African Wildlife & Environment Issue 78

CONTENTS

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1 Editorial 3 Good reads

Conservation in suburbia

Conservation 11 Thomas Bain and the origin of our National Hydraulic Mission Fauna, Flora & Wildlife 14 Coping with the challenge of conservation in suburbia 18 Open your world by finding trees 23 South Africa's indigenous wonder cure 26 Rhinos at the brink!

Gardening for Biodiversity 33 Environmentally friendly gardens

An indigenous wonder cure

Birding 40 Deadly forest predator

Eco Hero 51 Petri Viljoen

WESSA Branches 48 A history of WESSA Eden

Rhinos at the brink!

Nature Notes 58 Incredible elephants

Subscriptions / General 62 WESSA membership 63 Leaving a legacy 64 Region, area office, branch & centre contacts 66 Publication details

Deadly forest predator

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Cover photograph: John Wesson