The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revised the Yellow Fever vaccination recommendations for Africa. The South African Department of Health has subsequently issued a statement that from 1 July 2011 all passengers travelling between South Africa and Zambia (both directions) will be required to have a yellow fever vaccination certificate. A yellow fever vaccination needs [...]
Sanctuary Retreats are thrilled that female leopard Mmadinotsi has given birth to a healthy cub near Sanctuary Stanley’s Camp in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. The leopard cub is around one month old. The guides were so shocked when they came across the cub and its mother that they reversed the 4×4 into a beehive, causing [...]
The cheetah. The oldest of the African “big cats” and the fastest land mammal on earth is now racing against its toughest opponent to date… Extinction. Though the cheetah may struggle to compete with healthy populations of more powerful predators within reserves and national parks, the cats were thriving within marginal lands. However, due to [...]
