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April 3, 2012
Winterskloof Conservancy’s Green Bobbies start cleaning up Willow Lane
During the second week in March 2012 the “Green Bobbies”, trained by Sipho Mhlalanyawo of the Everton Conservancy, started clearing Willow Lane of invasive alien plants. The Green Bobby team members have learnt the techniques involved in clearing and are gaining expertise in identifying invasive alien plants. The team also...
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March 16, 2012
Rhino rule the square
March 16 The Michelangelo Hotel Ballroom, Nelson Mandela Square, Johannesburg Last night rhino champions put their money where their mouths were. Four ¾ life sized rhino painted by South African celebrities, exclusive travel packages and fashion savvy watches were auctioned in aid of the Wildlands Conservation Trust’s Rhino Conservation Project...
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March 15, 2012
Green-preneurs Rewarded for their efforts
On the 10th of March 2012, 5 Wildlands’ green-preneurs were rewarded with bicycles at Spier in the Western Cape (an award winning producer of wine), for growing between 300-600 trees in their local communities. Most of the recipients stay in informal settlements, and considering their average living space is 30m2...
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March 5, 2012
Inspiring Wildlands Development made possible by Lotto
In April 2011 the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) allocated R1 500 000 to Wildlands to build an 8 bed rustic camp in the Tembe Tribal area. Known as, Bhekula Lodge, it is situated in the sand forests adjacent to Tembe Elephant Park. The project got underway in October 2011 and...
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March 2, 2012
Karkloof children run for fun and a greener future
Children from four isolated farm schools in the Karkloof experienced a day of fun, in the hot February sun, with the Wildlands Conservation Trust and the Karkloof Conservation Centre last week. A hundred children from Grade 4-7 from Triandra, Gartmore, Hawkstone and Yarrow Primary Schools participated in the ‘3 Cranes...
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