Wonder Cave visit - The Wonder Cave in the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind is the third-largest cave chamber in South Africa.

Cuddle a tiger cub - Cuddle a tiger cub, meet Humphrey the Hippo and Eddie the Cheetah, as well as the lions, Ruby and T.J.

White lions get a taste of freedom - A pride of white lions was for the first time in South Africa released to roam freely and breed in a protected area this week.

Cat's out of the bag - Benitt Joubert of the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in northern Gauteng watches as a white lioness leaps to freedom from her cage.

A dream comes true - MULDERSDRIFT- The Rhino and Lion Park in Muldersdrift recently made history with the release of seven white lions into one of their camps.

The pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in vultures - Vulture populations across the Asian subcontinent have declined dramatically in the last 15 years and are now on the verge of extinction.
Pigmy Hippo New youth frolics in park - Kromdraai: The Rhino and Lion Park last week welcomed its newest additions, Fransie the playful rhino and Humpfree the hippo.

News from the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve - Do you know what the group or collective noun for hippo's is? Well, it's a bloat of hippopotami.
Reptiles New snake pit will be a first for South Africa - /from page 40.. the world. Apart from this pride, they had been wiped out by hunters.
Vultures Could Meloxicam be the Savior of the Asian White-Backed Vulture - V Naidoo, K Wolter, R Cuthbert, P Bartels GE Swan

Status of Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) in the Magaliesberg, South Africa - Kerri Wolter, Craig Whittington-Jones & Sean West

Vultures View Handover Of Cheque - Press Release - 31st October 2007

Toxicity of Diclofenac to Gyps Vultures - Three endemic vulture species Gyps bengalensis, G. indicus and G. tenuirostris are Critically Endangered following dramatic declines in South Asia resulting from exposure to diclofenac, a veterinary drug present in the livestock carcasses that they scavenge. Diclofenac is widely used globally and could present a risk to Gyps species from other regions.

Launch of the Rhino Lion Conservation NPO - The Rhino and Lion Wildlife Conservation NPO was launced on Friday with the release of the surviving six African white-backed vultures that were poisened in Delareyville earlier this year... Click here to see the full article

26 Witrugaasvoels sterf, 6 oorleef na hulle vergiftig is - Altesame 26 dood en 6 gered. Dit was gister die telling nadat 'n groot groep witrugaasvoels vroeer vandeesweek naby Delareyville in Noordwes vergiftig is.

The Rhino & Lion Wildlife Conservation NPO gets launched with the release of rehabilitated vultures - Friday 16 March 2007 sees the launvh of Rhino & Lion Wildlife Conservation NPO. In the words of Ed Hern, founder of the Rhino & Lion nature Reserve and avid conservationist,"We need to make a difference in our world if we want to leave an ongoing legacy of animal and bird species for our children and grandchildren to enjoy...

Only 6 endangered vultures survived a mass poisonong on a Noth West farm - It was the worst mass vulture poisoning that Kerri Wolter has witnessed in years. But the death of 25 endangered White-backed on a farm in Nort h West last month has only made the conservationist more determined to save the majestic "misunderstood" bird species.

Cultured Vultures take to the skies - Throughout Southern Africa, vulture numvers are dwindling. The Cape White-backed, lappetfaced and white-headed vultures have all been rated vulnerable. The Egyptian vulture is now regionally extinct and the bearded vulture is endangered.

Scavengers hunt again - Kromdraai: After suspected arsenic poisoning in Delareyville area three weeks ago,six White-backed vultures were released into the wild.

Vultures are misunderstood creatures, seen as ugly and smelly when in fact they are majestic birds - Kerri Wolter, 30 is doing her bit for the environment by fighting for one of the most despised scavenger species-vultures.

Vultures are clean by nature - Vultures are perceived as unclean birds because they scavenge inside animals' bodies but, in fact, they clean themselves after every meal. That is according to Kerri Wolter, a vulture specialist...

The Cape Vutlture - The Cape Vulture is one of the most threatened vulture species in South Africa. Various factors are Shortage, poisoning, powerline collisionsand electrocitions.

Kyk net hoe kyk hulle vir ons - Veilig agter draad in Gauteng.

Vulnerable Vultures - Thanks to a special 'restaurant' threatened birds in the Magaliesberg mountains have a chance of survival.

Big Plans for Rhino, Lion Park - Ed Hern, founder and owner of the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind, has big plans for the reserve.

Vulture Conservation Programme - Please find below information on the Vulture Conservation Programme which focuses it attention on the Cape Vultures of Magaliesberg.

Africa at a glance - Black rhinos receive a boost Five black rhinos have been relocated from South Africa to Zambia as part of an accord reached last year between the Zambian Wildlife Authority, the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism, South Africa’s SANParks and Eastern Cape Parks.

A little bit of what you Fancy - Asian vultures will be extinct in the wild within a decade unless urgent action is taken to eliminate the livestock drug that has caused their catastrophic decline, a newly published paper warns.

 
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