Sunday, October 19, 2014

Krueger National Park

Krueger National Park




Several days of no Internet, but we did not miss it. Except for not being able to update the Blog, we were happy to spend many hours searching out animals. And animals we did see, lots of them. Our eyes are tired from looking and looking, hour after hour, into the African landscape. We tried very hard to see a leopard, but were not lucky. But we did see one lion, six, yes six rhinos, and many of the other big ones like elephants, giraffes, hyppos and buffalos.

It is sad to report, that poaching (German= Wilderer) is still going on. We did come across a scary sight, with several poachers lying on the ground along the highway, police guarding them with guns. None of the poachers moved, but we don’t think they were dead. But we were told by a local, that the police will shot them if need be. Since January of this year alone, 371 Rhinos have been poached in Krueger Park, well over 500 in all of South Africa.





























 





2 comments:

  1. Servus Rosi und Karin,
    vor ca. 2 Wochen zurück aus Witterswil. Du wirst dort vermisst. Ich schaue fast jeden Tag ins Internet, ob wieder was neues da ist. einfach toll diese Reise mit den Berichten von Karin und den tollen Bildern. Ich wünsche Euch noch eine schöne Reise und tolle Erlebnisse. Viele liebe Grüße aus München, Manfred

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  2. Hallo Manfred,
    Toll dass dir unser blog gefällt, es freut uns wenn wir wissen, das es gut ankommt!
    Servus!

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