You may have heard that lions are under threat. With CITES COP 17 in Johannesburg now done ‘n dusted, these magnificent beasts, like this Zululand lioness ‘shot’ a couple years back, are no better off, largely because trade in lion parts is still permitted. And with tiger bones in short supply in the environmentally bankrupt markets of China because of intense poaching, lion bones are in demand; dodgy traders passing them off as those of the tiger. This feline was a pleasure to watch, irritated by flies on a late afternoon at one of South Africa’s better game reserves. A good memory considering that just last week a lion just on the Mozambican side of the Kruger National Partk was killed using cyanide, a poaching incident that also killed a multitude of vultures http://www.andbeyond.com/phinda-mountain-lodge/
After entering the Cape Point of Cape Town’s Table Mountain national park, follow the first turning to ‘Olifantsbos’ (elephant bush). A ten-minute drive will deliver you to a small carpark and the start of the Shipwreck hiking trail. I know not the name of this plant, tucked into a half-shaded part of a sand-dune, but I loved the texture. So, curled up into an awkward ball on the trail, with the rest of the group by now way ahead, I did what I could. The wrecked and scattered bits of old ships and the variety of sea-birds made for morning magic. http://www.capepointroute.co.za/liveit-capepoint.php
Angus is a Private Guide / CNN award-winning Journalist taking Tourists through Cape Town, South, East and Southern Africa.
Angus is serious about his craft. With considerable experience in the various media – TV, print, radio, photography and the internet – Angus has covered every aspect of travel, whether rural communities clashing with wildlife, tracking the Serengeti migration, hiking Table Mountain or searching for that perfect sauvignon blanc.
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