Ayden Olivier aka 'Spiderman' taking much needed time off to read
his favorite magazine!
An interesting activity now on offer at Gache Gache Lodge on Kariba
is clay pigeon shooting. Introduced we suspect to alleviate fishermen’s
frustration!
Dear Editor
Pictured is a vundu I caught at Msuna on the Zambezi on the 20th of
April 2013. I was fishing for bream with sadza at about 7am when
the vundu took. As I was fishing off the bank and didn’t have a boat
to follow it, it took me an hour to land. It was the best fight I have
ever had and it was my first vundu. I didn’t have a scale to weigh it,
so I just took pictures of the vundu and let it go.
Regards
Brett
Endangered Pigmy Hippo Harry
Photo credits: Cango Wildlife Reserve
Recently, The Cango Wildlife Ranch in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South
Africa, welcomed a new little fresh-faced baby. Hilda and Herbert, their
Pygmy hippopotamus pair had successfully mated and gifted the ranch
with a beautiful 5.1kg healthy baby boy named Harry (after the Prince of
Wales). With Hilda exhausted by the ordeal and not really able to provide
enough milk, a decision was made to remove Harry and hand rear him.
The Pygmy Hippopotamus' wild population is classified as critically
endangered and there are fewer than 3000 left in the wild. They hail
from West Africa, mainly confined to Liberia, with small numbers in the
neighboring countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast. So
for Cango Wildlife Ranch, from Oudtshoorn South Africa, to successfully
breed another endangered species is a very proud moment for all involved.
Harry was named after Prince Harry of Wales, for his true grit spirit, and
for his love and passion for Africa and its wildlife.
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