By Julie-Anne Edwards, on February 9th, 2012%
 Black Rhino - Photo Copyright Mark Brightman 2012
RHINO SURVIVAL…
Black Rhino 3,610 approx. left worldwide, including,
which face escalating poaching threats & possible extinction!
 View From Male Hill, Tsodil Hills World Heritage Site, Photo copyright julieannedwards.com 2012
“In the flat barren landscape of the western Kalahari, some 50km west of the village of Sepupa on the banks of Panhandle, the sheer quartzite cliff-faces of the four Tsodilo Hills rise majestically above the surrounding savannah.
The enigmatic and spiritual quality of the hills was noted by the famous author Sir Laurens van der Post in his book “The Lost World of the Kalahari… Archaeological studies have revealed that this area has been occupied by humans for at least 100,000 years. There are paintings on all the hills that cover 9 km2 of rock in a 22 km2 area. ” Reference: Wikipedia
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By Julie-Anne Edwards, on July 5th, 2011%
About Rock Art
Ancient rock art depicting animals and San occur throughout Southern Africa and our country, Zimbabwe, has a considerable number. Thousands of rock paintings were discovered in caves and up kopjes, and from a youngster I would delight in exploring them. The colours used to paint on the rocks were generally obtained from minerals in natural deposits located near the sites of these paintings. The ‘reds and yellows were usually ‘from the oxides of iron, haematite and limonite. It is not known what was mixed with the colour to make it adhere so well, possibly gum from Acacia trees, latex from Euphorbias, blood, urine, animal fat, egg white or yolk and any combination of them. Age of rock art obtained for the cultures found in middens below the paintings using Isotopic Carbon 14 method, dates range from more than 60 000 years to 1000 years ago.’ (Source: A Guide to rock Art of Rhodesia by C.K.Cook).
 Julie Anne Edwards with Bushmen Guide at Tsodilo Hills World Heritage Site - Photo copyright www.julieannedwards.com 2012
By Julie-Anne Edwards, on August 26th, 2010%
 Waterbuck (Photo: courtesy of Giorgio del Noce)  African Elephant (Photo: courtesy of Giorgio del Noce)
Gorongosa National Park is one of the greatest parks in Africa!
Over 4000 miles of wilderness is an incredible area with beautiful scenery and a variety of ecosystems and wildlife, some species only occurring in this area and found no where else in the world.
Your visit will support conservation programs and provide employment, education, and health care to local communities, giving them a stake in the Park’s future.
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