10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

The history of Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa is a slightly unusual one. Elephants used to cross the border here before the war, but the fighting increased incidents of poaching as law and order broke down, leading to highly traumatised elephants crossing the border.

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South Africa Elephants Africa Lions 146

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

The Bearded Woodpecker (Mkuze, South Africa) does not really look any more bearded than many other woodpeckers. The name of the Cardinal Woodpecker (Letaba, South Africa) is misleading, as not all of them are Catholic or even cardinals. It is the most widespread woodpecker in Africa, claims the HBW. ”).

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Woodpeckers South Africa China Singapore 231

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2024

Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa are heavily eBirded because Americans regularly visit. This is where you find a birding phenomenon that makes the annoyances of regular road checkpoints with either military officers or local law enforcement, whizzing scooters, and bumpy roads worth the effort. eBird is a huge help with that.

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Senegal South Dakota Gambia Birds 194

Animal Person

MARCH 21, 2009

A less-than-thrilling update is that South Africa is still considering dog racing. Here 's more on the story, and your thoughts can be sent to: Professor Elizabeth Snyman-Van Deventer University of the Free State Faculty of Law P.O. Box 339 Bloemfontein 9300 South Africa Snyman.rd@ufs.ac.za

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South Africa Kennels Jamaica Greyhounds 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2018

After leaving Africa, I was fearing a real let down in my birding. New Zealand had been good, Australia was incredible, and South Africa was almost life altering. This leg of the trip was for the most part all about my father-in-law. Where do you go from there? Well, for us, we went to Doha, Qatar.

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Qatar Sparrows South Africa Africa 115

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Maybe Floridians will then use the scientific name cafer – though with its origin in the terms Kaffir, Caffre, or Caffer applied to some indigenous peoples in South Africa (HBW), this may not be a good choice either. At least in the German language, the term “Kaffer” is a derogatory term for dark-skinned people.

Birds 174

Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 174

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2022

For the German flag, the “Grundgesetz” (the German basic law) states that the color of the national flag is black-red-gold. Of course, like many natural reserves in South Africa, Hluhluwe has the usual assortment of animals that have been ejected from European and US zoos and thus have to survive in the wild.

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South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 185