Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Head to “Schotia Safaris” to rekindle your sense of awe.: These glorious March and April days remind us of glorious October days of changing light, gentle warmth, cool breezes. They remind us especially of one fine October day last year when we escaped on a Schotia “Tooth and Claw Safari” for a mesmerizing six hour African bush experience. Following on from a long winter of traumatizing ill health and slow business, this … [Read more...] about Head to “Schotia Safaris” to rekindle your sense of awe. – Featured Blog
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Tentative positive prognosis for Schotia Rhinos
"It is still too early to talk of a positive prognosis but every good day takes us another step away from a tragic ending," says Dr William Fowlds of Investec Rhino Lifeline who is heading up the rhino treatment team. Fifteen days after a poaching incident at Schotia Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, it has been revealed that the two rhino were darted with illegally acquired veterinary drugs. Both rhino, named Bonnie and Clyde, had their horns removed during a sophisticated … [Read more...] about Tentative positive prognosis for Schotia Rhinos
Rhinos suffer psychological trauma after Schotia poaching incident
Two Eastern Cape white rhinos injured by poachers last week are alive but visibly stressed, according to the latest reports from Schotia Private Game Reserve and the veterinary team. Both rhino, named Bonnie and Clyde, had their horns removed during a sophisticated poaching operation. The incident was reported on 30 May after rangers at the reserve located the two missing rhino who were found hiding in thick bush. It is suspected that they had been darted and left for dead by the poachers … [Read more...] about Rhinos suffer psychological trauma after Schotia poaching incident
Schotia Rhino Poaching
The Schotia Game Reserve - approximately 50 kilometres outside Port Elizabeth - reported today on the poaching of two rhino on the reserve. It is not clear when the poaching occurred as both animals could not be located for more than a day leading up to their being located, late yesterday afternoon of the 30 May. The bull, known as Clyde, was discovered first, heavily drugged and in a state of shock. An initial search for Bonnie, the female, proved fruitless and it was feared that she would … [Read more...] about Schotia Rhino Poaching
