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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The Department of Environmental Affairs celebrates World Wildlife day in Style



The Department of Environmental Affairs celebrates World Wildlife day in Style
By BRIAN KLAJENGO

 The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and South African National Parks (SANParks) to celebrate World Wildlife Day in Kruger National park.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 3 March, the day of the adoption of CITES, as World Wildlife Day in order to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora.

World Wildlife Day 2014 provides an opportunity to, inter alia; Celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora, Raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that wildlife provides to people, and Raise awareness of the urgent need to step up the fight against wildlife crime, which has wide-ranging economic, environmental and social impacts.

Prestoriouskop Ranger, Rodney Landela  will lead the group to the capture site from Numbi Gate.
They will be a handover of the Rhino to the Mdhluli community by Minister of Water and environmental Affairs, Ednah Molewa.
They will be demonstrations of the anti-poaching operations by the Rangers.

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