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Growing plains |
| Author |
Sharon van Wyk |
| Publication |
Africa Geographic |
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Vol.18, No.5 |
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June 2010 |
| Summary |
To Kenya’s Maasai people, the lion is a symbol of bravery and courage ... and a threat. Just one of many species in the Amboseli National Park, its rangelands have in recent decades been severely compromised by human encroachment. Sharon van Wyk reports on work being done to help both the people and the wildlife of this extraordinary area.
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Size matters |
| Author |
TEXT BY SHARON VAN WYK PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID ROGERS |
| Publication |
Africa Geographic |
| Volume |
Vol 17, No. 7 |
| Date |
August 2009 |
| Summary |
When it comes to protected areas, big is almost always better, but it brings with it specific challenges. How do you monitor and maintain a huge tract of land? What about poachers and infrastructure? Sharon van Wyk travelled to Kafue National Park in Zambia, one of Africa’s largest national parks, to find out. |
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| Title |
A Private Piece of Paradise |
| Author |
Sharon van Wyk |
| Publication |
Africa Geographic |
| Volume |
Vol.16, No.11 |
| Date |
January 2009 |
| Summary |
It’s 06h30 on a crisp winter morning at an upmarket safari lodge in the African bush. With a cough and a splutter, the diesel-powered game vehicle roars into life and, having downed fresh coffee and muffins, four well-heeled guests grab their binoculars and head off for a few hours of game-viewing bliss. The dust from their departure has barely settled when the camp’s generator kicks in and the real business of cleaning up, housekeeping, laundry, catering, stock control, fence mending and game management begins. Operating a luxury safari lodge, as Sharon van Wyk discovers, is not as simple as it looks.
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| Title |
In the Hot Seat |
| Author |
Text by Sharon van Wyk and photographs by Tim Jackson |
| Publication |
Africa Geographic |
| Volume |
Vol.16, No.11 |
| Date |
January 2009 |
| Summary |
Controversial, colourful, cheerful and immensely clever, Hector Magome and his job as executive director of conservation services at South African National Parks are often hard to separate. Sharon van Wyk grabbed a few hours of his precious time to chat about his background, his life’s journey and the challenges he faces on a daily basis.
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| Title |
A pioneering spirit |
| Author |
Text by Sharon van Wyk |
| Publication |
Africa Geographic |
| Volume |
Vol. 16 No. 6 |
| Date |
July 2008 |
| Summary |
Barely six years ago, the Grumeti Reserves adjacent to the famed Serengeti National Park
in Tanzania was riddled with poachers and denuded by the bushmeat trade. Now, thanks to the extraordinary efforts of some equally extraordinary conservationists, one of the cogs in the great wheel that is the wildebeest migration has been restored. Sharon van Wyk meets the people behind this remarkable turnaround. |
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A Fair Trade |
| Author |
Sharon van Wyk |
| Publication |
Africa Geographic |
| Volume |
Vol. 15 No. 4 |
| Date |
May 2007 |
| Summary |
Djuma, Sabi Sabi, Grootbos and Tswalu are names synonymous with luxury accom-modation and superb game-viewing – but underpinning this dedication to service is a commitment to the people who work at the lodges and to the surrounding environment. Sharon van Wyk visits some of the establishments where Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa’s principles of sustainable and equitable tourism development are being put into practice on a daily basis.
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| Title |
On the backs of giants |
| Author |
Sharon van Wyk |
| Publication |
Africa Geographic |
| Volume |
Vol.14, No.7 |
| Date |
August 2006 |
| Summary |
The elephant-back safari industry is one of South Africa's fastest growing tourist concerns. It is also one of its most controversial. Unregulated and largely uncontrolled, the industry sparks fierce debate, from whether it should exist at all to how the elephants are sourced and the way they are trained. With the lives of elephants, handlers and tourists at stake, though, can we afford to let the present situation ride? Sharon van Wyk investigates.
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| Title |
High spirits in Lower Zambezi |
| Author |
Sharon van Wyk |
| Publication |
Africa Geographic |
| Volume |
Vol.14, No.1 |
| Date |
January 2006 |
| Summary |
In the 1990s, Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia was being plundered by poachers. Today, thanks to the efforts of groundbreaking collaboration, the park, its animals and the people who live around it are finding new ways to thrive. It is an extraordinary turnaround and one that owes much to careful and dedicated cooperation between Conservation Lower Zambezi, a private initiative, and the Zambia Wildlife Authority. |
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