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Welcome To The Clansthal Conservancy Website! |
The Clansthal Conservancy lies on the South Coast of KZN, between the Mhlongwana River in the north and the Mhlongwa River in the south. Conservancy members are made up of a group of residents, property owners and tenants who live, work and play at Clansthal and who want to keep Clansthal a jewel of the Upper South Coast.
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| THIS MONTH'S FEATURED ANIMAL: |
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Blue Duiker |
| Scientific Name |
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Philantomba monticola |
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Bovidae |
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Cephalophinae |
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Bloubok;
Dik-dik;
Ipiti / Iphithi |
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The Blue Duiker, locally known as "Ipiti", is the smallest of the Duiker species weighing between 4 & 10kg's with an average height of 30 - 40cm. Ipiti's coat is short and red as a kid, changing to a blueish-grey as they become adults (hence the name). Although listed as "Least Critical" with ICUN Red List, this little buck carries a "vulnerable" status in South Africa where the Hibiscus Coast is one of the few areas you can still see them regularly in the wild... Click here to learn more about this amazing creature.
For a comprehensive list of rare, protected and endangered species in South Africa please visit SANBI. |
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| THIS MONTH'S FEATURED PHOTOGRAPH: |
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Greater Flamingo |
| Scientific Name |
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Phoenicopterus roseus |
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| Photograph By |
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Afie Rieckhoff |
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Many thanks to Afie Rieckhoff for this fantastic photograph of a Greater Flamingo, rarely seen in the Clansthal area.
Please click on the image to view the enlarged version.
Send us your photos! Email photographs with a short description to info@clansthalconservancy.org.za. Photo's will be placed in our photo gallery. Rare and endangered species photographed will be placed in our Featured Photograph section on the home page. |
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Get Involved: |
To contribute to our various lists and articles, please email to info@clansthalconservancy.org.za as a MS Word, MS Excel or PDF document. Documents should not exceed 3MB in size.
To contribute to our photo gallery, please email to info@clansthalconservancy.org.za in JPG or GIF format and dont forget to include a short description and your name. Photographs / images should not be larger than 400 x 500 pixels.
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