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AGULHAS THANK-YOU GIFT

- Merrilee Berrisford Our expedition to the Agulhas National Park was a great success and to show our appreciation to the staff, especially Emmerentia de Kock, we collected a sum of money for a suitable gift. What seemed most suitable was a collection of children’s books on the environment for the Park’s library; they have various programmes which are offered to local schools on visits to the Park. Ulla von der Heyden made the brilliant suggestion that her daughter-in-law, Prof Sophie von der Heyden of US (she has given a talk to the Branch) be…
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AGULHAS NATIONAL PARK – A VERY SPECIAL PLACE

- Dr Allan E F Heydorn - Marine and Coastal Ecologist August 2016   Some observations prepared for the Kogelberg Branch of the BotSoc, following a field trip in August 2016 It is hard to think of a more spectacular location than that of the Agulhas National Park (ANP) situated right at the southern tip of the enormous African Continent. It is furthermore of interest that the ANP represents a transitional area between the sub-tropical East Coast and the West Coast with its more temperate, mediterranean-type climate. Plant and animal life - on land and…
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