Johannesburg – An Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife field ranger was gored by a buffalo in the Hluhluwe Game Park in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, paramedics said.
"Circumstances around what transpired are speculative, and it is thought that the man was on patrol when he happened upon the buffalo."
"The animal was allegedly startled and charged at the ranger, striking him on the side as he attempted to flee," Netcare911 said in a statement.
The ranger was in a serious but stable condition in the Netcare Bay Hospital.
There is a belief that the scavengers have the power to predict everything from winning lottery numbers to football scores.
A critically endangered clouded leopard cub has been captured by tribes people in a remote area of Bangladesh. Many conservationists thought the leopards were actually extinct in the country.
Mohammed Islam from the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh says the find is "exciting and hugely significant". Clouded leopards are solitary, nocturnal and arboreal cats. They are also one of the least studied leopards because of their secretive and timid nature.
The Trust is now trying to release the cub.
Recent wild dog sightings at Kwando in Botswana continue to amaze even the most experienced of African travellers, and offer the best opportunities for visitors to view these incredible animals!
A local tour company has introduced its ‘Walk with Lions’ tour in a nature reserve north of Pretoria. The itinerary includes tea or coffee on arrival, a 40-minute talk on lion behaviour, a 40-minute walk with the lions to the reserve’s dam, python display, feeding and interacting with the lion cubs and a light lunch.
CAMP Jabulani in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, has launched its ‘Team Tusker’ programme to cater for safari goers under the age of 12.The programme is structured to stimulate and entertain younger guests, thus allowing their parents to enjoy time on their own, particularly during night-time elephant safaris. Children under the age of 10 are allowed on early-morning elephant safaris if their parents accompany them.The activity menu covers spoor identification, tracking, camp and survival basics, orienteering, basic bush cooking, baking and Land Rover orientation.
Madikwe Collection are very proud to announce that Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge been given Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA) accreditation. 
