There are few things as powerful as the written word. Once a subject has been printed, black on white, it is magically transformed to the accepted authoritative truth, regardless of whether it is plausible or truthful.
The Big five, South Africa’s number one tourist drawing card, is set to be soon upgraded to “The Big seven” reports new minister of Forestry and Environmental Affairs.
It was the second day in a row that I photographed a prime specimen warthog boar, boasting a magnificent pair of curved tusks, the biggest I’ve seen in months.
A Thick-tailed Bushbaby was saved from almost certain death from a mob of people in a Hoedspruit taxi rank who wanted to kill it for their superstious beliefs.
In poaching terms, a bush kitchen is a temporary shelter hidden away in the bush. It's a location from which a poacher can store meat, hide, and lay low for an extended period of time before and after checking his snares.
The impact of the Sun and Moon and the times in which they influence the amount of natural light, can have a significant impact on rural crimes. Various groups of criminals have vastly different Modus Operandi in executing their criminal plans.
Tragedy struck on Friday evening the 30th January 2009, when Richmond Sibuyi, a 24 year old Anti-Poaching officer posted on a Nature Reserve near Hoedspruit was fatally mauled by a lioness.