GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 11 to 17 August 2014

How can we not share a lovely image of a species that needs as much publicity and awareness as it can muster? More than 600 rhinos have been ruthlessly butchered in South Africa this year alone to meet increasing demand from a growing middle- and upper class in Vietnam and China where the horn is used as a status drug and false medicine!

+Derek Evens captured this lovely moment somewhere in Southern Africa - location hidden for a reason obviously! You can see more of his work over on his blog: http://derekevens.wordpress.com/

This photo is the copyright of Derek Evens and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 7 to 13 July 2014

There was one photo that really stood out to us from the +AFRICANature page on Google+...

+Penny Robartes shared this magical photo of the embattled White Rhino, where light and mood come together to tell us something more about this subject. Over 1700 rhinos have been lost in the Kruger National Park alone since 2010, with reports coming thick and fast of Mozambican poaching kingpins living it large in neighbouring towns like Massingir. It seems there is little hope left for rhinos...

This photo is the copyright of Penny Robartes and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 16 to 22 June 2014

Hello everyone! Our pick from the Facebook Page for this particular week is a rarity of note. It was an open theme - "anything goes" literally as long as it's natural and African.

This photo shows the rare Pangolin - an ant-eater with a quirky look and an ability to elude most safari fanatics for years due to its shy and nocturnal nature. Unfortunately, it's also the target of large-scale poaching as their scales are falsely believed to contain medicinal value (much like the case is with rhino horn). Just recently a shipment of more than 1 ton was confiscated, equaling a shocking amount of lost pangolins in the wild.

This week's photographer is Andy Lowe, based in Zimbabwe. You can see more of his lovely work on his website: www.andylowephotography.com

This photo is the copyright of Andy Lowe and unauthorised use is prohibited

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 9 to 15 June 2014

We had a special theme running on our Facebook Page during the week of 9 to 15 June 2014 - all about Africa's embattled and endangered Rhinos. #RhinoRescue was the hashtag used to create awareness of the gentle beauty of these behemoths. A Rhino is now poached every few minutes in Africa on a daily basis, and there just seems to be no end to the massacre.

Rhino poaching has reached a crisis point, and if the killing continues at this rate, we could see rhino deaths overtaking births in 2016-2018, meaning rhinos could go extinct in the very near future.

Our featured photographer is Ross Couper, who shared this poignant monochrome vision of a White Rhino calf. You can see more of his work here: www.rosscouper.com

This photo is the copyright of Ross Couper and unauthorised use is prohibited

For more info on getting involved with Rhino conservation:
www.savetherhino.org
www.stoprhinopoaching.com
www.sanparks.org

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