Extinct vultures on their way to Hartbeespoort
In an attempt to reintroduce the Egyptian vulture to South Africa, two of these birds will soon be homed in Hartbeespoort.
In an attempt to reintroduce the Egyptian vulture to South Africa, two of these birds will soon be homed in Hartbeespoort.
Hya Matla, the company contracted to remove hyacinth from the Hartbeespoort Dam, and Magalies Water handed out over 50 tons of organic compost made from hyacinth removed from the dam to local emerging farmers in Madibeng.
Wildboere buite Brits gaan ernstig gebuk onder stropery en veediefstal en ten spyte van herhaaldelike versoeke om hulp aan wetstoepassers, vererger die situasie by die dag.
Recent independent water tests in die Hartbeespoort Dam show that the dam is in serious trouble as the very high suspended solids counts threaten aquatic life and drinking water quality.
A water testing project by Rotary Brits Hartbeespoort and WESSA Northern areas kicked off last week and the first water samples were tested this week.
The Magaliesberg Protected Environment (MPE) and the internationally-recognised Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve
'n Baba Vlei-uiltjie het wonderbaarlik oorleef na 'n vernietigende veldbrand wat die res van die broeisel op 'n plaas in De Wildt uitgewis het.
Around 300 people took part in the annual Hartbeespoort Clean and Restore project last weekend and over 500 large bags of rubbish were removed from the area.
Come take part in the big Hartbeespoort Clean-up on 18 May.
Hyacinth cover on the Hartbeespoort Dam is currently about 2% and role players around the dam is doing their utmost to remove the remaining dead plants.