Karoo Gariep Wildlife Conservation Project

Hanover, Northern Cape, ZA

In the heart of the Karoo something wonderful is happening. Nature has been given a chance to come back to an area which used to be home to wild he... see more.
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    Hippo hopes in the Karoo

    On 23 September 1775, colonial explorers Robert Jacob Gordon and Baron Joachim Ammena van Plettenberg from Netherlands shot and killed as many as 26 hippo in one day on the Seekoei River (meaning Hippo River) that runs through the semi desert Karoo region of the Northern Cape of South Africa. A 1777 painting by RJ Gordon portrays one such hunting party in full flagrant sway. French explorer François le Vaillant wr...

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  1. Cycling for Hippos!
    Ride across the stunning Karoo landscape and pump those legs for conservation! Help us to bring hippos back to the Karoo!
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I am running a marathon for the Karoo Gariep Wildlife Conservation Project

By Megan Loftie-Eaton

On the 17th of October 2021 I will be running the Cape Town Marathon in support of the Karoo Gari...

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R1,900 raised
R30,000 Target