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Giant Sable Conservation Efforts

Found only in central Angola, the giant sable is one of the most impressive but also one of the most critically endangered African antelopes. It was unprotected during the civil war that began in 1975 and only ended in 2002. Government and rebel armies alternately occupied the 8,280 sq km Luando Integral Reserve of the Giant Sable and the 630 sq km Cangandala National Park, 50 km from Malange, the provincial capital. Without a giant sable bull, the sable in Cangandala were doomed to extinction, hybrids or no hybrids.
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With holidays, career breaks or future employment opportunities taking a back-seat, many people are looking towards doing something constructive, affordable and above all for themselves. EcoTraining offers a wide variety of courses to suit many individual needs for now and the future!

Why Choose EcoTraining?

•We’ve been training since 1993 - one of the first organisations to conduct formal training.
•We train in great wilderness areas including the Kruger National Park.
•Our students train while living in the middle of the African wilderness, with wild animals potentially right outside their tents as our canvas tented camps are unfenced.
•We have trained Field Guides for top tourism operators such as Wilderness Safaris, Tanzania Wildlife Safaris, KZN Wildlife, Heritage Group and various privately-owned game lodges in southern Africa.
•and more reasons to choose us…

Join the Saddle-bill stork survey

Join the Endangered Wildlife Trust and SANParks in a photographic survey of Saddle-billed Storks in the Kruger National Park. The survey starts on 1 September 2009 and will run for a full calendar year.

This survey forms part of a research project that will be conducted over the next three years on the population status of Saddle-billed Storks, one of Kruger’s rarities, and one of the “Big Six” birds. “Census operations on any species within the boundaries of the Kruger National Park are important to help us get an idea of that species’ status within the context of biodiversity management,” says Marcelle van Hoven, the project’s coordinator. “The last Saddlebilled Stork survey conducted in 1993 suggested that there were less than 60 of these birds left in the Park.” More info here...

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Directions to camps

JOHANNESBURG TO KARONGWE CAMP
• From Johannesburg: take the N12 to join with the N4 to Witbank.
• From Pretoria: take the N4 to Witbank.
• Continue along the N4 past Middelburg to the R33 turnoff to Belfast.
• Go into the town of Belfast and then take the R540 via Dullstroom to Lydenburg.
• From Lydenburg take the R36 via Ohrigstad and the Abel Erasmus Pass to the Strydom Tunnel.
• 12km After the tunnel, turn left onto the R36 towards Tzaneen.
• Continue along this road for 16 km and Spectra Gate will be on your right. If you reach Ingwe Game Lodge, you have gone 8km too far.

The instructor will meet all the students at Spectra Gate at 14h00.

JOHANNESBURG TO MAKULEKE CAMP
• Head North on N1 highway to Pretoria/Pietersburg/Polokwane
• Toll road: 1 (Phumulani Toll Plaza)
• Toll road: 2 (Carousel Toll Plaza)
• Toll road: 3 (Kranskop Toll Plaza)
• Toll road: 4 (Nyl Toll Plaza)
• Go into Pietersburg/Polokwane City
• At first set of traffic lights, Turn Left and follow signs to N1 Louis Trichardt
• At 7th set of traffic lights, turn right towards Louis Trichardt
• Carry on straight through 1 set of traffic lights and a 4-way stop street. At second set of traffic lights turn left (At Coca Cola Depot)
• Carry on straight through 1 set of traffic lights. You are now on the N1 to Messina/Mussina.
• After about 70km, pass straight through local community and over the Tropic of Capricorn to the Capricorn Plaza
• At Capricorn Toll Plaza, Set speedometer to zero
• 39km, from Capricorn Plaza, pass through 2 stop streets and a traffic circle and head straight towards Mussina still on the N1
• Travel up the Soutpansberg Mountain Range and down the other side through the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnels to Mussina
• 96 km, Pass through the Baobab Toll Plaza
• 96.8km, Turn right onto the R525 towards Tshipise & Pafuri Gate
• Set speedometer to zero
• 110km, pass through a chevron boom
• Carry on straight along the R525 after the chevron boom for another 19km to Pafuri Gate, Kruger National Park.
• Total Trip +/- 560 km

You will meet the instructor at Pafuri Gate at 14h00 on the first day of the course.

JOHANNESBURG TO SELATI CAMP
• From Johannesburg: take the N12 to join with the N4 to Witbank.
• From Pretoria: take the N4 to Witbank.
• Continue along the N4 past Middelburg to the R33 turnoff to Belfast.
• Go into the town of Belfast and then take the R540 via Dullstroom to Lydenburg.
• From Lydenburg take the R36 via Ohrigstad and the Abel Erasmus Pass to the Strydom Tunnel.
• Approximately 12 km after the tunnel, turn left onto the R527 to Tzaneen.
• Cross the Olifants River and next turn right onto the R526 tar road to Mica/Phalaborwa.
• Continue to the T-junction and turn left onto the R40 to Phalaborwa.
• Continue along the R40 and turn left onto R526 to Gravelotte (the sign says “Tzaneen”).
• Continue along this road for 23km. The main entrance to the Selati Reserve will be on your right.

Our instructor will meet you at 14h00 at the Selati main gate and office, as no private vehicles are allowed down to the camp.

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