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LANGUAGE LESSON Shangaan ‘munghana’ means ‘friend’
WHAT’S NEW ON THE GROUND? 1) Vicky, Sean and Thijs join our wildlife guiding team, bringing with them several key strengths and a variety of experiences. 2) While previous photographer Tim has gone back to Ireland, the photography project has been left in the more than capable hands of previous second photographer – Sam Cox. 3) The rains have come and the bush is alive and green!
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53 ID kits have been created or finalised this quarter (180+ for the year) on species including lions, leopards, elephants and rhino. These kits are crucial to our teams - as well as management of the reserves - in the research and preservation of Africa’s iconic animals.
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This year, an area of 18 000m2 has been cleared of encroaching invasive plant species in one of our Big 5 research areas. This monumental effort has been instrumental in restoring the ecological functioning of this reserve and is a massive physical conservation achievement.
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56.5+ hours have been spent on administrative research project work this quarter, bringing our year total to over 330 scheduled hours. This behind the scenes legwork may not be as glamorous as tracking the Big 5 out in the bush, but is an essential part of our project and our impact could not be made without it!