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Official Guide on Sale
New Official Guide on Sale at the park’s shop for R40.00
This 48-page full-colour brochure gives the visitor a complete overview of the park, its fauna & flora, history, new developments, accommodation and activities.
Highly recommended!
Addo Elephant National Park
Scientific Services Staff
The Conservation Services Office in Port Elizabeth has two divisions:1. The Park Planning Division is staffed with :
- a Head of Park Planning responsible for land consolidation and development of
parks nationally
- a Coordinator for Park Planning and Development of the Greater Addo Project
and Garden Route Initiative
- a Marine Coordinator for the Greater Addo MPA,
- an Administration & Finance Officer Finances
- and the Project Management Unit responsible for implementation of Greater
Addo World Bank project.2. Scientific Services is part of the Arid Ecosystems Research Unit (AERU) and is
staffed by:
- an Animal Ecologist responsible for the large mammal monitoring and
research
- a Rehabilitation Ecologist who is assessing habitat threats and rehabilitation
requirements
- and a Landscape Ecologist who is interested in spatial processes linking
biological and physical aspects across landscapes. AERU as a unit is reponsible for providing the scientific input into park managment through research, monitoring and planning processes. The unit focuses their attention on the following parks; Addo Elephant, Mountain Zebra, Karoo, Namaqua, Richtersveld, Augrabies Falls, Kgalagadi, Vaalbos, Golden Gate and shares responsibility with the Scientific Services teams of Rondevlei and Skukuza for the inputs into Tankwa Karoo, Bontebok, Table Mountain, Agulhas, Marakele and Mapungubwe. AERU has assigned principle scientists to each park responsible for coordinating the ongoing research and monitoring activities both from within SANParks as well as from outside institutions.Contact details:Park Planning Department
Dr Mike Knight
Tel: +27(0)41 508 5411
E-mail: mknight@upe.ac.zaGreater Addo & Garden Route Initiatives
Jill Gordon
Tel: +27(0)41 508 5411
E-mail: jgordon@upe.ac.zaResearch
Dr Ayanda Sigwela
Tel: +27(0)41 508 5411
E-mail: asigwela@upe.ac.za
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