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Horror death of Kranshoek horse highlights neglect and abuse
THE community of smallholders who own properties on the Airport Road near Kranshoek are up in arms over the apparent neglect and abuse suffered by horses in Kranshoek – an ongoing situation that culminated two weeks ago in the senseless death of a beautiful, well-known and well-loved Anglo-Arab mare named Lady.
Continue reading...Lucky Break for Snorkey
15/02/10
Care and goodwil kept it all from going wrong for Snorkey.
Continue reading...Fires devastate huge areas of Garden Route
10/02/10
AT least 6000 hectares of mainly indigenous fynbos have been destroyed by wildfires sweeping across the Garden Route, and firefighters were still battling last night to contain a number of massive blazes that were raging out of control.
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Dog ‘shot full of holes’ and left to suffer
02/12/09
THE SPCA and Plettenberg Bay police are investigating animal cruelty charges against a Kurland Village tavern owner who allegedly emptied his handgun into an Alsatian and then left the severely wounded dog to suffer.
Continue reading...Elephant turns on handler
25/11/09
AN elephant handler who was gored in the chest by an eight- year-old cow at the Elephant Sanctuary at The Crags in Plettenberg Bay is recovering from his injuries in hospital.
Continue reading...Bitou Council slams the door on lion park’s move to The Crags
09/10/09
The Bitou Council has slammed the door on an application by the Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary to relocate to The Crags outside Plettenberg Bay.
Continue reading...Plett Game Reserve unveils refurbished rooms and new website
06/10/09
Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve, the biggest game reserve in the Southern Cape, has opened the last of its refurbished suites and, at the same time, launched its new website.
Continue reading...Council ‘making park’s bid a political matter’
01/07/09
THE owner of the Jukani predator park in Mossel Bay, who wants to move his zoo to The Crags outside Plettenberg Bay, says Bitou council is politicising his application.
Continue reading...Leopards in Bitou
01/07/09
The biting cold couldn’t keep conservations indoors at the recent event held in Plettenberg Bay to update locals on Leopard Conservation along the Garden Route and surrounding regions as well as information on the latest leopard under research.
Continue reading...PAWS – 2 cats seeking adoption
18/06/09
PAWS has found 2 cats that are in urgent need of homes.
Continue reading...Legal opinion sought on big cat zoo application
04/06/09
THE Bitou council is to obtain a legal opinion on the validity of an application by the Jukani Wildlife Ranch to establish a big cat zoo in The Crags, east of Plettenberg Bay, because of the involvement of former DA councillor Donald Grant.
Continue reading...PAWS news
25/05/09
A couple of weeks ago, Plett Animal Welfare Services was asked to help locate the owner of a black and white cat found, about four weeks before, on the airport road. A short message and picture of the cat were sent to all those with e-mail addresses listed in the PAWS data system.
Continue reading...New leopard cub a poster boy for species‘ survival
07/05/09
THE Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre in Bitou yesterday announced the addition of a three-month-old leopard cub, Zwelakhe, to their wild cat family.
Continue reading...Cape robin chat ‘bird of the year’
06/05/09
THE Cape robin chat has been chosen by Birdlife South Africa as the bird of the year during Bird Week, which runs until Sunday with a host of activities planned on the Garden Route.
Continue reading...New national park remains a few roadside markers
07/04/09
THE Garden Route National Park was proclaimed a month ago but, contrary to expectation, little will change as far as facilities and the impact on the environment are concerned, according to SANParks.
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Server Maintenance – We will be performing several upgrades to our servers to enhance stability and performance. The maintenance is scheduled to last two (2) hours, beginning on the morning of March 6 at 08:00 AM and ending at 10:00 AM. Connectivity during this window will be intermittent and SoPlett might be offline for as long as 90 minutes.
As always, we will do everything we can to keep the interruptions to an absolute minimum.
We apologize for the short notice of this maintenance. It is critical, however, that the work be completed in as timely of a manner as possible to ensure increased stability.
Thanks – The SoPlett Team
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Some killer whales were spotted in the bay on 28 Feb 2010… first time in a year (apparently). Read more here
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Unnoficial measurements peg the total rainfall last night+this morning at 7mm. This is not enough to make a significant difference to the current crisis so please continue to use water as sparingly as possible.
25/02/10
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