African Wildlife and Environment Issue 70

CONSERVATION

CONSERVATION

A tool for science CONSERVATION OUTREACH

Eugene Balt

13 | African Wildlife & Environment | Issue 70 Safaris and outdoor living, participating in 4 X 4 adventures; nature lovers are enthusiastic about the attraction of being able to travel, visit remote places and go off the beaten track. It is when one combines these adventures with eco friendly 4X4 approaches and habits and do it to support scientific research that one can do so much more; exploration and travel with a purpose. This was the dream of the Klipbokkop team when they founded the 4X4 Eco-challenge some 17 years ago, which evolved to become the Toyota Enviro Outreach from 2009 to 2013. This activity continues with international scientists still visiting the Klipbokkop Mountain Reserve, near Worcester regularly.

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Andre Botha (second from left), former chairperson of the Game Rangers Association (GRA) with outreach members and SA Wildlife College alumni in Gorongoza, Mozambique