Our game lodge blog;- to develop a strong international customer base for Africa
Game lodges are at a critical point in SA that will decide the future balance:-
- between commercial conservation and
- base conservation
- We believe a strong international footprint is the key
2-year-old distributes burritos to Carr fire-fighters
A little girl in Northern California is doing what she can to help firefighters battling the deadly Carr Fire. Two-year-old Gracie Lutz and her mother, Chelsey Lutz, handed out breakfast burritos to a bunch of brave firefighters coming off their shifts on Monday...
read moreNew fire erupts in Northern California; homes threatened
UPPER LAKE, Calif. (AP) – Firefighters struggling to contain destructive Northern California wildfires found themselves facing a new blaze that erupted Tuesday and drove through a rural area near a national forest. About 60 homes in an old ranching and farming...
read moreRepeat Wildfire Evacuations Leave Some Californians Weary
CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS Above: A plane battling the Ferguson Fire passes the setting sun in unincorporated Mariposa County Calif., near Yosemite National Park on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Jessyca Lytle fled a fast-moving Northern California wildfire in 2015 that spared...
read moreDesperate phone call 2 great-grandkids moments before they died
It only took a little over 15 minutes for Ed Bledsoe to lose three lives that meant the world to him — his wife and their two great-grandchildren. He had left his home in Shasta County, California, on Thursday to go to the doctor, he told CNN on Sunday. The Carr Fire...
read moreRetired Marine rescues animals from California wildfires
Retired Marine rescues horses from raging California wildfire that has killed five and displaced more than 38,000 people Tucker Zimmerman is venturing into evacuation zones to save horses left behind Stables, rodeo grounds, and ranches are offering their property for...
read moreWildfires force Yosemite National Park evacuations
Scott Gedman CBS This Morning Published on Jul 25, 2018 SUBSCRIBE 436K Tourists are evacuating Yosemite National Park because of dangerous conditions from a nearby wildfire. The Ferguson fire has burned about 38,000 acres in California’s Sierra Nevada. Firefighters...
read moreGovernor Baker Signs Historic Cancer Legislation Bill
Governor Baker signs bill to designate cancer as work-related injury for state’s firefighters. From left, Rich MacKinnon, Professional Fire Fighters of MA, Speaker Robert DeLeo, State Rep.’s Dan Cahill and Lori Ehrlich, and Sharmon Caolarusso, mother of the late...
read moreAt least 24 people died in Greek wildfires
More than 300 firefighters, five aircraft and two helicopters have been mobilised to tackle the “extremely difficult” situation due to strong gusts of wind, Athens fire chief Achille Tzouvaras said Athens (AFP) – At least 24 people have died and more...
read moreNorway sends assistance as Sweden struggles to contain ferocious wildfires
Dozens of forest wildfires raged across Sweden Wednesday, prompting Stockholm to ask for emergency EU help to fight the blazes, which broke out during an extreme heatwave in the Nordic region. The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) said two Italian firefighting...
read moreHumans are making wildfires worse, but here’s what we can do about it
Fires are raging across California in what’s been an early and deadly start to this year’s fire season. But the truth is: fire season never really stopped. “We’re responding to wildland fires year round now,” California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal...
read moreFirefighter killed battling blaze near Yosemite National Park
Firefighter Braden Varney is survived by his wife and two small children, Cal Fire says. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A second-generation California firefighter who was using a bulldozer to prevent a wildfire from spreading was killed Saturday near Yosemite...
read moreOregon faces widespread drought, high wildfire
Members of the Oregon Department of Forestry and cadets from Oregon Air Patrol attend a training on how to reload retardant into firefighting aircraft on Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Salem Municipal Airport. Statesman Journal Oregon will enter the hottest time of the...
read moreCostilla County fights for resources as it battles Colorado’s wildfires
Swan Valley firefighters MacKinnon Pruett, left, and Destri Vias, right, get ready to leave the spike camp to head out on the Spring Creek Fire on July 4, 2018 in La Veta. The seven staffers within the Costilla County administration office are pulling 12- to 16-hour...
read moreCounty Fire Smoke Has Farmers Concerned About Crops
WINTERS (CBS13) – The County Fire has burned more than 72,000 acres just east of Lake Berryessa. Thick smoke from the flames continues to blanket much of the Sacramento Valley, leaving farmers to worry about their crops. “Our vineyard is right at the base of the...
read moreNearly 60 Large Wildfires Are Burning in the Western U.S.
Only a Few Weeks Into a Hot, Dry Summer, Nearly 60 Large Wildfires Are Burning in the Western U.S. With months of heat and dry conditions ahead, firefighters are already battling major fires in California, Colorado and other states A growing wildfire destroyed more...
read moreWildfires are raging across 4 Western states
Dozens of wildfires tore across wide swaths of Alaska, California, Colorado and other western states Tuesday, with meteorologists warning of more blazes due to strong winds and low humidity. Nearly 60 fires have consumed more than 703,000 acres, from Alaska —...
read moreA captain and crew with heart – a great story, thank you captain
Captain and crew with heart a must watch CLICK HERE California Fire Forces Evacuations of More Than 2,000 Homes Firefighters made advances on Saturday night and managed to calm the flames into Sunday afternoon and evening. By Rudy Chinchilla and Shahan Ahmed A brush...
read more2018 Wildfire season started in full swing
The wildfire sean started in full swing. See CBS Video and newsreel https://www.cbsnews.com/video/wildfire-season-kicks-off-with-more-than-12-fires-across-5-states/ Act now and make 2018 the last year that see this type of destruction Develop your innovation skills...
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