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shakari
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Giant Sable update with pics
      #141905 - 12/09/09 03:06 AM

Folks,

I've just received this from my friend and neighbour Dr Jeremy Anderson and thought you might be interested.

Jeremy's website is to be found at http://www.ics-consulting.co.za/

Greetings Steve,

As you now know. The Giant sable is not extinct. In a conservation programme championed by Pedro vaz Pinto, a breeding enclosure of 400ha has been erected in Cangandala National park in Angola and a good nucleus of animals have been captured and stocked into it. This will prevent the problem with the Cangandala cows producing hybrid calves with roan bulls.

There has been a bit of misinformation about this capture operation and it is important that this is set right. You mentioned a hunting website and I ask whether it would be possible for us to get a short description of the project and some photos onto this. I shall write a short note for your website as well.

The bull is the one brought in from Laundo Reserve. This is how the animals we brought in from the field.

Regards

Jeremy







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Steve "Shakari" Robinson
Kuduland Safaris (Africa) Ltd
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500Nitro
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Re: Giant Sable update with pics [Re: shakari]
      #141908 - 12/09/09 04:39 AM


Interesting.

No wonder the bull looks a bit off" after dangling
from a chopper !!!!

It does tend to make your head spin a bit.

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shakari
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Re: Giant Sable update with pics [Re: 500Nitro]
      #141910 - 12/09/09 06:07 AM

They dart them from the chopper, move them whilst they're unconcious and then revive them once they're safely in the new area.

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500Nitro
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Re: Giant Sable update with pics [Re: shakari]
      #141911 - 12/09/09 06:16 AM


Very interesting all the same.

When I find the time I'll have a look at the web site
and have a good read.

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Re: Giant Sable update with pics [Re: 500Nitro]
      #141915 - 12/09/09 08:26 AM

Sounds like an excellent project.

I know nothing about hunting in Angola. Is/will it be the new Moz ?

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shakari
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Re: Giant Sable update with pics [Re: tophet1]
      #141929 - 12/09/09 08:24 PM

There's no reason it couldn't become a good hunting destination in the future but they've got a long way to go before that happens....... not impossible though.

This project isn't hunting related but if the giant sable numbers ever swell enough to allow them to bw hunted, they'd be a very desireable trophy and I'm sure would attract very high trophy prices.

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Kuduland Safaris (Africa) Ltd
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Re: Giant Sable update with pics [Re: shakari]
      #141930 - 12/09/09 09:24 PM

Anything to preserve an endangered or rare species has got to be good. Thx for that info on Angola.

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Re: Giant Sable update with pics [Re: shakari]
      #141931 - 12/09/09 09:24 PM

Awesomw! I wish them much success!

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