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AFRICAM .COM.

LAUNCHES ONLINE STORE

GET YOUR OFFICIAL AFRICAM GEAR

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CUP

hat-    click here

t-shirts  and more

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AFRICAM  WIKI

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AN     A-  Z

SLANG SITE IN WHAT WE SEE ON AFRICAM

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• AA - africam addict - jokingly said about someone who often comes to chat on africam.
• Africam Badge - if you want to add an africam badge to your blog, look here
• Africammer - someone with a passion for wildlife, who loves to watch and discuss the cams in company of other africammers. Frequently seen on the boma.
• Africam User Guide - a beginner's guide to the africam forum, click here

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• Zeb/zebbie - zebra
• Zebra - see Burchell's zebra
• Zoomie - a person manning the camera

ANIMAL - BIRD - REPTILE- OR  -SPECIAL CAM PIC

with information and cam pics  with extra cam pics

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ONE EXAMPLE OF  HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CAM PICS

Download IrfanView

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cilck here

if  you would like to make your cam pics look better

try  different free programs-- i use  th eirfanview one

here is what you can do -  resize pic

convert to graysclae  ( black and white )

or   color corrections

or adjust auto colors

and also sharpen picture

the first cam pic is what it looks like of the africam cams

second picture i used irfanview program  to make it

black and white- i do that if the color is poor as many time

their is a purple tinge to many cam pic

2nd pic  irfanview

the 3rd cam pic is done with  irfanview

Webcams at SANParks

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welcome to africam -

introductory tour click here

-WHAT IS AFRICAM ? CLICK HERE

AFRICAM MULTI- VIEW

LAUNCH  MULTI VIEW CLICK HERE

manned live video cameras with stereo sound

ELEPHANT PLAINS  -  NKORHO -  TEMBE .

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FOR   FORUMS   or click  here

LOOK ON TOP OF MAIN PAGE  FAR RIGHT

AND  FOR --  INFO or   click here

IT WILL HELP GUIDE YOU

TO SEE THE LATEST POSTS IN AFRICAM

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WELCOME TO THE  BOMA * CAMPFIRE  *

Join us around a virtual Africam Boma,

and chit-chat about anything

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CLICK - REPLY --THEN TYPE  MESSAGE

CLICK - POST COMMENT

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any questions

ask a member or a moderator their are

13   mods- one will be on   24-7

fast chat has   6   - mods

list of moderators   click here

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• How to post links on the forum - look here
• How to resize pictures on the forum - look here
• How to start a blog on the forum - look here
• How to take and post pictures on the forum - look here
• How to upload videos on the forum - look here

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HOW TO TAKE VIDEO,S CLICK HERE

How to take and post pics on the boma

its a free site

Download the program

MWSnap from the MWSnap website.

Install the software in your computer.

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How to post and resize pictures on the forum

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THEN DOWN LOAD  SITE;S - LIKE PHOTO BUCKET

AND  -TINY PIC

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BLOGS

How to start a blog

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africam members

RECENT BLOGS click here

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• USTREAM  - USERS >>>

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TO LOG INTO   POP UP PLAYER CHAT SITE

click  here for one  pop-up chat site

IN THE BOX YOU TYPE IN PUT-    / NO SPACE   NICK

-AND YOUR NAME

LIKE THIS  /NICK KRUKAB

THOSE THAT USE  - USTREAM  -DO THE SAME

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A -R - K- I -V- E click here

MAMMAL- pictures and info

BIRDS- pictures and info

REPTILES - pictures and info

Cam Info

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WEATHER CLICK HERE

SKUKUZA WEATHER CLICK HERE

Where Is Nkorho Pan?

satelite map click here

by road  -  by air     click here

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Where Is Elephant Plains?

WEATHER CLICK HERE

how to get to elephant plains  by air by road  click here

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GAME DRIVES AND BUSH WALKS

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Where Is Tembe Elephant Park

WEATHER CLICK  HERE

WEATHER CLICK HERE

video of e.p. click here

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video   click here

VIDEO CLICK  HERE

DIRECTIONS TO NKORHO BUSH LODGE

take a video tour  click here

satelite photo   map    click here

PHOTOS -  OF LODGE CLICK HERE

BY AIR

BY ROAD

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DIRECTIONS  ON

ELEPHANT PLAINS  HOW TO GET  THEIR

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ROAD DIRECTIONS TO TEMBE ELEPHANT PARK

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The Kruger Calendar

example  november

Rainfall usually double that of October.Vegetation more lush. Lots of young animals visible; woodland kingfishers make an appearance. Temperature 16-32.

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WHILE YOUR WAITING TO PLAN YOUR TRIP

READ SOME OF THE

AMAZING PLACES IN SOUTH AFRICA

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Take a live safari on one of the Africams,

you can go to Nkorho Pan, Tembe Elephant Park, Elephant Plains

It was mid-1998 when we met young Graham Wallington and Paul Clifford in Johannesburg for the first time. Jurie had long wanted to meet in person to hear more about their novel proposal.

story   click here

In 1998 Graham Wallington and Paul Clifford founded AfriCam, which launched on the 17th August 1998 with a LIVE cam overlooking a waterhole on Djuma Game Reserve at Bush Lodge. This was the first LIVE wildlife cam on the Internet and in these early days the broadcast was limited to a JPEG still image that refrehed every 30 seconds.

The pictures were refreshed every 15 to 20 seconds. It grew in popularity and eventually at hit a peak of 38 million hits which made it a media darling worldwide.

In its first two months of business the company sold more than 4000 months of subscriptions at the equivalent of R42 a month. In 2001 Africam also won the internet version of the Oscars and became a listed business on the stock exchange.

The frenzy over the site led to a major investment which the company relied on to survive. But when its main investor only paid 10 percent of the amount, Africam began to sink fast. It eventually went offline in 2002 and the company was liquidated.

Some viewers, though, kept it on their favourites list faithfully anticipating its return.

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*  IT STARTED AT A WATERHOLE  *

cambell scott-   wheel barrow cam

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Today Africam has a new owner, Campbell Scott, who has vowed to make the site a success. "We knew this project would work again, but it needed to be done in a cost effective way," he said.

In the past five years technology has advanced in South Africa making it possible to operate a live stream from a remote bush location at a fraction of what it would have cost just a few years ago.

Most of the visitors to the site come from North America. Africam is still widely inaccessible here in its full capacity because of the lack of fast and efficient broadband connection in South Africa.

Scott said though that he believed it would not be long before South Africa's IT capabilities caught up with the rest of the world.

For now people with internet access across the globe are staring patiently at their computer screens waiting for a glimpse of a leopard or lion walking by.

South Africa has great locations where wildlife is abundant, said Campbell.

"Location is not the problem, but the question was 'How do you put up a camera?'"

The cable was set a metre underground and linked to a controller at the lodge. Through a wireless connection via a temporary Telkom satellite link, until a more secure ADSL line is available, the image is transferred to a hub in Los Angeles then to the website. As the footage is broadcast it is stored on a server in Canada.

Scott said he was looking for a game reserve that would be committed to the project once the novelty wore off. Having been co-owner of a lodge where the first camera was set up in 1998, he knew what to look for in terms of a suitable match for the project.

"We had to put it where there is a good waterhole. It had to be remote and not next to another ten waterholes. It also had to be in an open area that has a 360 degree view. We didn't just want to film an animal drinking at a waterhole," he said.

"We needed to choose a place where no matter what time of year people could see the Big 5. People want instant gratification," said Campbel

Scott added that the set up had to have the capability of being troubleshooted and corrected from his office in Johannesburg without interfering with the daily operations of the camp.

"We approached Nkorho because there is a waterhole at the bottom of an open area. The camp is also 250 metres away. It is close enough to run power from and see the waterhole."

Scott and a technical expert set up a camera, roughly the size of three to four cigarettes packets, and placed it in a dead tree balanced on top of an abandoned termite mound. Scott said the ideal set up would be north-facing, but the camera is currently positioned looking south-west because viewers would see the camp if it was facing north.

The only problem is that when the sun sets its glare permeates the camera lens. "It is not ideal, but some people say they enjoy the sunsets," said Scott. People also appreciate the camera's infrared lens, up to 800 mm zoom capability, and the audio component.

For one person who is blind the sounds of the wild are left on for background noise while she is busy working on her computer.

The Africam site itself is also interactive. Viewers post messages about animal sightings including pictures they have freeze framed from the site. Some viewers send messages to each other as the action occurs on their screens.

It has an almost cult-like following," said Scott adding that most viewers are between 45-65 years old and that 60 percent of viewers are women.

Through a partnership with Infotech Business Systems, a broadband stream company based in Canada, Africam broadcasts a live feed for free to viewers interested in catching a glimpse of wildlife at Nkorho Bush Lodge in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve

The site began broadcasting the live stream last September and has so far attracted in excess of 30 million hits a month. Its biggest achievement to date occurred on Christmas Day when a lion killed a buffalo, which was the first live animal kill broadcast in real time across the internet.

The day after the buffalo's carcass could still be seen stripped down to the bone while a lion munched on the last tender morsels of flesh.

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the viewing public are effected - they make  video's

AFRICAM CLASSIC: The Nkorho Story by Gerda.

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edited    extra info click here

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new Owners africam -

Jon Oliver & Paul Penzhorn

BUSH WALKS

BUSH WALK   - THANKS TO  JACQUES

Briefing before bush walk:
1. Rules regarding handling of firearm
2. Cameras photography only with ranger consent
3. Trail rules- single file behind the ranger, stay close and no lagging behind
4. Minimum noise
5. NO SMOKING
6. No littering
7. Pre- arranged communication signals
8. Emergency drill: no this point all depends on the danger and what is happening. Your main aim is to back-up and move quietly out of the sighting.
9. AN NEVER RUN
10. enjoy the walk

They leave for bush walk after breakfast all depends on what time the game drive came back and how long breakfast takes, but generally at 10 am.

Max number on bush walk 8 guest if a back-up walks with and only 4 if the ranger walks alone.

A walk is between a 1hour and 1 and a half hours. ( I have been on a 2 and half hours walk before at Nk) depends on the guest.

MORNING AND EVENING  JEEP DRIVES

NKORHO LODGE  CLICK HERE

SAFARI CLOTHING LIST

clothing to bring and wear

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The rangers give info on animals, birds etc as they come across them - just general info and often people ask questions which the ranger will then answer. Also, when you have a sighting, they will tell you about the animal but not usually much about individual animals. Most people dont know that some of the animals are known by name but if you   ask the rangers are always happy to tell you!

Sharing knowledge - the old and the new

Rangers play a vital role in  guest experience,

Recognising that the older guides have a wealth of bushveld knowledge and information, plus an in-depth understanding of guest expectations that comes with years of experience - but realising as well that the newer recruits bring with them fresh ideas and a different viewpoint -

They don't pack lunch - drives are from around 6am to 9am and you have coffee and a biscuit

and then in the evening - drive from around 4pm to 7pm - you have a drink (they will pack what you want) and they have a plate of snacks.

NKORHO  JEEP

NKORHO  LODGE  JEEP

Our safari jeeps are Toyota hilux 4x4 vehicles.
They carry at the max, 10 people but we try keep it at 6 people per
vehicle
so it is as comfortable as possible.

The game drives are 3-3 1/2 hours long and it all depends on the
sighting,
such as a leopard kill or lion pride, in km it can vary from 10 to 50
km.
But we try to keep driving to a minimum and rather enjoy a sighting for

longer and have a memorable experience.

Bush greetings
Gabbi Shires

just one of many animals that may be seen on a drive

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