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| BIODIVERSITY AND WATER – ARE WE DOING ENOUGH? |
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Much of South Africa’s biodiversity is under severe threat and none more so than those elements associated with the country’s water resources. South Africa, currently categorised as a water-stressed country, is forecasted to experience physical water scarcity by the year 2025. With the trends in population growth and its attributes, and the ongoing pollution of our available water sources, there is bound to be increased pressure on the available water probably resulting in increased conflict over its allocation and a further stress on this resource leading to scarcity.
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| ORIBI SURVEY INDICATES HOPE FOR THREATENED ANTELOPE. |
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The Oribi (Ourebia ourebi) is a highly specialised antelope inhabiting African temperate grasslands. In South Africa, their numbers have declined sharply in recent years, and they now exist in only a few formally protected areas where they may resist the impact of mankind’s activities, with the bulk of Oribi occurring on privately-owned land. South Africa’s latest Red Data Book for Mammals (2004) classifies the Oribi as “Endangered”, due to its rapid decline in recent years, caused primarily by habitat destruction and continued persecution by man.
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Written by Kevin McCann/email kevinm@ewt.org.za
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| THE ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST SCHOOL FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES |
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The EWT is inviting schools to take action and become more aware of their environment. By getting children to discover more about their environment and organisations working to conserve their natural heritage, children will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and explore their attitudes to environmental issues. The EWT has started a new schools campaign which offers two options to schools to support the environment. Schools can sign up for membership for as little a R299 per annum. This entitles them to receive our quarterly magazines and monthly electronic newsletters. Thanks to Dainfern College for being the first school to sign !
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For more information on School Fundraising please contact Penny Buthelezi on pennyb@ewt.org.za
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CELEBRATE NATIONAL WATER WEEK FROM 27 TO 31 MARCH 2006 |
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The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry today announced that National Water Week will be celebrated from 27 to 31 March 2006, a week later than it was originally scheduled. National Water Week is a significant awareness campaign of the Department and it serves as a powerful mechanism to popularise the importance of water to the general public and to the general water stakeholder group. It creates a platform for the Department and other relevant stakeholders to communicate important water messages to the public.
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HUNTERS CONTRIBUTE TO CONSERVATION |
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The Pretoria East branch of the South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association (SAHGCA) has been supporting the Giant Bullfrog Project (GBP) financially for the last three years and has recently launched their "Multibraai Competition", aimed at generating funds for their conservation fund. |
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One of the main beneficiaries of this fund will be the EWT Giant Bullfrog Project. |
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SAHGCA is selling tickets at R20 per ticket, or you can help sell a book of 10 tickets to help raise funds for this project. |
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Fantastic prizes are up for grabs: A stainless steel gas braai worth R6000, a GPS worth R2000 and a hand made folding knife worth R700. |
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The competition closes on 17 May 2006 and the lucky winners will be announced after a wine tasting, auction of a hunting rifle, hunting packages and vintage wines.
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If you would like to get involved with either the competition or auction please call Francois van Emmenes on 0828217109 or email VANEMMFJ@sabs.co.za. |
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| WINNER OF SMS WETLANDS COMPETITION |
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Congratulations to Maxwell Van Os in winning the case of Bonaqua bottled water in our wetlands SMS competition.
Why don’t you sms the word water to 38383 to show your support for National Water Week on 27 to 31 March 2006? You will donate R10.00 to the EWT to help us conserve this natural resource
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| Events |
| INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL IN DURBAN |
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Date: 24 April 2006
Time: 17:30 for 18:00
Inspired by the wild, the South African wildlife filmmaking community, for the first time ever, will be given the opportunity to meet, network and negotiate with the rest of the global wildlife filmmaking industry, at the Wild Talk Africa film festival and conference in April 2006.
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COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION (THE MAKULEKE AS A CASE STUDY). |
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Date: 11 April 2006
Time: 18:30 – 19:00
Venue: The Country Club Johannesburg , Napier Road, Auckland Park.
Our guest speaker in April is Andre van Zyl, the Working Group Manager for the Conservation Leadership Group of the Endangered Wildlife Trust. Andre will be presenting on the Makuleke Training Project (MTP).
In September 1969 the Makuleke tribe, part of the Shangaan people, were forcibly removed by the South African government from 24,000 hectares of the fertile Pafuri region of the Kruger National Park, where they had been living off the land for decades. Following South Africa’s democratic elections of 1994, the land Restitution Act made it possible for the Makuleke to enter a claim for their land.
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If you're at a loss on what to do with unwanted items, why not donate them to the EWT.
The EWT has a wish list that you could contribute to. We would be grateful for the following items:
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Cell phone and Charger |
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Paper shredder |
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5 x Hands free telephone head sets |
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Click here to read more about the EWT Wish list.
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Our field workers often work in hard conditions with not much equipment so they get extremely excited when we can supply them with equipment to make their lives easier and more efficient.
Please contact Penny Buthelezi on (011) 486-1102 or email her on wishlist@ewt.org.za to organise for deliveries, and collections where necessary. |
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Tips on Saving Water in the home; |
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Don’t leave a tap running while you brush your teeth |
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Fix those leaky toilet and taps! |
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Take shorter showers |
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Use a broom, not a hose, to clear leaves from your driveway |
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Fill a bowl of water to clean vegetables, instead of rinsing them under a running tap |
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Don’t waste water just because someone else is footing the bill, such as at restaurants and hotels |
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For more information on other ways of living a greener life click
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70% of the earths surface is covered with water, but of this approximately 97% is salt water the remaining 3% is fresh water |
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Of the 3% less than 1% is available for life on earth whilst the rest is in the form of ice at the poles |
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SA receives an annual rainfall of 492 mm which is nearly ½ he earth’s average |
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SA experiences alternating periods of drought and floods which affects the amount of water across the country. Hot and dry conditions result in a high evaporation rate |
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| SUBSCRIBE TO 2 AWARD WINNING MAGAZINES, AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC OR AFRICA BIRDS & BIRDING |
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Subscribe to 2 award winning magazines, Africa Geographic or Africa Birds & Birding, save 20% and receive a free copy of Africa Geographic Traveler, worth R50.
This vibrant special issue presents a list of the continent's 10 'best ever' safari experiences written and photographed by Africa's leading conservation and travel journalists.
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