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Now Chinese reserves are over 3 Trillion dollars and at the end of February their holdings of US Treasuries were at 1,154.1 Trillion dollars. If somebody thinks that out of "more reasonable" 1.3 Trillion dollars in Reserves China will keep 100% in US Treasuries - they must be working for the FED.
Situation is getting even worse with Japan holding the bag with another 890.3 Billion dollars in US Treasuries. After Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster US Inc can not really expect Japan to be on a shopping spree for its IOUs.
Our Catalyst is now in a full blown action and we hope that Easter prayers will help US Dollar debasement to be managed peacefully.
Buffet is nearing death! It took him a lifetime to get rich. Hell my gold/solver investment has risen 1000% over 20 years. I am no billionaire but I feel pretty comfortable with my seven figure portfolio!
When Buffet dies, his billionaires revert back to ZEROOOO!
Funny. Mr. Buffett's description of gold sounds exactly like he is describing the US dollar...only with the dollar, there is apparently an infinite supply, rather than a relatively fixed supply. Which one would you rather use as currency??
When you cash in the gold and silver, what do they pay you with? Oh yeah, dollars... The value of gold and silver is expressed in what? Oh yeah, dollars... Gold and silver investors love to brag about the spot price value of their holdings yet few ever see that when redeeming their collections. Which brings up another good point about the taxation of gold and silver as collectibles...ouch. Oh yeah, taxes are only payable in dollars.
Buffett's been saying this about commodities and currencies for decades now.
Wasn't his father a commodities trader? And a good one at that?
Gold's up 90% per year on avg. over the last 40. Hummmmmm
Gold is a lifeboat, nothing more. There was a time when the USD served the purpose of a lifeboat. Lifeboats are designed to keep you alive when your boat sinks, not to get you to your destination. All ships need lifeboats, including Warren Buffet's.
" ...the dollar of 1930 is now worth about six cents today."
The dollar of 1930 was a lot more valuable than six cents today! To buy a dollar in 1930 it would cost more than $16 today.
Warren Buffet does not generally make speculative bets on iffy valuations of currencies or commodities because he has always been primarily a long term, value investor. Often, Warren Buffet takes an ownership share of the companies he does invest in. Another words, Warren Buffen is not just a passive or "retail" investor.
You're right, Anonymous. We couldn't figure out the six cents comment, either. Maybe we misunderstand Buffett/Munger's meaning. We struck the line. Thanks for reading.
Evertime a bubble takes hold, the hordes of "bubblers" chant in unison, "Warren Buffet doesn't get it. He's just too old to understand".
This has been how things are since the late 1990s. And Warren Buffet continues to outperform most folks, especially his naysayers.
if gold gives you zero return, what about gold miner? gold miner will enjoy the ride of gold and boost dividend--that is much better to buy Berkshire Hathaway!
What Mr. Buffet meant was that 6 cents in 1930 would buy what 1 dollar buys today.
To anonymous,
"Gold's up 90% per year on avg. over the last 40."
You might want to check your math. Gold was $35 for decades in the United States when its price was fixed by law. At 90% per year, gold would go from $35 to $1,500 per ounce in less than 6 years.
Perhaps you're trying to trick some people who are slow at math into buying your gold from you. After all, the only way for your gold to be worth $1,500 an ounce is to sell it to get the $1,500; which is why Mr. Buffet says, "[Gold] has no utility and its value is solely determined by what others are willing to pay for it."
The only thing I understand about gold is that there is only a certain amount on the planet, and try as you may, you can't create it. So if we all agree about that, then holding gold is a store of value. If people start valuing something else like dot com stocks with lots of ideas and no earnings, the price of gold compared to dot com stocks will go down. Of course, for the wise, that was a long term buy signal for gold.
Let's not forget, the fundamental basis for economies is the barter system. Since one can't eat gold, one might won't some diversification by collecting glass bottles of vodka. When dollars are rolls on a rack in bathrooms, you'll at least be able to trade a bottle of vodka for a roll or two, or ten!!
Just heard W. Buffett said (per a TV report on MSNBC) that it would be ok if we (the USA) would raise the National Debt. Plain and simple....THIS IS STUPID....It now seems that the man that I admired for so long has just completely flipped me 180 degrees around. If we raise the national debt, W. Buffett stands to make money because taxes will raise, the price of products goes up and he knows that earnings will more than likely rise. However, the little guy that lives in row houses making $15K to $20K per yr. must pay more for those products and the little guy NEVER sees his salary GO UP. What's the matter with good ole Warren. Getting old must be affecting his sense of priorities. Everything he's written about in most of his books.....now make no sense. Sad. He just saved me from a lot more reading.
"[Gold] has no utility and its value is solely determined by what others are willing to pay for it."
Well guess what, the value of ANY ASSET is only what other's are willing to pay for it!! This includes the US DOLLAR, which through the FEDs excessive use of quantitative easing causes the USD to become less appealing.
In addition, when the government finally rolls around to fixing the 50+ TRILLION dollar deficit, they will have only one tool available, PRINTING money. Gold will then skyrocket!
I think gold is a dumb shiny rock also, but i'm not going to be stupid enough to let my own judgements get in the way of an investment opportunity.
Regarding the Oil - not everybody knows that Warren Buffet is investing in Electric Cars and Lithium via Chinese BYD company. He was buying railroads right in the middle of recession. Oil will never be cheap any more. Watch the brilliant video on this topic:
Gold is in a bubble, driven by hysteria, you will see the same hysteria selling gold when its price hiccups a couple of times. I am going to get a bag of popcorn to watch the financial carnage, like when the Hunt brothers took a maiming bath when silver collapsed.
The issue with the "store of value" comments is that national currencies tend to be natural monopolies. Unless you have crazy, Weimar-type inflation, the national currency will stay as the most convenient method to conduct business, pay taxes, etc.
Commodities do go up when inflation hits, just like everything because that is, after all, the definition of inflation. Commodities can still go up more than the devaluation of the underlying currency would suggest though. Gold, at this level, has probably reached that level. The Ron Paul story is very strong and appealing, but so was the Internet story and the Housing story. One has to ask, as Ben Graham did, "but at what price?" Given 0% inflation the last three years and 2% inflation forecasted by TIPS spreads the next 10 years, I would say the price is just too high.
Of course Buffett is bullish on the US economy,he's heavily invested!But at the same time Brk changed his investment strategy:they're betting on macro and resource outlook(Exxon,Conoco,Lubrizol,BNSF,Posco,Byd..)
and looking for investments in India(take the last agreement with bajaj) and in China.
So I'd say that he's bullish on the US but he's much more bullish about many other things!
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Cichlid fishes, particularly tilapias, are an important source of animal protein in tropical countries around the world. To support selective breeding of these species we are constructing genetic and physical maps of the tilapia genome. Physical maps linking collections of BAC clones are a critical resource for both positional cloning and assembly of whole genome sequences.
We constructed a genome-wide physical map of the tilapia genome by restriction fingerprinting 35,245 bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones using high-resolution capillary polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The map consists of 3,621 contigs and is estimated to span 1.752 Gb in physical length. An independent analysis of the marker content of four contigs demonstrates the reliability of the assembly.
This physical map is a powerful tool for accelerating genomic studies in cichlid fishes, including comparative mapping among fish species, long-range assembly of genomic shotgun sequences, and the positional cloning of genes underlying important phenotypic traits. The tilapia BAC fingerprint database is freely available at http://hcgs.unh.edu/fpc/image.php webcite.
The family Cichlidae is one of the most species-rich families of vertebrates [1]. More than 3,000 species of cichlid fishes are distributed from Central and South America, through Africa and Madagascar, to southern India [2]. Although cichlids are diverse and dominant components of the freshwater fauna of both the Old and New Worlds, it is in the lakes of East Africa that they have undergone the spectacular adaptive radiations for which the group is best known [3]. Cichlids are an emerging model system for studying a broad range of questions at the interface of organismal biology and genomics [4].
Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) are cichlid fishes which have become one of the most important species in global aquaculture. Native to Africa, several species of tilapia have been introduced to tropical areas of Asia and the Americas to increase supplies of animal protein. World aquaculture production of tilapia is second only to carp, and now exceeds 1.5 million tons per year [5].
The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) genome contains 1.06 gigabase pairs distributed over 22 chromosome pairs [6]. Several partial genetic linkage maps of tilapia have been produced [7-9]. The latest and most complete map orders 550 loci in 24 linkage groups spanning a total of 1311 cM [10].
Here we present a physical map of the tilapia genome based on restriction fingerprints of more than 35,000 large-insert bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones. This physical map will help speed positional cloning in tilapia, and will facilitate the long-range assembly of a tilapia genome sequence.
Results and discussion
BAC fingerprinting
We processed 40,704 clones from libraries 3 and 4, and obtained valid fingerprints from a total of 35,245 clones (87% success; Tables 1 and 2). Library 3 has an average insert size of 145 kb, and produced an average of 53.9 valid bands per clone. Library 4 has an average insert size of 194 kb, and produced an average of 69.8 bands per clone. Figure 1 shows the regression of fingerprint band number on clone insert size. Together, the fingerprinted clones represent an estimated 5.6-fold coverage of the tilapia genome.
Table 1. BAC libraries fingerprinted for the tilapia physical map. Construction of these BAC libraries is described in Katagiri et al. [16]. Copies of the libraries are available as plates and filters from http://hcgs.unh.edu/BAC/ webcite.
Table 2. Summary of the tilapia physical map
Figure 1. Relationship between number of fingerprint bands and clone insert size. Clones from the T3 library shown as circles, T4 library shown as triangles. The line shows the regression: number of bands = 22.37 + 0.238 * insert size (kb).
Contig assembly
Contigs were assembled from the fingerprint data using the computer program FPC version 6.0 [11,12]. We estimated the sizing accuracy of the capillary sequencer by analyzing the size of the vector band in 200 clones. The mean size was 246.20, with a standard deviation of ± 0.253 bp. We therefore multiplied all fragments sizes by 10, and used a fixed tolerance of 5, corresponding to 0.5 bp, in the FPC analysis.
Using a cutoff stringency of 1e-08, the number of contigs reached a plateau of approximately 3,500 after 20,000 clones had been fingerprinted. The number of contigs reached a maximum of 3,748 contigs at 30,000 clones, and dropped to 3,621 contigs in the final analysis of 35,234 clones (Fig 2). A total of 32,598 clones (92.5%) were placed in contigs. Only 2,647 clones remained as singletons (Table 2).
Figure 2. Coalescence of contigs during the fingerprinting process. The number of contigs rises to a maximum of 3,748 contigs after fingerprinting 30,000 clones. With additional fingerprinting, it appears that the contigs are beginning to coalesce. All analyses performed with a tolerance of 5 and cutoff threshold of 1e-08.
The contigs contain an average of 9.0 clones each, and had an average estimated length of 389.9 kb. The assembled contigs have an estimated length of 1.752Gb, or about 1.65x the genome length. Half of the total assembly length is in the largest 1,054 contigs. The top half of the contigs (1,630 clones) contained 69% of the total length of the assembly.
Contig reliability
We used several different approaches to assess contig reliability. The first was to determine the stability of contigs at different cutoff values. Increasing the stringency of assembly, from 1e-08 to 1e-09, increased the number of contigs from 3,621 to 4,008. This means that approximately 200 contigs were split at the higher stringency, which is less than 5% of initial total.
FPC identified a total of 3,127 questionable clones (Q's) in the assembly, an average of 0.86 Q's per contig. However, the distribution was strongly skewed from Poisson expectations. 2,891 contigs (92.5%) had no Q's called. Most of the questionable clones were in a few large contigs (Table 3). More than half of the Q's were in the 58 contigs with 10 or more questionable clones. Since the number of Q's was strongly correlated with the number of clones in the contig (Fig 3), we suspect this represents improper assembly of clones containing repetitive sequences.
Table 3. Distribution of FPC questionable clones (Q's). Poisson expectations calculated from the average of 0.86 Q's per contig.
Figure 3. Q scores for contigs of different size. The number of questionable clones identified by FPC rises with the size of the contig. Very large contigs tend to have a disproportionate number of Q's, suggesting improper assembly of repetitive sequences. The line represents a least squares fit of y = 0.252x (r2 = 0.54).
Cichlid fishes have an expanded set of opsin genes relative to tetrapods. Changes in the expression of these genes are responsible for differences in visual sensitivity among species [13]. In order to identify the regulatory regions for these genes, we isolated BAC contigs containing opsin genes. PCR screening of pooled BAC DNAs identified clones containing the SWS1, RH2 and LWS genes. The FPC database was then used to identify overlapping BACs at a tolerance of 5 and cutoff threshold of 1e-08. The SWS1 contig contained six clones, all of which were positive for the SWS gene by PCR. The RH2 contig contained 18 clones, 11 of which were positive for the RH2 gene. Probes derived from end sequencing of these BACs were used to verify that the remaining 7 clones were members of a genuine contig. The LWS contig contained 10 clones, 5 of which contained the LWS gene. Probes developed from the end sequences of these clones verified that four of the remaining five clones were members of an overlapping contig. The fifth clone should not have been included in this contig. The genes in this contig are homologous to the SWS2 and LWS genes located on scaffold 5 of Fugu assembly version 3.0. Two of the six BAC end sequences derived from the tilapia contig had BLAST hits to Fugu scaffold 5, providing strong evidence for homology of this contig to a 100 kb region of the Fugu genome.
Finally, in the course of positional cloning a mutation for red body color in tilapia, we identified a BAC containing the tyrosinase-related protein 1 (trp1) gene. Using a reduced FPC stringency (tol = 5, 1e-06) this BAC was near one end of a contig of 70 clones which is estimated to span 1.97 Mb. An RFLP was identified from a clone at the opposite end of this contig, and was mapped 3cM from trp1 in a large F2 progeny (Fig 4). This result emphasizes the utility of the fingerprint database, even at reduced stringencies of assembly.
Figure 4. Contig containing the trp1 gene. PCR screening identified trp1 sequences in BAC clone b03TI073AG01, near one end of this contig. A RFLP was developed by shotgun sequencing of clone b04TI008AG07, near the other end of the contig. Genetic mapping shows these markers are about 3 cM apart, confirming the utility of this contig spanning approximately 2 Mb.
East African cichlid fishes, including the tilapias as well as the closely related and highly diverse haplochromine cichlids, constitute more than 5% of vertebrate species. An international consortium has come together to develop genomic tools for studying these fishes http://hcgs.unh.edu/cichlid/ webcite. Resources already developed include a genetic map with more than 550 microsatellite markers [10], and a collection of more than 50,000 ESTs [14,15].
The physical map described in this paper is a further step in building the infrastructure to support complete sequencing of the cichlid genome. Fingerprinting of additional clones from these libraries would undoubtedly allow further coalescence of contigs, but it is not clear how cost-effective this approach would be. The current set of 3500 contigs is a manageable number for anchoring to physical and comparative maps. A logical next step in this research would be analysis of the gene content of these contigs to relate the contigs to the sequences of other fish genomes. In the meantime, the physical map will facilitate the positional cloning of genes controlling economically important traits in tilapia, as well as the genes underlying the spectacular adaptive radiation of cichlids in the lakes of East Africa.
Source BAC libraries
Four BAC libraries have been constructed for Oreochromis niloticus [16]. All four libraries were constructed from the sperm of a single male (#00-0135-EA1B) from a strain originating from Lake Manzallah, Egypt and maintained at the University of Stirling, UK. We fingerprinted clones from the two libraries with the largest average insert size (Table 1). Insert sizes of 200 BACs from each library were determined by NotI digestion and comparison to a lambda PFG ladder (New England Biolabs, Beverly MA). Plates and filters of these clones are available on a cost-recovery basis from the Hubbard Center for Genome Studies http://hcgs.unh.edu/ webcite.
BAC fingerprinting
BAC DNA was isolated using a modified alkaline lysis method [17]. Briefly, BAC clones were inoculated into 96-deep well plates. Each well contained 1.5 ml of 1x LB media with chloramphenicol at a concentration of 12.5 μg/ml. The plates were covered with Qiagen Airpore tape sheets (Cat# 19571) and incubated at 37°C for 20–21 hours on a Bellco mini-orbital shaker. Restriction fingerprints were obtained following the approach of Ding et al. [18]. The DNA was double-digested with HindIII and HaeIII and the HindIII ends labelled with fluorescently labelled ddGTP in a fill-in reaction using the reagents from a Beckman DTCS sequencing kit. The fragments were sized on Beckman CEQ2000 capillary DNA sequencers using the CEQ-600 molecular weight standard (Beckman Coulter, Fullerton CA).
BAC contig assembly
Every chromatogram was manually reviewed to confirm the peaks identified by the Beckman CEQ8000 software. Only the bands between 80 to 620 bp were used for contig assembly. The chromatograms and associated peak values were then stored in a MySQL database for further analysis. Contig assembly was done using the computer program FPC (vers. 6.0; http://www.agcol.arizona.edu/software/fpc/faq.html webcite) [12]. The resulting contigs are displayed using a new www-based viewer which mimics the WebFPC interface http://hcgs.unh.edu/fpc/image.php webcite. This viewer is written in PHP and generates html in response to queries of the database.
DNA markers and BAC library screening
To facilitate screening of the BAC libraries by PCR we constructed pools of the bacterial cultures. The pools were constructed from 252 96-well plates (144 from library T3 and 108 from library T4). This is equivalent to 2x coverage, or 2 Gb equivalents, from each library. We collected row and column pools from each plate using a Beckman Biomek2000 robotic pipettor. The row pools from each plate were pooled by hand to produce 252 plate pools. The plate pools were grouped into one of 10 arrays of either 4 × 6 or 5 × 6 plates. We then constructed pools from the rows and columns in each of these arrays. Finally, we constructed 10 superpools corresponding to the groups of plates in each array. This allowed us to identify positive clones by PCR in a sequence of 3 experiments. We first attempted amplification from each of the 10 superpools. We then analyzed the row and column plate pools for each positive superpool to identify the plate. Finally, we analyzed the 8 row and 12 column pools from each positive plate to identify the clone.
Authors' contributions
TK developed the DNA extraction and fingerprinting protocols. CK, ET, JTD and CW obtained the fingerprints and imposed quality controls on data entering the analysis pipeline. JES developed the databases and software interfaces for displaying the FPC results on the www. KLC and AEH tested contig reliability by sequencing and probe hybridization. TDK conceived the project, supervised its execution and wrote the manuscript.
We thank Drs. Takashi Aoki and Ikuo Hirono (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology) and Drs. Noboyushi Shimizu and Syuichi Asakawa (Keio University School of Medicine) for facilitating access to the tilapia BAC libraries constructed in their laboratories. Supported by the USDA/CSREES National Research Initiative Project #00-03504. This is Scientific Contribution Number 2261 from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Have you heard the joke "How do you know when someone owns an iPhone – Because they constantly tell you!" Yes, there is many a true word said in jest. Anyway, having rummaged through the deep barrel of iPhone foodie apps I have selected my top 5 for 2010. They are of course mostly free, as I loathe 'paying', and all rate high on the handy app scale…
- Foodspotting (free)
Yes all restaurants report to serve wonderful food and until you get there you are shrouded by this sometimes illusion. This fab app allows you to upload piccies of dishes from individual restaurants and give them a 'nom' rating. What a splendid idea! There will be of course, many restaurants that do not like this app, I say – tough! Pull your socks up.
- Yelp (free)
So it's two o'clock in the morning and you are yearning for Peking Duck, some hot Sake, and perhaps a packet of Polo's and some Rennies. Yelp jumps in to the rescue! This handy app lists places to eat, shop and drink, with contact details and opening times. Handy reviews from the 'community' provide feedback (not always from the business owner either!)
- Jamie's 20 Minute Meals (£4.99 – lorks!)
Jamie Oliver, the patron saint of Essex has brought to us his app for tasty meals that can be prepared in a 20 minute flash. Yes, we are all so busy etc., etc., that time to cook has become a rare luxury (even though many people dwindle away hours watching xfactor and soap operas, ahem.) So here you can find a host of quick recipes that will feed your family without the fuss. If you cannot cut up onions or garlic, it will take you at least 30 mins though…
- OpenTable (free)
OK, so we live in a society where nobody wants to actually 'talk'. Why talk, when you can press buttons and forego all that embarrassing politeness and god forbid – questions. Open Table takes the hassle out of reserving a table at your favourite eatery, by allowing you to view where tables are available, how long you will need to wait and book without even a whiff of scary human interaction.
- Global Eater Food Dictionary ($0.99)
So you don't know your velouté from your vichyssoise this great little app will educate! Food stuffs and dishes from popular world cuisines are simply defined so that you knows what they is… I heard that A.A.Gill 'relies' on this app – no, really!
- Added Handy Bonus App! – Flashlight (free)
OK, so you are in a restaurant and you want to take a photo of your fine dish du jour (to upload to Foodspotting), although it is dark and the haughty restaurant expressly states 'no photographs'. Ahh, but wait Flashlight shines a light on this dilemma. Just pretend you are showing this fabulous app to your friend "Oh look, bright light – haw haw" and then whisk out your camera, turn off the flash – surreptitious snap, snap & done.


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How can I get movie info from Amazon instead of IMDB. IMDB seems to have quite a bit of problems finding the right DVD info, pic, etc. I have heard that the Amazon one is free too.
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Well this went on sort of awkwardly for a couple minutes, didn't it? The only way things could have got better (or worse), is if Ellen volunteered to be Mike Sorrentino's 1,001th mouth sore transfer.
He's definitely gay for pay!!!
I can only tolerate the situation when he doesn't have a shirt on, why in God's name is he fully clothed!!?
Honestly you gotta love the guy, he's a good sport. Funny, yeahh he's cocky and all but he's funny and entertaining to watch.
He came off gayer than gay in this interview – what handler dressed him in that sweater that he kept adjusting to get just right. O M G.
Cute douche. But he's too gay to me macho type in Italy.
He is beyond 'gay'. I think he is in the realm of faggylicious.


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Chances are you have heard of R&B vocalist Jason Derülo. The singer, songwriter, dancer and actor launched his career while still in his teens, first as a songwriter for others and later as a solo artist, which has propelled him to new heights in popularity. His hit single, "The Other Side," has had a steady spot on the Slacker EQ Top 40 Charts for weeks with no signs of slowing down.
Recently, Slacker sat down with pop superstar Jason Derülo to create a radio station comprised of his favorite artists, from Missy Elliott and Michael Jackson to Madonna and Daft Punk.
Check out this exclusive look into the musical soul of Jason Derülo on his dedicated "I Am The DJ" station as we prepare ourselves for his new album, Tattoos, out on September 24th.
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Apricot the Wolf's Healing Energy
This is a very special clip on energy healing as done to Apricot the wolf. You will see as Apricot submits to the healers and uses her own energy to heal herself.
Guys, you know that I always try to send you to visit animal sanctuaries which help with God's work. Here is another one. Hopefully you can help them too. God bless them for what they do. EarthFire Institute


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Today we travel to the Kavango Region. This part of Namibia is famed for its incredible biodiversity and, in particular, its birdlife. We figured the best way to find out about the amazing birds you can spot in this part of Namibia would be to interview a local expert and bird guide, Mark Paxton, who runs Shamvura Camp on the Okavango River.
African Openbills, African Darters and hippos on the Okavango River.(Photo by Ethan Kistler via Nature Travel Network)
Mark, could you share with our readers who you are and what you do…
I own and run a tourism venture called Shamvura Camp that is situated on the Okavango River about 120kms East of Rundu. I have been actively involved in professional bird guiding for almost 15 years, and I personally conduct specialized birding groups from Shamvura Camp into the surrounding regions. Before that I was a qualified game ranger.
The Okavango River, near Shamvura Camp.(Image via Shamvura Camp)
What makes the Kavango Region and the Caprivi Strip such an amazing place for birdlife?
This region boasts about 450 bird species this is close to half the entire South African Birdlist. Although this region is low on endemics we have almost 30 "near endemics" with close to 100 "sought-after birds" some of which are found nowhere else in the Southern African sub-region.
If you're keen-eyed you even catch a glimpse of Shelley's Sunbird when staying at Shamvura.(Image via The Flacks)
With three major river systems (Okavango, Zambezi and Kwando) this region is the last stop-over resting place for most migratory birds from the Northern hemisphere before they disperse and embark on the last long and largely waterless journey South.
The African Skimmer.(Picture by Ethan Kistler via Nature Travel Network)
If you could pick your three favourite bird species in the region what would they be?
Souza's Shrike, Sharp-tailed Starling and Rufous-bellied Tit are certainly the three most challenging species.
Souza's Shrike- The Kavango region of the only places in Namibia where you can catch a glimpse of this illusive bird.(Image via Outdoor Photo)
A young Sharp-tailed Starling photographed near Shamvura Camp.(Image via Niall Perrins)
The ever bustling Rufous-bellied Tit.(Image via Responsive)
What are some tips you could recommend to birding enthusiasts when they are exploring the Kavango and Zambezi Regions?
In the Kavango Region because of the increasing human population factor, the birding is quite difficult and confined. This necessitates the services of a professional guide who knows the area and the habits, movements and preferred habitats of particular birds. Most woodland birding is confined to feeding parties which follow certain islands, routes or corridors amongst the inhabited and badly farmed woodland.
With guides you are sure to get the most out of your birding adventure.(Image via Shamvura Camp)
Are there any guided birding tours that visitors can sign up for?
In the Kavango Region only Shamvura Camp offers specialized birding tours with professional guiding. Most other lodges offer birding tours with local guides who although partially trained have limited knowledge but still manage to give a good experience. In the Zambezi Region, Caprivi Birding offers professionally guided tours.
What time of year is best for birding, and why?
The best months of the year which offers a large diversity of birding overall is September, October and November. The majority of the breeding is then in full swing with the sparsely leafed trees offering excellent visibility. A lot of the migrants are then starting to arrive adding to the diversity factor. The Okavango and Zambezi rivers are still low with sandbanks for waders and other water birds still available.
Exposed river bank with some Southern Carmine Bee Eaters going about their business.(Picture by Ethan Kistler via Nature Travel Network)
On the other hand the slower flowing Kwando at a higher level again has a different birding aspect. River birding on the Okavango and Zambezi systems picks up during January, February, March and April when water-logged floodplains offer ideal feeding and breeding habitat for the Gallinules, Rails, Crakes, Herons, Egrets and some Storks.
When the river rises look out for the Gallinules.(Image via Travel News Namibia)
Mark Paxton is the current Chairman of the Kavango Open Africa Route (KOAR), and the Namibian Chapter of the Game Rangers Association of Africa (GRAA-Nam). He is also the Co-ordinator of Poisoning of Wildlife Action Group (POWAG) and also heads up the Biodiversity Working Group for the Okavango Basin Management Committee.
Staying in the north east of Namibia is a great way to add something a little bit different to your itinerary when exploring our vast country. However, because of the distance from Windhoek, you will not be able to simply pop in for the day. So, to help you explore this extraordinary place we've picked out five lodges you can use as a base when exploring the Zambezi and Kavango Regions.
Paddling out on to the Zambezi River.(Picture via Shamvura Camp)
Lush, green, riverine… These are not words that people usually associated with Namibia as our country is famed more for its seemingly endless arid landscapes than for its verdant river-crossed Zambezi Region (formerly Caprivi) in the north.
Situated on the banks of the Okavango River, in the Kavango region, is Shamvura lodge. It is a paradise for bird watchers with over 60 species of wetland birds (as well as several rare reptiles and amphibians). The lodge itself is situated on a large sand dune between the Cuito and Okavango rivers and commands awesome views of the river and the Angolan floodplains.
One of the bungalows at Shamvura.(Picture via Shamvura Camp)
Whether you are into birding, angling (there are over 90 species of fish in the waterways around Shamvura), or just good old-fashioned relaxing by the pool as the sun sets over the criss-crossing river waterways, Shamvura Camp has something for just about everyone. The camp has a restaurant but guests are also welcome to self-cater.
Two guests and their best friend, cruising down the waterways.(Picture via Shamvura Camp)
Check out Shamvura's website for more pictures and information on how to book.
Our friend Rachel Lang (BushBound Girl) has covered the Ngepi Camp before, but no list of where to stay in the Zambezi Region would be complete without this unique camp. Ngepi Camp offers both award winning campsites, bush huts and, of course, their famous tree houses.
The view from Ngepi is something to behold.(Photo via Ngepi Camp)
Guests at Ngepi are also able to take part in a whole range of activities offered by the camp. If you feel like getting out into the delta you can go on sunset cruises, rent a fishing boat, take a guided walk, enjoy a game drive, or for the more adventurous you can sign up for their famous dragon river rafting experience.
Getting the blood pumping on the Dragon Boat Rafting Experience.(Photo via Ngepi Camp)
To book visit the Ngepi Camp website here.
Not many people are familiar with this lodge and all the awesome things it has to offer. We're hoping in time this will change because this place is fantastic! There are four en-suite luxury air-conditioned safari tents, seven en-suite air-conditioned double bed bungalows and three guide bungalows with shared facilities.
Who wouldn't want to relax on this deck overlooking the pituresque river?(Photo via Mahangu Safari Lodge)
The lodge is ideally situated for those guests who want to experience both river safaris and more traditional game drives. The game drives are through the nearby Mahango National Park where it is not uncommon to catch sighting of crocodiles, hippos, elephants and fish eagles.
Elephants making there way through the Mahango National Park.(Photo via Mahangu Safari Lodge)
If you'd rather spend time on the water then you're in for a treat: The water around Mahangu is teeming with bream and tiger-fish and the lodge offers guided fishing trips for anyone who wants to do some fishing in one of Namibia's most beautiful and diverse regions.
A prize catch!(Photo via Mahangu Safari Lodge)
For more information and bookings click here.
This camp was revamped and reopened last year much to everyone's joy. Popa Falls is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Namibia's Zambezi Region and the nationally run Popa Falls Camp does its astounding surroundings justice. We ran a piece on it in January that you can read here.
We know that you'll fall for these falls...(Photo courtesy of Dr Klaus Dierks)
There is not a lot of perennially flowing water in arid Namibia so any lodge or camp that puts you close to a series of cascading rapids like the Popa Falls Camp does will be a special place to visit.
The 'golden hour' as seen from the banks of the Zambezi.(Photo courtesy of Dr Klaus Dierks)
The camp is, like Mahangu Safari Lodge, is very close to the Mahango National Park and you can visit that park on a guided tour if you enquire at the Popa Falls Camp reception. It also has access to all the beauty of the surrounding river networks with all the bird, plant and animal life that you could hope for.
Book your spot via Namibia Wildlife Reorts here.
Found on an island in the Kwando River this lodge boasts 12 comfortably appointed thatched bungalows. There is also a 12-metre high viewing deck on the island which gives guests unrivalled views of the amazing and diverse plant and animal life of the Zambezi region.
The lodge are the perfect mix of unspoiled and luxurious.(Photo via Temba)
Mazambala pride them selves on employing local guides that have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the surrounding area's birdlife and wildlife. Given the sheer numbers of birds that call this part of Namibia home it is massively helpful to have a guide who knows what to look for and how to find it.
This lodge is near the Bwabwata National Park and you can hop on a safari drive through this park that is famous for it's large herds elephants migrating over the Angolan and Namibian borders.
Boat cruises and game drives- just another day at Mazambala.(Photo via Temba)
To book a few nights on this island retreat click here.
The Zambezi Region is truly a place of diversity and the unexpected. If you plan on visiting Namibia and want to get a totally different experience to what is considered "traditionally" Namibian, then you should consider making a trip up north to the border.
Visit the Zambezi Region and let go!(Photo via Ngepi Camp)
Are you a birding enthusiast? Well here's a blog on the birdlife you can find in the Zambezi Region (and other parts) of Namibia:
Namibian national parks like Etosha National Park and the Waterberg Plateau Park are world-renowned and well-visited by international and national tourists. This blog post is not about those parks. Today we want introduce you to two national parks run that you may not have heard of before...
A Land Rover with Sandwich Harbour in the background.One of the best things to do in Namibia is to explore locations that are off the beaten path.(Image via Cardboard Box)
We start in the north-east of Namibia in the Zambezi (Caprivi) Region. As you may already know this part of this huge nation is markedly different from most of the stark landscapes you find through out the mostly arid countryside. The land in the Zambezi is riverine and lush. It is home to several wetlands which and the region is criss-crossed by perennially flowing bodies of water.
The landscape is spectacular in the Zambezi.(Image via Cardboard Box)
In this corner of Namibia, just to the north of Botswana, you can find the Nkasa Lupara National Park (formerly known as the Mamili National Park). The park contains the largest protected wetland area in the Land of the Brave.
Maps showing the location of the park.(Images via the MET)
The network of rivers flowing around small islands and reed beds are home to hippopotamuses, crocodiles, several buck species and a massive population of birds. There are, in fact, more species of birds in this small area than anywhere else in Namibia.
A bloat of hippos silently swim through the river.(Image via Cardboard Box)
Before you back you pack your bags and head to Nkasa Lupala you should know that journeying through this national park is not for the feint of heart. There are very few facilities and sometimes the park is inaccessible due to heavy rainfall.
This usually will only happen during the rainy months of January and February. However, if the rains don't spoil the fun, and you have a thirst for adventure then you should know that the camp is a 4x4 enthusiast and wildlife tracker's dream location. For information on exploring the park by 4x4 click here.
Exploring the park is tough, but worth it to see undisturbed wildlife. (Image via Cardboard Box Travel Shop)
In the winter some of the riverbeds dry up and visitors to the park can watch lions, large herds of buffalo and elephants migrate across the park. Making Nkasa Lupala the perfect place for a rough and tumble adventure tourist to do some exploring.
There are even occasional sightings of lions in this riverine park. (Image via Cardboard Box)
Click here for the official Nkasa Lupara National Park page, courtesy of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.
The second national park we are looking at is located on the coast in the middle of Namibia's vast Atlantic coast. Close to the Skeleton Coast and pressed up against the Namib Desert you will find Dorob National Park. As you might imagine, this national park's landscape is very different to the lush and watery Nkasa Lupala National Park. Dorob is also far more accessible with the towns of Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Walvis Bay found within the park's borders.
This map shows the area of the coast that falls under Dorob National Park.(Map via NACOMA)
We mentioned Dorob a few weeks ago in an interview with Chris Nel (that you can read here). However, many visitors outside of Namibia have yet to hear about this gem of a park… Dorob was created in 2010 and since its creation the entire coastline of Namibia now falls under strict environmental protection. The reason this had to happen is because of the fragile biodiversity of the ecosystems found in this part of Namibia.
This coastline has been rescued from destruction.(Image via World Super Travel)
As far as attractions go in this park, BirdLife International has declared the park an "Important Bird Area" because this part of the Namibian coast is a haven that over 1.6 million birds call home. This makes Dorob an absolute must-visit place for anyone who is a birding enthusiast. Of particular interest to many tourists in this regard is Sandwich Harbour that boasts a sizeable population of flamingos.
This famous spot located within Dorob and is definitely worth a visit.(Image via Sandwich Harbour)
There is also some excellent fishing in this park and the town of Henties Bay should be the place you should aim for if you are a keen angler. Before you plan a trip read this page, as it details what anglers can and can't do in the park.
Going to Dorob? Why not go fishing! (Image via Henties Bay)
While unguided exploration of the park is allowed, it is important to note that after years of careless behaviour by locals and tourists the area has had to become subject to some badly needed restrictions. So if you want to explore the park on your own you can check out some maps which detail where you can and can't go in the park here.
Rare creatures like the Namib Ghecko live along the coastline and need to be protected.(Photo by Chris Nel)
For more information on the park you can download their press kit here or have a look at Travel News Namibia's breakdown of the regulations here.
These are just two national parks you can find in the Land of the Brave. In total there are eleven nationally run parks within Namibia and over the coming months we will bring to light some of these other parks. For a list of these parks click here.
Want to know more about National Parks in Namibia?Check our our posts on Etosha and the Waterberg below.
How to Explore Etosha
Safaris in the Waterberg
Bush-bound Girl has written for us once before and now she is back for a second time. In her recent post she shares her experience of staying in one of the most unique accommodations in Namibia: The Ngepi Camp in the Zambezi (Caprivi) region. Read on to find out what makes this camp so special...
by Rachel Lang
Ngepi Camp.(Photo © Ngepi Camp)
Ever since watching George of the Jungle as a kid, I've wanted to live in a tree house. Unless you're scared of heights or of sharing a bed with the odd creepy crawly creature, who wouldn't want their own cosy tree hideaway? Recently, I spent time at the legendary Ngepi Camp in the Caprivi region of Namibia where I stayed in the tree house of my dreams! Although George didn't swing by, I (Ursula) had plenty of company, from hippos and little skittering mice, to fish eagles and coppery-tailed coucals…
The Caprivi, in the upper reaches of the Okavango Delta panhandle, is a magnificent area – calming plains of green viridescent marshland and white Kalahari sand, and, of course, the Okavango (or Kavango) river, where Ngepi Camp (and the beautiful tree houses) are situated.
Caprivi Region – seen from a microlight.(Photo © Ngepi Camp)
A hippopotamus in the Kavango(Photo © Ngepi Camp)
The camp has twelve tree houses in total, each one unique and completely open to the river. They are all built of farmed materials upholding Ngepi's owner Mark Adcock's strong belief in the importance of safeguarding the area's indigenous trees. Even the trees that the houses are built around have not been touched or used as building structures, with the intent of symbolising that man and nature can live together peacefully.
One of the cabins.(Photo © Bush-bound Girl)
Everything (including hot showers) is run on solar energy. Mark, who can also be referred to as Ngepi's 'artist', has made sure that solar panels are not hidden by vegetation, but placed in full view for guests to see, "I want people to ask questions, I want them to say this works so well, where can I get one for my house?"
Larger rooms are available too.(Photo © Otto Grimm)
Another environmentally friendly novelty is the tree houses' air-conditioning system. It's a method so simple yet so clever! At the top of each thatched roof is a tap, and, when it's switched on the cool water runs down each side of the roof. Air blowing against the water is cooled (the same as when we sweat) and this causes the temperature of the room to drop by at least 10 degrees c. More than a camp, Ngepi is a place of learning. Every element reflects a commitment to live sustainably, to reduce human impact on the environment, and, as a foreign client once put it,"live with your feet in nature!". This is exactly what I did every morning as I opened my eyes to the sunrise between my toes!
Gran and Grandad – you asked if this pretty bum was mine and who took the photo… Sadly, I have to report that this is not me.I got the photo from the kind folks at Ngepi and I'm not sure who the model is!(Photo © Ngepi Camp)
Instead of George of the Jungle's 'watch out for that tree' it's a matter of watch out for that mokoro going by while you're in the shower!! (Photo © Ngepi Camp)
Bedtime in an Ngepi tree house is equally special. I showered beneath a million bright stars, naked for only the hippos to see. I listened with delight to the low hoots of a Pels Fishing owl, which echoed into the evening and eventually sent me soundly to sleep. On some nights you may even hear the roar of a lion from the other side of the river, which is Bwabwata National Park, or from Mahango Park to the South.
There's a hammock on each tree house deck to chill with a book in the afternoons.(Photo © Ngepi Camp)
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In the north east of Namibia, perched at the top of the Okavango and overlooking the uniquely beautiful Popa Falls you can find NWR's Popa Falls Camp. The camp is the perfect place to use as a base for exploring Namibia's Okavango Delta and Caprivi Strip.
The camp, which had fallen into disrepair, was recently re-opened by the Namibia Wildlife Resorts and is now welcoming tourists once more.
The falls, and the camp are nestled between Zambia and Botswana.(Image courtesy of Namibia Bookings)
Rather than a classic waterfall the Popa Falls are a serious of unique and beautiful cascading rapids that run over a series of quartzite ledges. In the wet season the series of rapids is a must-see if you are in the north east of the country.
A section of the rapids that make up the Popa Falls.(Image courtesy of Dr Klaus Dierks)
Because the Okavango is perennial, the region close to the falls is awash with diverse flora and fauna. Many different species of fish, birds, antelope and other large mammals have made their homes on the shady and lush banks of the mighty river.
It's not always all about the fauna-there is some astonishing flora along the banks of the Okavango.(Image courtesy of Roxanne Reid)
More than just a place to stay, the Popa Falls Camp is perfectly positioned to break your trip as you head north from the central or southern regions of the country. Close to NWR's camp you will find the Mahango Game Park. The park, much like the rest of the Caprivi Strip is home to a variety of fauna from large mammals to exotic birds.
The park is famous for its collection of wetland birds; including egrets, cranes, herons, pelicans, storks and various birds of prey like Pel's Fishing Owl and Montagu's Harrier. The park has even been designated as an "Important Bird Area" by BirdLife International.
So if you are keen on birding and find yourself on a day trip through the park remember to bring a pair of binoculars and bird book to make a note of all the different species you spot.
The park has a large population of African Skimmers.(Image courtesy of Loretta Aminus)
Mahango is also one of the few reserves in Namibia, and by extension the world, that is home to a pack of African wild dogs. These notoriously shy and incredibly endangered animals are always a treat to see and the opportunity to catch a glimpse of them should not be passed up on.
Three wild dogs seeking some respite from the baking noon sun.
Other large mammals in the park include bushbuck, reedbuck, tsessebe, sitatunga, and the rare and beautiful roan and sable antelope. There are also, according to reports, migratory elephants that pass through the park, but sightings of these majestic beasts are rare.
Herds of various antelope can be seen all over the park.(Image courtesy of Roxanne Reid)
**Note that the park is only open for day trips and there are no overnight facilities so it is best to stay at a lodge or a camp nearby if you wish to explore it.**
The Okavango is a popular destination for fisherman as the river is stocked with abundant Tigerfish, Threespot and Greenheaded tilapia. Staying at the Popa Falls Camp will give you an excellent place to base yourself if you wish to launch a fishing expedition on the upper sections of the Okavango in Namibia.
The camp is also a good place to just take a few days off and let off some steam by the riverside. Sometimes travelling around can be hard work and a day or two of solid relaxation can go a long way to making your trip around Namibia even more enjoyable.
Have a refreshing drink at the Popa Falls Camp's jetty bar.
The Popa Falls Camp also offers safari cruises on the recently launched "Queen Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah" houseboat. On one of these excursions you may well spot some of the local fauna including hippos, crocodiles and the endemic antelope as you wind your way up and down the river.
Another striking sunset over the Okavango(Image courtesy of Dr Klaus Dierks)
The camp has over 40 beds for sleepy travellers and these are divided across 10 river chalets and three family chalets. The camp itself has all the facilities you need including a restaurant and bar.
Pictured above: A traveller's best friend.
If you don't particularly like having a roof over your head then there is also space for you to camp, and there is also a designated area for overland tour operators where they can leave their overland vehicles as well.
**Note: SADC citizens get a 25% discount when staying at any NWR camp, while Namibian NamLeisure cardholders will receive a 50% discount. Internationals also get a 10% discount so be sure to enquire ahead before you get to the camp.**
For more booking information contact NWR here.
For a list of a few other places to stay in the region check out this link.
Namibia is home to 676 of Southern Africa's 887 species and the whole country is littered with endemic and interesting birds. There are many great spots for bird watching in Namibia - here are just three of them to give you a glimpse into birding paradise.
The Zambezi or Caprivi Strip can be found in the extreme north east of Namibia and this region alone is home to over 425 species of birds. The network of rivers and deltas formed by the confluence of the Kwando, Zambezi and Chobe rivers create an ideal space for avid bird watchers to catch a glimpse of some of the unique birdlife on offer in Namibia.
Here are just some of the species you can find there:
The African Pygmy Goose(image courtesy of Adrian Binns via 10000 Birds)
The African Marsh Harrier in flight.(image courtesy of Trevor Hardaker)
Pel's Fishing Owl(image courtesy of the Internet Bird Collection)
African Wood Owls(image courtesy of Bird Forum)
For places to stay in the Zambezi / Caprivi Region click here. Or if you'd like to find out more about the region, click here.
Usually, when people think of Etosha they think of spotting big game, and while that is fair enough (as you will discover by clicking here) there are other attractions at the massive national park. The bird life is fantastic and varied in the park and depending on whether or not it is a dry season you can find different species of birds making their homes in the park.
During the drier times two of the best places to go birding are near the rest camps of Okaukuejo and Halali. Not only do these two camps offer wonderful accommodation and facilities but they also will give you the chance to see some of Namibia's 13 endemic bird species.
Okaukuejo Camp is renowned for its resident Southern Pied Babblers and Crimson-Breasted Shrikes. And if you are staying at Halali you may catch a glimpse of the Bare-Cheeked Babbler or even a Violet Wood Hoopoe. Be sure to keep an eye out for the Kori Bustard - its quite something to watch the heaviest living animal capable of flight launch into the air.
Southern Pied Babbler(image courtesy of the Internet Bird Collection)
Crimson-Breasted Shrike - commonly referred to as "The German Flag" by the locals(image courtesy of Outdoor Photo)
Bare-Cheeked Babbler(image courtesy of Rock Jumper Birding)
Violet Wood-hoopoe(image courtesy of the Flacks)
Carp's Tit(image courtesy of Wilkinson's World)
The park really comes alive for bird enthusiasts after good rains because as the Etosha Pan starts to fill up with water thousands of birds make their way to the newly formed water source. You can expect to see Flamingos, Pelicans and maybe even some rare Blue Cranes following rain in the region.
Flamingos on the pan.(image courtesy of Kruger 2 Kalahari)
Pelicans(image courtesy of Doug Breakwell via Flickr)
Rare Blue Cranes(image courtesy of Frank Will via Flickr)
For a listing of the various places to stay in Etosha click on this link to read our comprehensive "how-to" guide for a visit to Etosha National Park.
The Waterberg plateau has an amazing array of birdlife and is just stunning in so many different ways. Have a look at our blog post on it and you will get a sense of the beauty that awaits at this location. The area is home to over 200 different species and is home to the only breeding colony of the critically endangered Cape Vulture.
Cape Vulture in flight. Click here to find out more about REST, a Namibian organisation trying to help these majestic creatures back from the brink of extinction.
(image courtesy of Avian Leisure)
Bradfield's Hornbill(image courtesy of Brian Scott via Flickr)
African grey Hornbill(image courtesy of Biodiversity Explorer)
If you want to stay overnight at the Waterberg Plateau park then click this link and read all about the different accomodation options available.
So there it is! A list of just three top birding spots in Namibia, where you can stay and what you can expect to find. While we haven't come close to describing all of the hundreds of species of birds you can find in Namibia (you can download a Namibia birding checklist for that) we hope its given you a taste of what's in store. One thing is for sure though, if you come to Namibia and want to do some bird watching, you will not leave disappointed.
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Get a full list of great places to go bird watching in Namibia
Imagine a school without desks and chairs, without walls or a blackboard. Imagine learning skills that have been learned over thousands of years, passed down through the world's most ancient culture. Imagine being able to identify dozens of species – from an ant to elephant – without ever seeing a single one.
The real-world San classroom. Photo: Friedrich Alpers of IRDNC
To those of us unfamiliar with life in the bush, this seems like an impossible task. But for the San (also known as the bushmen), with thousands of years of accumulated wisdom and a lifetime spent tracking wildlife, the knowledge is innate. For millennia, their ancestors lived throughout southern Africa as hunter-gatherers with a subsistence lifestyle that made little impact on nature. Over the last thousand years, however, the San have suffered social disintegration and the erosion of their traditional values and skills as a result of oppression, persecution and loss of their land.
But in Caprivi – the small strip of Namibia sandwiched between Angola and Botswana – a group of San elders are determined to work with their youth to regain some of the skills they have lost. They hope that this will renew pride in their identity and culture, as well as creating opportunities for the youngsters to obtain employment in tourism.
The elders have developed the Tekoa Training Program in collaboration with Namibian NGO, Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC), with funding from WWF and USAID. Locally-employed community rangers, who have worked in the region for two decades, impart their bush skills to San children during the program, which takes place in Bwabwata National Park.
Newly-qualified San tracker-trainers in Bwabwata National Park. Photo: Friedrich Alpers of IRDNC
As the school kids, aged between 6 and 14, set off in single file down a fresh elephant track; the San tracker trainers, Alfred and Benson, point out millipede tracks, trapdoor spider hideouts, evidence of a scorpion's nocturnal activities, tracks of a sable antelope rounding up his herd, and the footprints of a hunting leopard. They show the youngsters see where a tree squirrel leapt, a puff adder writhed, a gecko caught a moth and an impala marked his territory – all without spotting a single animal.
The kids are beaming with enthusiasm and eagerness to continue the exploration: the endless knowledge; the skills development of tracking; the learning of animal behavior; and the monitoring of endangered wildlife, such as cheetahs, wild dogs, roan antelopes and other rare species found in their park home.
These children are being given the opportunity to develop tracking and ecological management skills that are critical to preserve our natural system and the environment. Over the next few months, more than 200 rural children in Namibia's remote north-east will learn the skills of their forefathers, and be able to apply these skills when looking for work and to contributing to finding sustainable solutions to the environmental challenges our planet faces.
This post is based on original article by Karine Nuulimba of IRDNC
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Find out about Namibia's Bwabwata National Park, which lies at the core of KaZa. This is the largest transfrontier conservation area in Africa – covering parts of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe!
Learn about the San, one of the world's oldest cultures.
Book your own Namibian wildlife tracking experience with a local tour operator, and follow in the footsteps of giraffes, kudu, porcupines and black rhinos!
Recognizing that political boundaries have no place in ecological systems, Namibia signed a treaty on 1st August 2003 with neighboring South Africa to form the Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. As a result of the union, the park protects a vast area that crosses the South African border, and encompasses one of the richest botanical hot spots in the world, the Succulent Karoo Biome.
Visitors to this magical part of Namibia can now experience the wilderness on a scale previously unimaginable. Standing at the edge of the largest natural gorge in Africa, and the second largest canyon in the world, the Fish River Canyon, is simply breathtaking, as are the dramatic views from Hell's Corner, where one can only try to imagine the dramatic natural forces that shaped that very canyon millions of years ago.
History was made on Thursday, March 15, 2012 when government Ministers from Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe met to put their official seal on a cross-border treaty set to combine 36 nature preserves and surrounding areas. Known as KAZA, the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Park, the park represents the world's largest international conservation area in an effort to protect nearly half of the continent's elephants and a vast range of animals, birds and plants, many endangered by poaching and human encroachment. The World Wildlife Fund said the countries will cooperate on measures to allow animals to roam freely across their borders over 170,000 square miles (440,000 square kilometers), an area almost the size of Sweden.
KAZA is a tourist's dream, encompassing 36 game reserves and management areas, national parks and community conservancies. It boasts remarkable diversity in animal, bird and plant life. The area features woodlands and wetlands, around 3,000 species of plants, and over 500 species of birds. Those visiting the area for thrills and spills can choose from extreme sports such as white water rafting on the mighty Zambezi, 4x4 and horseback riding trails, hiking, fishing, birding, microlighting, ballooning, elephant safaris, and a host of other activities.
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MCLB-ALBANY -- Brig. Gen. John Broadmeadow will soon be replacing Maj. Gen. Chuck Hudson as the commanding general of Marine Corps Logistics Command.
Hudson was relieved of the post Friday evening. Broadmeadow was unable to immediately take command, so Michael Madden, executive deputy of the command, will be taking over LOGCOM on an interim basis until Broadmeadow assumes the post in late July.
Broadmeadow, who will soon become a major general, is currently the commanding general of the 1st Marine Logistics Group in Camp Pendleton Calif.
There to formally relinquish Hudson of command on Friday was Lt. Gen. William Faulkner, deputy commandant for Installations and Logistics.
This is a change in leadership that is taking place as the Marine Corps is being reset and refocusing on its presence in the Pacific.
"What has happened under Maj. Gen. Hudson's leadership is that he has taken an already superb command (and improved it)," Faulkner said.
Directing his attention to Hudson, Faulkner concluded his remarks by saying: "... I know I speak for the commandant (of the Marine Corps) when I say you will be sorely missed."
In front of the LOGCOM headquarters Friday evening, Hudson spoke of the command's mission to enable the warfighter, as well as the memories he, his wife and three daughters will be leaving with.
"We leave with heavy hearts," he said. "We not only have family inside the wire, but family outside the wire. We will have lasting memories of all the events we went to here.
"It is very rare that someone comes into a location or command and feels a warm, Southern hospitality. Frankly, we have not gotten that before."
A biography available on Broadmeadow from the 1st Marine Logistics Group's website says that the incoming general graduated from Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., in May 1983 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in July 1983. As a company grade officer from 1983-1995, he served in staff and command billets with 3rd Force Service Support Group, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Facilities Department Camp Pendleton, 1st Marine Corps District and 1st Force Service Support Group deploying to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.
His command billets include commanding officer for Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 in Al Anbar, Iraq; commanding officer for Combat Logistics Regiment 17, and team chief and senior adviser to the 7th Iraqi Infantry Division in Iraq.
He assumed command of 1st Marine Logistics Group in June 2011, relieving Hudson of the same post, before deploying to Afghanistan in February 2012.
Broadmeadow is a graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School and Command and Staff College (non-resident programs), a 2001 graduate of the U.S. Army War College, the Joint Forces Staff College in 2008 and the National Defense University's CAPSTONE Course in 2009. He has a bachelor of science in business administration from Norwich University, a dual master of arts in business administration and computer resources management from Webster University and a master of science in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College, the biography notes.
Hudson soon will assume his new position as commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific in Okinawa, Japan. He initially came from his assignment at Camp Pendleton, Calif., to his post in Albany as a brigadier general in July 2011, replacing Maj. Gen. James Kessler.
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There are 120 orphans lacking necessary personal items such as clothes, personal hygiene supplies, sanitary napkins, etc. Please find and contact organizations, businesses or individuals that can donate these items to some or all of the children.
Hello Ingeborg and Marieke,
Thank you very much for the efforts you are making on behalf of the project. Sandals are very good for the children as casual wear when out of school. I have not met the name Croc but if they are things the children can wear then why not.
There is also nothing wrong with using the children's photos for publicuty since it is for a just and worthwhile cause.
I think I have an answer to your shoes need! An organization in the United States called "Soles4Souls" donates shoes to nonprofit organizations! I know that we at Kisumu Project, Inc. have requested shoes to send to our projects in the rural Kisumu area. I do not know our specifics, but I am sure our organizations could work out something!
Here is the Soles4souls website for you to view:
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Let me know if you need anything!
Brenda Thonsgaard-Flores :-)
Kisumu Project, Inc.
May the turmoil in Kenya be resolved quickly and peacefully.
Proctor & Gamble has a program they're advertising heavily in the US -- tampons for Africa. Here's what I've found out about it:
"Working with HERO, the Protecting Futures program brings together the brands' global resources to help make a positive impact on these young girls by improving access to feminine hygiene products as well as education and health services," said Michelle Vaeth, Protecting Futures Program Director for P&G. "Through this program, Tampax and Always will help build an infrastructure that – with support from local and national governments - can give children in these communities the chance to reach their full potential."
"Protecting Futures is making a positive and direct impact in the lives of children living in HIV/AIDS-affected communities in sub-Saharan Africa. This program also helps support two of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals – promoting gender equity and ensuring that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling," said Gabrielle Armand, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing for the United Nations Association of the USA. The UNA-USA's HERO Campaign provides comprehensive school-based support to children living in HIV/AIDS-affected communities in Southern Africa."
"Protecting Futures, a ground-breaking five-year commitment was born out of a pilot program Always launched in Kenya two years ago through a partnership with the Girl Child Network (GCN) and is a part of P&G corporate cause, Live, Learn, and Thrive which has helped over 50 million children in need."
Dear Marge
That is a very interesting program.
I am working with this project
also at www.ourcongo.net
where you will see there is a project under way for school toilet construction - and associated hygiene project. Also great interest in this at Nyalebe.nabuur aka www.easterncongo.net
There is a profound health problem when there is lack of toilets, water and basic hygiene education. Important to break the cycles of disease.
It would be good if we can find common solutions, low cost, easily implemented and safe if well managed.
best wishes
I don't know whether this is the right place to put this note, but there is now an extensive discussion of composting toilets and design ideas (for large and small units) at
You may be interested in this site.
Make your own sanitary pads
Above is a pattern for sewing sanitary pads. These pads are reusable and can easily be washed.
My Father built his own composting toilet using the humanure book that Ken recommended. It works effectively.
I have found an interesting link on biolatrines that are being used in Kitale Kenya. They compost the waste which is then used as fertiliser. They don't use water so there is no danger of the waste leaking into the groundwater and contamination the water table (thus causing disease). They collect the methane gas and this is used to heat and light the school. Anyway, here is the link...
Practical Action - Bio-latrines in Kenya
Hi Mel,
Thanks for the information and links. I took a look at the sanitary pads. They seem fairly simple to make and require few materials that should be available locally. I will see if Eric can either price out the local cost or find local donors. The girls should be able to sew these themselves.
There have been a number of latrine options put forward to, so I will compile them for Eric to take to the community to discuss.
Local meetings are not easy at this time, as they are being prohibited from gathering in groups, so it may take some time before they can discuss this.
Hello Barb and Eric,
Just a short note to say, that here in Ghana, we are still praying for all our Kenyan brothers and sisters (and their beautiful country, too).
We hope the leaders of all the political parties, will see the plight of ordinary Kenyans - and find a way of acommodating each other, for the common good of their nation and its people.
And on a more personal note, I would like to apologise for disappearing for a while. I slipped at a rather steep section, going up a hill. I fell, and broke my back.
I have been laid up in bed since, as a consequence: and a real nuisance it has been , too (especially having to put up with such infernal pain!).
But I am glad to be back in the Kabondo fold again, as it were - and hope I can make the odd contribution, from time to time, going forward! May God bless, protect and guide all our Kabondo neighbours, inside Kenya.
Best wishes,
Hi Everyone,
I contacted Many Moons Alternatives (the organization that posted the pattern and directions for making the sanitary napkins) and they provided me with a printable document I can sent Eric as well as addressed some questions I had. The original pattern directions talked about sergers and laundering in a washing machine. Also, I wanted information on how many a female should have on hand for use (12-18). They provided care instructions for hand-washing and informed on how to make by hand.
I hope to be in touch with Eric soon to provide him all this information.
That's good news Barb. I am glad that the site helped out.
Modern sanitary products are very convenient, but not when you are living in an area where you can't duck down the street to buy them, or you don't have enough money to buy them. They also create hygiene and environmental problems as they do not break down, so disposal is a problem.
The handmade pads are the only alternative I could find that would be viable for women with limited finances, and/or living in a remote area.
Hello Barb,
Earlier on today, I posted a website link, on the Mgbala Agwa village page.
I will keep my fingers crossed, going forward - and hope that it turns out to be very useful, for the children of Kabondo.
And thanks for showing concern for my health too, Barbs.
Best wishes,


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