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Die oom, die boom en die bakkie

Click here to watch Die oom, die boom en die bakkie - English Translation: The old man, the tree and the bakkie.

A Uniquely South African method of tree-felling.

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SANParks Wild Card

Effective conservation requires immense financial and human resources. South African National Parks (SANParks) needs to receive sufficient revenue to be able to successfully manage the parks under its control, and it needs to gain the support of all the people in South Africa either through visitation, or an appreciation of the importance of conserving South Africa’s natural heritage.

Since its inception the National Parks have applied a once off entrance fee (coupled with vehicle fees) for the duration of a person’s stay. Park use is reflected in the enjoyment of the natural and cultural wonders of each park,as well as in the use of facilities such as road networks, trails, picnic sites, ablutions, viewing hides, water supply for humans and waterholes for game etc. All these facilities are expensive to install and maintain. The longer a person stays in a park, the more utility they gain from their stay. Applying a daily fee to use such facilities is recognised practice for sports grounds, parking lots, theatres, cinemas etc. and is applied in game reserves and parks all around the world. However it is also common practice in many countries to offer local residents certain concessions. Such people already provide incremental support through the taxes they pay

South African National Parks (SANParks) has thus simultaneously introduced a new daily conservation fee for all its parks and launched an innovative loyalty card system, in order to meet important conservation objectives and provide added value for all visitors.

WILD members will reap further benefits when presenting their card at more than 2000 Infinity partners countrywide, entitling them to cash back rewards for holidays, accommodation, tours, attractions, airlines, car hire, shopping, leisure and entertainment.

Members will also be contributing to conservation through an income sharing agreement between SANParks, Infinity, South Africa’s premier loyalty and smart card management company and its 2000 partners, which channels a percentage of the income generated from WILD card transactions to conservation.

Tsitsikamma Hiking Trail

Tsitsikamma is the Khoi-San word for a place of many waters. The Tsitsikamma hiking trail is inland from the Tsitsikamma National Park and traverses the base of the rolling Tsitsikamma mountains passing through indigenous forest, fynbos and pine plantations.

The cheapest option is to organise the trail yourself. Trails for Africa offers a luxury trail service which can include: transport arrangements, a guide, all meals and portage of your luggage. All you have to do walk with a light daypack.

The trail is parallel to the better known Otter trail which follows the coastline in the opposite direction. So if you want to indulge in a trail orgy then you can walk both trails one after the other and end up where you started.

The fynbos is typical montane fynbos of the southern cape mountains and is at it's most spectacular in spring and early summer. The indigenous forest canopy reaches up to 30m in places and is a welcome respite from the summer heat. Rivers abound and each day reveals pools that take your breath away with their beauty and swimming is a contstant temptation.

The mostly shy wildlife includes baboon, vervet monkey, leopard, caracal, honey badger, large-spotted genet, blue duiker and bushbuck. Birdlife thrives in the varied habitats and include, forest buzzard, rameron pigeon, narina trogon, sombre bulbul, forest canary, swee waxbill and orange-breasted and black sunbird.

Where did Men-in-Trees go?

The writer's strike that was recently taking place in the USA has affected many programmes. Men In Trees is one of those. The episodes were not yet completed when the strike happened, which caused the series to end abruptly.

The series will however continue on the 23rd April 2008.

The series is replaced with Lincoln Heights (Possible repeats previously shown)