Ezemvelo announce 11 rhino carcasses recoverd

21 May 2013

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife today announced the discovery of 11 rhino carcasses, all lost to poaching incidents that have occurred over the past 20 days or so.
Eight of the dead rhinos (seven White Rhino and one Black Rhino) were found in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, six having been recently shot on the Western Shores of the park whilst two were found on the Eastern Shores section.

Of the other three, two White Rhino were found in the uMsuluzi Community Conservation Area near Colenso and were considered to have been poached in April. The other rhino, which was reported about a week ago, was lost in the Weenen Nature Reserve.

Princes Call For Illegal Wildlife Trade Ban

Tuesday 21 May 2013

Prince Charles and Prince William will tell delegates that poaching has become sufficiently organised to be called 'trafficking'. Prince Charles and Prince William will today host a conference to call for a global partnership to stop illegal trade in wildlife.

Along with Environment Secretary Owen Paterson they will tell delegates from around the world that the trade presents a grave threat not only to the natural world, but also to global security. The conference will hear that both black and white rhino are coming under unprecedented attack, fuelled by demand for rhino horn. Wildlife experts believe demand for ivory means that for the first time certain populations of African elephant face extinction within a decade.

Unitrans Volkswagen R 327 900 cheque handover

May 2013

At the recent beautiful Sunset Serenades held in Letaba, Kruger National Park the Unitrans Volkswagen donation to the Unite against Poaching trust  from January to April 2013 of R 327 900.00 was handed over.

This bring the total donated to the trust to a fantastic R 6 174 550.00.  The funds, donated by Unitrans Volkswagen, are determined by the number of vehicles sold (both new and pre-owned) by the 10 participating dealerships.

 The trust is jointly administered by SANParks Honorary Rangers and Unitrans Volkswagen representatives. 100% of the funds donated are used for anti poaching within SANParks.

photograph: Erika Lemmer

Seen here is John Turner (National Chairman, SANParks Honorary Rangers, Conservation Services), Linda Joyce (Unite against Poaching) and Janssen Davies  (Chairperson, National Executive SANParks Honorary Rangers)