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Posts with tag Northern Cape
Mokala National Park – Where endangered species roam
The newest national park in South Africa is Mokala, about 80kms south-west of Kimberley. Proclaimed in 2007, it is the park which effectively took over from the old Vaalbos National Park, which was claimed back by the original land owners in 1998.
South African National Parks started looking for a nearby property that could replace Vaalbos, and in 2005 a hunting property was bought from private owners. The park has grown
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Leisure Wheels Magazine – April 2012 – Cover article – |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
My fourth Year in the Wild article for Leisure Wheels Magazine, with a great cover photograph, on the |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld National Park, another of my favourite wild places in South Africa. Published in the April 2012 issue.
Getaway Magazine – April 2012 – Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
My sixth feature for Getaway Magazine's April 2012 edition, a cover article written and photographed, on the huge Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park which straddles both South Africa and Botswana. (2.1MB size).
Leisure Wheels Magazine – March 2012 – Tankwa Karoo National Park
My third Year in the Wild article for Leisure Wheels Magazine, published in the March 2012 issue, on the awesome Tankwa Karoo National Park, one of my favourite wild places in South Africa.
Lions galore in Kgalagadi
As you may know, the famous Kalahari lions eluded me and Gareth on our recent trip to the Kgalagadi. Everyone else seemed to see them! Anyway, while we were there, we met up with Michelle Swemmer, who works as a wild dog researcher in Natal, but who was on holiday with her parents in the Kgalagadi recently. She is also a really good photographer, with a knack for being in the right place at the right time! The day Gareth and I left Nossob, a pride of lions descended on the fence line of the
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Photos of Cheetahs from Kgalagadi
While we were in the Kgalagadi, we made friends with Andrew and Lohla Samassa...and they were lucky enough to get some decent photos of cheetahs. They wanted to share them with all the followers of Year in the Wild. Thank you Andrew and Lohla!
