SOUTH AFRICA - GREATER ADDO NATIONAL PARK
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Elephant Park was proclaimed in 1931,
as a safeguard for the last 11 wild elephants
roaming the area. It is now home to over 350
elephants and numerous other species. Addo Elephant
Park was so successful that it started to get
overcrowded, so surrounding land needed to be
acquired. With local co-operation, adjacent
farms were purchased and the new Greater
Addo National Park will soon cover
1.2 million acres (492,000 ha).
will become an extraordinary park, because
the terrain will go from the dense inland
valley bushveld of the Sundays River, all
the way until it reaches the sea. It will
also include a 296,500 acre (120,000 ha) marine
reserve encompassing islands containing Africa's
largest populations of penguins and gannets.
This park will be one of the few places on
earth containing the 'Big 7'; elephants, lions,
buffaloes, leopards, rhinos, whales and great
are wondrous creatures to watch especially
at a waterhole. Some facts about elephant's
digestion may help to demonstrate why the
dung beetle is so important to this park ,and
why rangers were very worried about their
adult elephant deposits upwards of 330 pounds
(150 kilos) of dung every day - about one consignment
every 15 minutes. Prior to the expansion of
the park, this meant that the dung beetles had
an enormous clearing up job, and they were just
not coping. The flightless dung beetle is found
almost exclusively in this park (other dung
beetles can fly), and are important to the ecology
of the area.
citrus fruits may be taken into Addo as elephants
have such a craving for them, that one whiff
of an orange could send them crazy, and could
mark the end of you and your car. The cruellest
irony is that the region has many citrus groves
- which is an unkind twist of fate for the Addo
jackal are commonly seen in Addo, and evenings
are punctuated by their strident howls. Cape
buffalo, black rhino, kudu, eland, red hartebeest
and springbok all graze on their preferred grasses
or bushes and highly adaptable leopards are
there but rarely seen. With the consolidation
of the land expansion, lion will be reintroduced
to complete the 'Big Five'.
with the park now stretching to the shores of
the Indian Ocean, whales and dolphins will swell
the viewing opportunities.
Addo’s birding opportunities are accentuated
by the contrasting habitats of dense thickets
interspersed with open grassy areas and wooded
kloofs. Look out for martial and crowned eagles,
olive bush shrikes, yellowthroated warblers,
Cape batis, black korhaan and secretary birds.
This region's temperate climate is influenced
by the Indian Ocean, providing rain in equal
measures throughout the year.
Spring: Spring is in the air
by the end of August and into September. October
gets much warmer with the feeling of summer
around the corner.
Summer: November to March are
hot, and temperatures peak from December to
February at around 75°-86°F (24-30°C)
Autumn: Temperatures start
cooling down from about April but it can still
be very pleasant until June.
Winter: June, July and August
are mid-winter months but the days may still
be bright and warm, but it gets cold in the
· Flightless dung beetles
· Black rhino
· Private lodges and
national parks chalets
Addo is approximately 45m (73km) from the major
Garden Route city of Port Elizabeth.
This is a non malarial area
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Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Addo ni hifadhi ya kipekee ya wanyama wa mwituni, ambayo ilijengwa mnamo 1931 ili kuwalinda tembo wa mwituni. Sasa kuna tembo zaidi ya 350 na spishi nyingine nyingi. Addo Elephant Park ilikuwa na mafanikio sana hivi kwamba ilianza kuwa na watu wengi sana, kwa hiyo ardhi iliyozunguka ilihitaji kununuliwa. Kwa ushirikiano wa wenyeji, mashamba ya karibu yalinunuliwa na Hifadhi mpya ya Taifa ya Greater Addo hivi karibuni itafunika ekari milioni 1.2 (492,000). Hifadhi hiyo ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili ya asili. Pia, eneo hilo litakuwa na eneo la ekari 296,500 (120,000 ha) la hifadhi ya baharini, na lina visiwa vyenye idadi kubwa zaidi ya pengwini na gannets barani Afrika. Hifadhi hii itakuwa moja ya maeneo machache duniani yenye 'Big 7'; tembo, simba, nyati, chui, panya, nyati na nyangumi ni viumbe wa ajabu kutazama hasa katika maji. "Hii ni kwa sababu ya ukweli kwamba ""mnyama wa mwitu"" ni muhimu sana katika mbuga hii, na kwa nini walinzi walikuwa na wasiwasi sana juu ya matoleo yao ya tembo wazima zaidi ya pauni 330 za uchafu kila siku - karibu mzigo mmoja kila dakika 15." Kabla ya kuanzishwa kwa Hifadhi ya Wanyama, wadudu hao walikuwa na kazi kubwa ya kusafisha, na hawakuweza kuikabiliana. Mdudu huyo hawezi kuruka na hupatikana tu katika mbuga hiyo (madudu mengine ya udongo yanaweza kuruka), na ni muhimu kwa mazingira ya eneo hilo. Matunda ya machungwa yanaweza kuchukuliwa katika Addo, kwa kuwa tembo wana hamu kubwa ya matunda hayo, kwamba harufu moja ya machungwa inaweza kuwafanya wazimu, na inaweza kuashiria mwisho wako na gari lako. Kwa kushangaza, eneo hilo lina mashamba mengi ya machungwa, jambo ambalo ni jambo lisilo la kawaida kwa Addo, ambapo mara nyingi huonekana katika Addo, na jioni hutia alama kwa kelele zao zenye sauti kubwa. Nyati, nyati mweusi, kudus, eland, red hart, na springbok wote hula kwenye nyasi au vichaka wanavyopenda na chui wana uwezo mkubwa wa kubadilika-badilika ni wengi lakini hawaonekani. Pamoja na kuimarishwa kwa upanuzi wa ardhi, simba ataingizwa tena kukamilisha 'Big Five'. Hifadhi hiyo sasa inaenea hadi kwenye pwani ya Bahari ya Hindi, na kuna nyangumi na pomboo wengi sana. Fursa za Addo za kutazama ndege huongezwa na mazingira tofauti ya vichaka vyenye miti mingi yaliyochanganywa na maeneo ya nyasi na miti. Angalia tai wa vita na wenye taji, shrikes ya kichaka cha mizeituni, warblers za koo la manjano, Cape batis, korhaan nyeusi na ndege wa katibu. Hali ya hewa ya eneo hilo yenye joto hupatikana kwa sababu ya Bahari ya Hindi, ambayo hutoa mvua kwa kiasi sawa mwaka mzima. Majira ya kuchipua: Majira ya kuchipua yanapatikana mwishoni mwa Agosti na Septemba. Oktoba inakuwa yenye joto zaidi kwa sababu ya hali ya kiangazi inayoelekea. Majira ya joto: Novemba hadi Machi ni moto, na joto hufikia kilele kutoka Desemba hadi Februari karibu 75 ° F (24-30 ° C) Vuli: Joto huanza baridi kutoka Aprili lakini bado inaweza kuwa nzuri sana hadi Juni. Addo ni karibu 45m (73km) kutoka mji mkuu wa Garden Route wa Port Elizabeth. Msaada wa Malaria: Msaada wa Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria: Malaria. Faharisi ya Hifadhi _ Wanyama wa Pori