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NAMIBIA – LAND OF MILK AND HONEY / NAMIBIË – LAND VAN MELK EN HEUNING
John Hemingway said, “If I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa, especially Namibia.”
Let us walk you through this wonderful country’s vast open spaces and give you a taste of Namibia with a potpourri of interesting hunting features and Bushman stories. Namibia is a bewitching country. The typical image that comes to mind is that of a herd of oryx etched against massive red dunes. Hunters and tourists alike are also very familiar with the great hospitality of the Namibian people. It is a land of milk and honey for hunters, tourists and inhabitants alike. You therefore should not miss a single article in this month’s edition. Let us take you on the journey ...
The black rhinoceros, a typical species found in the north-western part of the Namibian savannas, features in this month’s species article by Prof Kobus Bothma (p 16). Read how this animal is believed to have diverged from the white rhinoceros 4 to 5 million years ago, and about an ancestral black rhinoceros that once lived in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. Interestingly, it also adapted to open, semi-desert environments with abundant purple-pod clusterleaf and Damara milk-bush.
“Boesmanspore in die rooi sand” is ’n unieke vertelling deur Pieter Vorster en gesoute bosjagters Linus en Josef – manne uit Namibië; manne van die veld wat presies weet hoe om ’n spoor te sny, oftewel ’n spoor te lees! Geniet dié vertelling op bl 22.

Wild&Jag; / Game&Hunt; Magazine Description:

WILD & JAG/ GAME & HUNT is an independent monthly publication for the broad game industry in South Africa, promoting the synergy between game production, hunting and conservation. Hunters, game ranchers and nature conservationists are served with quality informative articles and columns. GAME & HUNT is a magazine that promotes a lifestyle to the kind of reader who does not remain just a reader but becomes a follower of the GAME & HUNT brand.

While WILD & JAG/ GAME & HUNT operates in close cooperation with organised hunters, game production and nature-conservation organisations, it is editorially and financially independent.
In every edition is to be found a lead article on an important aspect of the wildlife industry as well as an article on a specific animal - including small game, big game and carnivores. Also a nature article (scientific cum popular) on South Africa's plant life and/or geographical features.