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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Breaking News - Giraffe kills Impala
Fresh scarlet brain-blood had flowed from the baby imapal's nostrils to pool thickly in the footprint of a bull giraffe Read further...
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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...
Photography 5 day | Wildlife Photography - Specialist Lex Hes |
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EcoTraining and Lex Hes present a Wildlife Photography Workshop Taking great wildlife photos is not as easy at it looks. There is a lot of thought and time that goes into producing those great images that we see around us. Not only does one need creativity and technical knowledge but also a knowledge and understanding of one’s subject matter. The Photography Workshop aims to reveal more of the thought processes behind the making of good wildlife photographs and at the same time gives photographers time and opportunity to put these thoughts into action in the field under the guidance of an experienced photographer. PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPWe start the course with a discussion on the equipment needed to become a versatile nature photographer and then we go on to discuss the various elements that combine to make up a good nature photograph. The basic elements covered in lectures and demonstrations include:
Participants will spend mornings and afternoon in the bush looking for photographic opportunities followed by a lecture each day and constructive criticism of any digital photos taken during each activity. More about the course instructorLex Hes' (co-owner of EcoTraining) history of wildlife photography began at Londolozi Game Reserve, when after being strategic in the development of Londolozi and the field guiding there, he spent two years working as a 16 mm film cameraman making wildlife documentaries for Londolozi productions. After doing research on Marion Island, he returned with a collection of photographs that led to his first photography work being published in Minolta Mirror and Creative Photography magazines. On returning to Londolozi, Lex began to collect photographs and data on the behaviour of leopards in that area and this culminated in the publication of his highly-acclaimed book "The Leopards of Londolozi". Lex left Londolozi in 1991 to start a career as a self-employed field guide and photographer and has since published a further four books: Bush School; Attracting Birds to your Garden in southern Africa, The Complete book of Mammals of southern Africa and Wild South Africa. His photographs have been published in numerous publications around the world and have been used in advertising campaigns. Download pdf.info or read a 2009 testimonial by Nicole Goedhort. If you are interested in attending the course, please enquire using the enquiry form. |
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