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RE: SOUTH-AFRICA: The giraffe just silently went to the list of endangered species
It is crazy that we have these huge game Parks and we can't keep them safe still. The problem is there are not enough rangers and then even some of them are implicated from time to time. We normally go to Madikwe which is a Game Reserve on the South African/Botswana border and they have had a few scares with poachers, but it isn't as vast as Kruger. I think that if poachers are found they need to hunt them down and shoot them. This may sound harsh, but if nothing is done many animals will be joining the list over the next decade. This will send out
a strong message.
thank you for your comment. I asked myself the same question. How can poaching still be going on? It is sad that more and more animals will join that list. When it comes to the gifaffe we were told there are not sure why the population is dropping, but it might have to do with their habitat shrinking, due to humans who want the land for agriculture. I should like to visit Botswana one day :)
Botswana is a gem and is run better than any other country in Africa. Giraffes I think will be fine as we have 3 in the housing estate down the road. I think if they are becoming endangered more and more will go into these estates for safe keeping. I just wish someone would come up with a good plan for the Rhinos though as they worry me. They are disappearing too quickly and in most cases it is the rangers themselves who are involved in syndicates feeding information.
I have heard that rangers are sometimes involved....I quess it might be the case all over. We just don't allway hear about it. Botswana is on my travelplans in the near future. What will be the best time of year to visit? I want to visit the Okawanga delta at a time where there is plenty of water.
The Okovango Delta is flooded normally from around May to September /October. It is winter then and it isn't the unbearable heat. It is still hot though.I will have a look for you as a friend of mine has shares in a company that does Okavango tours and is a tented camp. I haven't been either and is on the bucket list.
There is lots of stuff we don't hear about. I know the funding doesn't always end up where it is supposed to and they use finds to travel around the world to get more funding to keep the fund directors in a life of luxury. So much more could be done, but there is corruption in everything today.
Thank you for your answer. I will have to go august / september then :) I will be gratefull for the names of companies doing tours to Okavango.
And you are right about all we do not hear about. Fundings are not allways going where they are supposed to! And corroption is everewhere. Money really does rule .