Tuli Predator News

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Sun, 2011-11-27 17:40

Botswana - report from the Tuli Game Reserve:

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Dramatic rescue of mother and baby elephant

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Fri, 2011-11-11 16:55

Most conservationists would agree that you should not interfere with mother nature. But there are exceptions to every rule.

Staff and tourists at Kapani Safari Lodge in Zambia were caught by surprise when a mother and baby elephant became trapped in mud.

Saying they couldn't just "stand by and watch them slowly die," what ensued was a dramatic rescue. Read the full story here.....

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Kruger elephant tusk may break record

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Tue, 2011-11-01 18:27

Mbombela - The tusk of one of the Kruger National Park's oldest elephants, Duke, who died in October, seems set to break environmental records, according to a report on Tuesday.

The elephant's left tusk was the longest ever measured in the KNP, reported Beeld newspaper.

It was 3.21m long, while the right tusk was 2.93m long.

Together, the tusks weighed 140.5kg.

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Lion bringing down a eland..

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Tue, 2011-10-25 04:41

Check out this great footage of a lion bringing down an eland in the Tuli Game Reserve in Botswana.....click here.

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Nailed by a hartebeest....

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Mon, 2011-10-17 19:55

Check out this South African mountain biker's collision with an hartebeest during a race in a KwaZulu Natal national park. This footage has become an Internet sensation. Both the biker and the "bokkie" were okay.....well I think they were both in shock with the biker being a little wounded!
Click here.

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Good News for imbabwe

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Sun, 2011-10-02 15:52

Tourist arrivals into Zimbabwe are expected to hit the 2,5 million mark this year due to increased confidence with arrivals peaking to the 1996 levels last year. This is good news for the country, read more here..

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Wildlife photographer goes swimming with elephants

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Tue, 2011-09-06 03:07

Ahead of the herd: Wildlife photographer goes swimming with elephants to capture incredible image:

By Oliver Pickup, Mail Online

5th September 2011

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Lion an leopard stand-off

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Thu, 2011-08-04 20:01

I came across this fasinating story and photo out of Mala Mala.........

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Telling the world about MySafariLink.com

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Wed, 2011-06-29 22:52

This press release was just issued to better inform the travel industry about MySafariLink.com; you can sign up for updates by subscribing to our mailing list. Here's the link: http://eepurl.com/eu95g

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What has happened to the wiild dogs

Submitted by Fred van der Neut on Tue, 2011-06-07 15:49

Read Craig's fascinating update on the incredible journey of Wild Dogs released in the Tuli Game reserve of Botswana.....

In the last update I mentioned that the original pack had split up and we suspected that some new males had moved into the area. We have now got some clarity of the pack composition and status of the packs.