Monthly Archives: August 2013

Latest vultures re-sighted resighted in Namibia

See the latest vulturesresightings.crowdmap – we’re pushing 5% re-sightings of vultures tagged/ringed! pic.twitter.com/TEwFWPwzmE— Joris Komen (@tatejoris2) August 23, 2013

Posted in #namibia, #seevultures, namringers, tourism, vulture, vulturesresightings, wildlife

Using twitter to report vulture re-sightings in southern Africa

With twitter becoming an increasingly relevant reporting mechanism, I’ve set up the Vultures Namibia crowdmap https://vulturesresightings.crowdmap.com to also aggregate Tweets which use the #seevultures, e.g., #seevultures NARREC White-backed vulture, rings LEFT top down Metal,Green,Red RIGHT top down Green, Red, Yellow.

Posted in #namibia, #seevultures, birding, Crowdmapping, tourism, vulture, vulturesresightings

recent vulture re-sightings at REST

Let me make absolutely clear that I *only* ever share my concerns about gung ho NGOs in the social media.  I don’t do private banter, since this simply doesn’t result in meaningful outcomes.   While a private distribution membership list (e.g., NAMRINGERS) is as good a social

Posted in #namibia, birding, camera trap, diekman, etosha, namringers, narrec, poisoning, rest, tagging, vulture

#Namibia Roads Authority Arrogance

When will these state-owned officials become professional? #Namibia roads authority arrogance – close your gates when it pleases you – like 14h15 on a Wednesday?? Get real! pic.twitter.com/Ql4Jii8ytb— Joris Komen (@tatejoris2) August 15, 2013

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Vulture poisoning leads to insanity

Good god!  That woman at REST has now moved from delusions of grandeur to delusions of adequacy – why are people like her unable to understand the fundamental basics of breeding vultures – you can’t see dead, decomposed chicks from

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"X"- Net – Telecom Namibia’s empty promise

Telecom #Namibia Why does “X”-Net continue to be exactly that – an empty promise? pic.twitter.com/6SaeKeJXg9 — Joris Komen (@tatejoris2) August 14, 2013

Posted in #namibia, education, EduNet Namibia, telecom, wikipedian, Xnet

Another case of poisoned vultures in NE Namibia – this time Bwabwata

A widely publicised decision by a local gung ho NGO to desperately seek kodak moments of yet some more poisoned vultures in the Caprivi may confuse the international readership; this latest batch of vultures they seek, were poisoned en masse in Bwabwata several weeks ago – indeed,  some photos I

Posted in #namibia, Andre Botha, Bwabwata, Caprivi, conservation, namringers, poisoning, rest, tourism, Ushahidi, vulture, vulturesresightings

Vulture re-sightings in Namibia

Vulture re-sightings in Namibia

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Comment on sightings of new bird species for the Namibian list!

With reference to an article written to SABIRDNET distribution list by Ian Sinclair last month, kindly pointed out to me by a Namibian twitcher.  I’ve tried to post a comment to the article in question, without joy, so I guess

Posted in #namibia, Angola Cave Chat, birding, birds, Black Scimitarbill, Cunene, Ian sinclair, Red-backed Mousebird, Ruacana, SABAP, SABirdnet, Sooty Chat, Swartbooisdrift, twitching