlife photos? NO
14b) If so will you consider uploading some samples to our photo
section?

15) Do you have any pets? YES

16) What do you think got you interested in African Wildlife? I LOVE
ANIMALS

17) Do you belong to any African Wildlife type of organizations? NO

18) If so please tell us about them.

19) Are their any TV shows you watch that deal with African Wildlife?
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

20) Are there any good movies or videos on African Wildlife we should
check out? NOT SURE

Please feel free to add any other information you'd like us to know like
your adventures, if you are single, if you are wanting to ever live in
Africa, if you
have thought about being an wildlife rehabilitator, or whatever else you
think
may be of interst.

Please forward your answers to africanwildlife@yahoogroups.com  THANKS!
That's all the questions I can think of for now but pleae feel free to
tell us much more about yourself so that we can have a closer community.







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The famous race of the Rabbit and the Tortoise - II





The Story Doesn't End Here


Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was
faster.




They decided to settle the argument with a race. They agreed on a route
and started off the race.

The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time.
Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought he'd sit under
a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race. He sat under
the tree and soon fell asleep.



The tortoise plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as
the undisputed champ.



The hare woke up
and realized that he'd lost the race.

The moral- "Slow and steady wins the race. This is the version of the
story that we've all grown up with."




THE STORY DOESN'T END HERE



  there are few more interesting
things.....it continues as follows......



The hare was disappointed at losing the race and he did some
soul-searching.

He realized that he'd lost the race only because he had been overconfident,
careless and lax.

If he had not taken things for granted, there's no way the tortoise could have
beaten him. So he challenged the tortoise to another race.

The tortoise agreed. This time, the hare went all out and ran without
stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.

The moral - " Fast and consistent will always beat the slow and steady.
It's good to be slow and steady; but it's better to be fast and reliable."


THE STORY DOESN'T END HERE



The tortoise did some thinking this time, and realized that there's no
way it can beat the hare in a race the way it was currently formatted.



It thought for a while, and then challenged the hare to another race, but
on a slightly different route. The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping
with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the hare took off and
ran at top speed until he came to a broad river. The finishing line was a
couple of kilometres on the other side of the river.



The hare sat there
wondering what to do.

In the meantime the tortoise trundled along, got into the river, swam to the
opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race.



The moral - "First identify your core competency and then change the
playing field to suit your core competency."


THE STORY STILL HASN'T ENDED



The hare and the tortoise, by this time, had become pretty good friends
and they did some thinking together.



Both realized that the last race could
have been run much better. So they decided to do the last race again, but to
run as a team this time.



They started off, and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the
riverbank. There, the tortoise took over and swam
across with the hare on his back. On the opposite bank, the hare again carried
the tortoise and they reached the finishing line together. They both felt a
greater sense of satisfaction than they'd felt earlier.

The moral - "It's good to be individually brilliant and to have strong
core competencies; but unless you're able to work in a team and harness each
other's core competencies, you'll always perform below par because
there will always be situations at which you'll do poorly and someone else
does well.



Teamwork is mainly about situational leadership, letting the person
with the relevant core competency for a situation take leadership.

Note that neither the hare nor the tortoise gave up after failures. The
hare decided to work harder and put in more effort after his failure. The
tortoise changed his strategy because he was already working as hard as
he could."

In life, when faced with failure,

sometimes it is appropriate to work
harder and put in more effort.



Sometimes it is appropriate to change strategy and try something different.



And sometimes it is appropriate to do both.




The hare and the tortoise also learnt another vital lesson. When we stop
competing against a rival and instead start competing against the
situation, we perform far better.


To sum up- the story of the hare and tortoise has much to say:
Chief among them are that fast and consistent will always beat slow and
steady;work to your competencies; pooling resources and working as a team will
always beat individual performers; never give up when faced with
failure; & finally, compete against the situation - not against a rival.



Best wishes,

Praveen












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-----Original Message-----
From: JeZa JeZa [mailto:jeza.jeza@...]
Subject: Important Petition

Please sign this Petition to end suffer of Animals in Belgrade Zoo:

  <http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/777611166>

and visit this web site for more information:

  <http://action4animals.bravehost.com/index.html> zoo (15K)

Thank You!


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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/777611166

www.action4animals.bravehost.com/

www.europeaninitiative17.bravehost.com/

If [man] is not to stifle his human feelings, he must practice kindness
towards animals, for he who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his
dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of
animals.
Immanuel Kant




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--- In SOS_@yahoogroups.com, "Annelisa Johnson" <icer@s...> wrote:
After a lot of searching, I found the contact details for the
government of
St Helena, which administers Gough Island:

The main leader is the Governor, Mr. Michael Clancy
St Helena

Governor's Office

The Castle, Jamestown

Telephone: (00) (290) 2555 Office

4444 Residence

Facsimile: (00) (290) 2598 Office

4418 Residence

Airtech: 2476

e-mail: OCS@h...

joany@s...

Office Hours (GMT): Mon-Fri: 08 30 . 12 30 & 13 00 . 16 00

Governor & Commander-in Chief: Mr Michael Clancy

Staff Officer: Mr Amias Moores

Chief Secretary.s Office

The Castle, Jamestown

Telephone: (00) (290) 4552 Residence

2525 Office

Facsimile: (00) (290) 2598 Office

e-mail: OCS@h...

sandrab@s...

Office Hours (GMT): Mon-Fri: 08 30 . 12 30 & 13 00 . 16 00

Chief Secretary: Mr John Styles

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr.Syed.S. Ahmed" <akif1999@y...>
To: <SOS_@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:37 PM
Subject: [SOS_ ] STOP THE EATING OF BIRDS BY MICE IN GOUGH ISLAND


May God bless all of you!

Gough Island - On a remote British island in the South Atlantic, one
of the world's most important seabird breeding colonies, a natural
history horror story is unfolding.

More than one million albatross, shearwater and petrel chicks, some
goose-sized and weighing almost 10kg, are being eaten alive every
year by mice.

The mice are descendants of the British house mouse, probably
brought to isolated Gough Island, south of Tristan da Cunha, by
ships in the 19th century but have grown to double the size of their
ancestors.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?
set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=vn20050725071708750C572339

Therefore I request every member to contact the Department of
Environmental Affairs and Tourism of Gough Island requesting them to
control mice population.Otherwise these rare birds will be extinct.

This web-page has contact details of Department of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism of Gough Island based in South Africa.

http://home.intekom.com/gough/contact.html

I hope that all of you will co-operate to end this eating of birds.

Regards,
Dr.Syed Shehzad Ahmed
MSc.(Enviro Science),MD
--- End forwarded message ---

--- In BIRDS_@yahoogroups.com, "Dr.Syed.S. Ahmed" <akif1999@y...>
wrote:
May God bless all of you!

Gough Island - On a remote British island in the South Atlantic, one
of the world's most important seabird breeding colonies, a natural
history horror story is unfolding.

More than one million albatross, shearwater and petrel chicks, some
goose-sized and weighing almost 10kg, are being eaten alive every
year by mice.

The mice are descendants of the British house mouse, probably
brought to isolated Gough Island, south of Tristan da Cunha, by
ships in the 19th century but have grown to double the size of their
ancestors.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?
set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=vn20050725071708750C572339

Therefore I request every member to contact the Department of
Environmental Affairs and Tourism of Gough Island requesting them to
control mice population.Otherwise these rare birds will be extinct.

This web-page has contact details of Department of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism of Gough Island based in South Africa.

http://home.intekom.com/gough/contact.html

I hope that all of you will co-operate to end this eating of birds.

Regards,
Dr.Syed Shehzad Ahmed
MSc.(Enviro Science),MD
--- End forwarded message ---

--- In PRIMATES_@yahoogroups.com, "Dr.Syed.S. Ahmed" <akif1999@y...>
wrote:
May God bless all of you!

I had created a group"FreshWater".Fresh water ecosystem is the most
biologically productive and diverse ecosystems on Earth.Fresh water
ecosystem is important for the spawning of many species of fish&is
home of many shellfish,water birds&other animals.Freshwater ecosystem
is important to our well being&health.Fresh water ecosystem is like
sponge that store snowmelt & rainfall & release it gradually. This
reduces flood damage & thereby, protects our lives.In this group you
can take active participation for the conservation of fresh water
habitats & animals.

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/fresh_water

Regards,
Dr.Syed Shehzad Ahmed
MSc.(Enviro Science),MD
--- End forwarded message ---

Kratt Brothers: Be the Creature: African Wild Dog

NGC next fri/sat

Can some one tape for me

Liza

POB 791

CLEVELAND MS 38732-0791

USA

Hello to everyone at African wildlife - yahoo.group

I'm Ashif Dadwani, - Zoologist by qualification and a naturalist by heart.

I'm an Indian, Male - 26 yrs

I was previously getting info about African wildlife thorugh the email id-
krisshud.

I've worked as an Administration officer and project coordinator- 3 yrs- with
"Nature Club Surat" for Nature education and conservation...associated with the
same as a life member and volunteer since 1993.

Currently working in Mumbai with "Karuna - for Animals in distress" as a
Programme officer, responsible for Awareness progs, Resuces, Rehabilitation n
Raids. The organization works for providing free treatment to stray animals n is
involved in various activities related to animal welfare (including wildlife).

I've been associated with Nature club Surat, BNHS, CEE, and have also been an
annual member of NATURE KENYA. during my visit to Africa - 2 yrs back.

I've visited a few places in Nairobi with "Nature Kenya".
During my visit to East Africa i had also visited a few places in Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania-Zanzibar.

Africa has always been in my heart...Shall obviously visit again.
Ready to grab ny opportunities.

About what i like in Africa:-

Plant- Baobab +
Bird- Saddle billed Stork, Hamer cop
Reptile- Gaboon viper
Mammal- Impala +
Insect- Tse Tse flies
Food- ugali
n much more.

I've tried to learn Swahili during my visit n was able to communicate basic
messages and could always convey my thanks to everyone i met.

Favorite place- Ruaha National Park, Tanzania and Zanzibar ( favorites shall be
many ..if i get more opportunities).

Thats it...

Hope to have great time with African wildlife.

Thanks!!
Green wishes to all.








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--- In AntiPoachers@yahoogroups.com, "Dr.Syed.S. Ahmed"
<akif1999@y...> wrote:
May God bless all of you!

I had created a group "Small Mammals" .Rodents(mice, rats, hamsters,
guinea pigs, beavers, muskrats, porcupines, woodchucks, chipmunks,
squirrels, prairie dogs, marmots, chinchillas, voles, lemmings),
lagomorphs(rabbits, hares, pikas)&insectivores (shrews, moles and
hedgehogs) are generally considered as small mammals.The small
mammals are very important.They are a major part of the animal
kingdom food chain.Without them many other animal species may not
exist.Many of them are also endangered.In this group you can take
active participation for small mammal conservation

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smallmammals/

Regards,
Dr.Syed Shehzad Ahmed
MSc(Enviro Science),MD
--- End forwarded message ---