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25/12/2017

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to one and all.

06/09/2017

The Winter Weather Update - We’ve had a very mild Winter this year, and Spring looks to be right around the corner. There is hope that November will initiate our rainy season as it did last year. Grasses from the rainfall earlier in the year have remained and have attracted abundant wildlife back to the region. A very welcome sight after four years of drought. It has been amazing to witness how quickly flora and fauna rebound after such difficult times. Nature’s ability to recover and thrive after devastating events is an awe-inspiring and unstoppable force.

18/07/2017

On July 11th, 2017, the Ehi-rovipuka Conservancy was successful in terminating the Hobatere Roadside Concession agreement between the Conservancy and Etosha Roadside Halt & Lodge Pty Ltd represented by Mr. Glen Roberts. Since 2014, development work as the Roadside Concession has been at a standstill. After several years of non-payment, disputes, broken promises, and endless negotiations, the Conservancy, with assistance from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, reached an amicable termination settlement with Mr. Roberts. The termination paves the way for the Conservancy to joint venture with new developers capable of maximizing Hobatere’s true potential for the benefit of the Ehi-rovipuka Conservancy. We will keep you posted on the revitalization plans and progress for the Hobatere Roadside Oasis!!!

02/03/2017

Rain is returning to Namibia!!! After three and a half years of drought, rain is once again falling in Namibia. The Northwestern areas in particular are now benefitting from the rain and grass is once again growing and reservoirs are filling. With a few more weeks of water, the arid lands will quickly rebound from this devastating drought and the wildlife will return.

Etosha National Park was proclaimed a national game reserve in 1907. The name translates to “Great White Place” after th...
27/01/2017

Etosha National Park was proclaimed a national game reserve in 1907. The name translates to “Great White Place” after the 1,850 sq mi salt pan that is the centerpiece of the park. At the time, Etosha was the largest game reserve in the world. In 1970, the park was reduced from 38,600 sq mi to its present size of 8,598 sq mi - making it larger than South Africa’s Kruger National Park (7,523 sq mi). Etosha is one of Africa’s premiere wildlife parks and is Namibia’s largest tourist attraction with over 205,000 visitors each year. The park is home to lion, elephant, white and black rhino, leopard, cheetah, and a plethora of plains game animals, birds, and reptiles. Tourists can spend days traversing the park while overnighting at one of six lodges and campsites within the park.

The Oryx is one of Namibia's most iconic animals and is synonymous with desert environments. They are well adapted to th...
24/01/2017

The Oryx is one of Namibia's most iconic animals and is synonymous with desert environments. They are well adapted to thrive in the most barren and inhospitable landscapes. Oryx are masters of water conservation and seemingly impervious to desert heat. They derive almost all the water they require from desert grasses, shrubs and succulent plants. They are also one of three animals that routinely consume the highly toxic Euphorbia damarana plant (aka Damara Milk-Bush, pencil cactus) with no apparent side effects. And as a final feat of water conservation, their urine is produced in a pelletized form with almost no water content. They are true masters of the Namibian desert.

Namibia’s mysterious Fairy Circles were most likely first discovered by the Himba traveling through the Namib desert hun...
20/01/2017

Namibia’s mysterious Fairy Circles were most likely first discovered by the Himba traveling through the Namib desert hundreds of years ago. However the first scientific reference about the strange phenomena was by South African researcher Kenneth Tinley in 1971. Fairy Circles are round barren patches of sand surrounded by grassland creating a patchwork effect across the desert. Over the decades there have been many theories as to how and why they exist however, it has only been in the past year that scientists believe they have an answer, well sort of. The latest theory is the circles are cause by a combination of factors including sand termites and lack of basic soil nutrients to support new grass. Apparently, the theory is still open for discussion. One thing is for certain, Namibia’s Fairy Circles aren’t going away anytime soon.
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16/01/2017

The red sands of the Kalahari desert cover much of eastern Namibia and extends into Botswana and South Africa. It has been called many different names from the Waterless Place to the Great Thirst to just unpleasantly hot and dry. The desert covers over 362,500 square miles and most of the semi-desert regions receive no more than seven inches of rainfall a year. The red Kalahari sand receives its color from iron oxide coating that resembles rust. The light reflected from the sands turns the few clouds overhead pink making for amazingly unique photographs. The Kalahari is home to many desert plant species and surprisingly many animals including its iconic Meerkats, Springbok, Oryx, Lion, and Elephant.

13/01/2017

Namibia is a geologic treasure trove for both professional and part-time rock hounds. Geologists from around the world come to Namibia to study granite mountains dated at more than 1265 million years old, diamond fields in the south, limestone and dolomite mountains along the Great Escarpment, and the red Basalt rock formations in the north. And new discoveries are being made all the time. In 2014, the oldest known animal-built coral reef was discovered in southern Namibia estimated to be over 548 million years old. And thanks to our volcanic past, gemstones are also in abundance ranging from Aquamarines to geodes of all descriptions to Zircon. Roadside gemstone stands can be found throughout Namibia.

The Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma) is commonly found throughout Namibia. This iconic plant is actually a slow growing aloe...
11/01/2017

The Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma) is commonly found throughout Namibia. This iconic plant is actually a slow growing aloe. The Quiver Tree was named by the San Bushmen because the plant's bark was used to form quivers for their hunting arrows. It enjoys Namibia's rocky areas and arid climate. The Quiver Tree is very drought tolerant as some only receive a few sips of water annually. It can take 30 years for the plant to reach its fullest height of 30 feet and many survive 200 to 300 years.

10/01/2017

Windhoek is the capital of Namibia and home to 325,000 people. The area was first settled by Jonker Afrikaner in 1840. By 1884 the Germans colonized German South-West Africa (what is now Namibia) and by 1890 a fort was constructed in Windhoek. Over the next two decades development in Windhoek accelerated. After WWI, the British and South Africa took control of the country and by 1955 the town became central to the administration of the country. Since Independence in 1990, Windhoek has become a major metropolitan area, however, the city’s historic past has been well preserved. German castles and the Lutheran church (Christ Church) still remain and are popular tourist destinations.

07/01/2017

Fish River canyon is located in the southern Namibia. At 100 miles long, it is the second largest canyon in the world with the Fish River the longest river in Namibia. The canyon was formed by erosion (both river and glacier) and tectonic shift some 500 million years ago. The canyon is up to 16 miles at it’s widest and 1,800 feet at the deepest point. The intermittent Fish River only flows during the rainy season and generally begins to dry up in September. Hiking trails extend throughout the canyon making it a popular destination for adventure tourists.

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