The Elephant Apprieciation Group

Da Kings Of Animal kingdom stood ther ground at Kruger This Festive- no need 4 da do not desturb sign?

The Eastern Cape is one of South Africa's leading nature and conservation based tourism destinations, offering a wealth of game viewing, diverse scenic beauty and boasting all seven of South Africa's plant biomes. The Nature Reserves managed by the Eastern Cape Parks cover an area of 438,000ha.

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Hi There just joined, Animals deserve much better treatment than they get. It would wonderful if would could eradicate the poaches who are depleting the planet of Gods wonderful creatures. Anyhow just saying hello

Red Tailed Hawk Vs Rattler

Ain''t this Beautiful.

DARG - HOUT BAY ADOPTION There are lots of deserving animals at DARG who are waiting for the right home. Could you offer one of our rescued pets a home for life? These animals have mostly been rescued from municipal pounds or from lives of cruelty and neglect, but they are still eager to give their love to you and become your companion. Adoption costs DARG’s adoption costs are as follows: • R295 FOR CATS • R395 FOR DOGS • A SMALL DONATION FOR RABBITS AND GUINEA PIGS These adoption fees include sterilisation, vaccination, deworming and a copper identity disc. Paying for these items at a regular vet, as you would if you got a cat or dog from a pet store costs much more than the DARG adoption fee for your new companion, so you’re getting an excellent deal! If you would like to view some of the animals that are looking for a new home, then visit their cat or dog galleries for pictures and information. Because animals being happily rehomed on a daily basis, some of the animals featured in our galleries may already have new owners. Always check to see what animals are available when you visit. Good luck in finding your new companion! WEBSITE - http://www.darg.org.za/

SCHOCKING!!! The bodies of one silverback and three female gorillas, including one who was pregnant, were discovered on Sunday (July 22nd 2007) in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Conservation workers later found an injured baby gorilla which is now being cared for by vets in the town of Goma, just outside the park. There are estimated to be less than 700 mountain gorillas left in the world and the death of these gorillas is a severe setback to the conservation efforts ongoing in the country. Crisis of gorilla extinction are mainly due to the following three reasons. Firstly, infant gorilla was captured for zoos in the past, where the mother and often the other members of the family were killed as they defended the baby. Secondly Gorillas are hunted for meat and trophies in some parts of Africa, or for most of the cases gorillas are caught in the traps set for other animals. Thirdly, which is the most serious threat to free-living gorillas nowadays is the human population explosion. As more and more people take over the land for agriculture, logging and other development, gorillas have nowhere left to go but packed into smaller areas which on one hand the amount of areas cannot support the population and on the other hand, it increases the "intra-species" competition amount gorillas. Did you know?Did you know? Gorillas has no particular natural enemies but somehow man become gorilla''s only enemy. Because of the actions of male gorillas protecting their groups with such determination from hunters, humans developed a folklore about the ferocity of gorillas. Gorillas'' defense of standing and chest-beating make them a perfect target. Like all tightly knit social groups, gorillas will defend their young. They defend them with their lives.

The White Bengal tiger is close to extinction due to: * disease spread by such organisms as the tsetse fly * illegal poaching for profit and shaman medicine * stress from human contact while in captivity * inbreeding because of depleted gene pools Do we want to lose such beauty????

Let`s Treasure The Beauty of Continent, and work together to protect endangered species