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SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY
BRIEFINGS, MARCH 2009
PRETORIA 00000674 001.2 OF 004
¶1. (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and
Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, March 2009, Volume 4,
Number 3, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa.
Topics of the newsletter:
-- SOUTH AFRICANS JOING EARTH HOUR -
REDUCE POWER USANGE BY 15%
-- NEW HOMES FOR SOUTH AFRICAN PENGUINGS
-- SOUTH AFRICA BANS COMMERCIAL ALBALONE FISHING
-- DANES PROMOTE WIND MAPPING
-- MYSTERY FOAM POLLUTES JOBURG RIVER
-- LOCALS THREATEN TO BBQ FLAMINGOES
-- NECROTIZING BACTERIA DISCOVERED IN KZN LAGOON
-- LIONS TREE POACHER
-- CAPE WHALES FACE NEW THREAT
-- DISCOVERING THE HADEDAS NOISY SECRETS
-- SMUGGLER SLAUGHTERS LIONS AND RHINO IN HIS BACKYARD
-- MONTHLY FACTOID
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South Africans Join Earth Hour -
Reduce Power Usage by 15%
-------------------------------
¶2. (U) ESKOM spokesman Fani Zulu said South Africans reduced their
power usage by 15 percent during Earth Hour 2009. Zulu said there
was a 400MW of power cut between 20:30 and 21:30 on Saturday March
28, which means South Africans turned off 4.7 million 60 watt light
bulbs. World Wildlife Fund South Africa (WWF/SA) Head Morne Du
Plessis noted that over 100,000 South Africans signed up to
participate in the campaign. Patrons in some restaurants around
Johannesburg were also asked to dine by candle light in order to
join in.
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New Homes for South African Penguins
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¶3. (U) The Boulders Beach penguin colony near Cape Town has fallen
30 percent from a peak of 3,900 birds in 2005 to 2,600. Breeding
pairs on the more remote Dyer island have plummeted from 23,000
breeding pairs in the early 1970s to just 1,500 pairs in 2008.
Penguins normally mate for life. Some experts fear the species will
die out in as little as a decade. The African penguin, also called
the jackass because of its bray, is the only one to inhabit the
African continent. It has shorter feathers than the Antarctic birds
because it doesn't face cold and is just 50 centimeters (20 inches)
tall. The Boulders Colony began in 1985 when a couple of penguins
moved from Dyer onto the beach near the Simon's Town naval base.
Dyer Island Conservation Trust Chairman Wilfred Chivell blames poor
fisheries management for dwindling supplies of sardines and
pilchards, the penguins' main food. Table Mountain National Park
Ranger Monique Rutherford says the competition for fish is so
intense that young seals attack penguins to rip the fish from their
bellies.
¶4. (U) Gulls prey on the eggs and young chicks, often working as a
team.
When nesting penguins leave their eggs to chase away invaders, other
gulls sneak in and steal the eggs. Table Mountain Park Rangers
recently placed 200 penguin nesting boxes at Boulders Beach. Each
box is big enough to house a family of parents, eggs and chicks.
The boxes, made of a fiberglass mix, are shaped like a burrow and
dug into the sand, mimicing real Boulders Beach penguin nests.
Rangers say the boxes will provide shelter from the heat and a
better defense against egg-stealing gulls. The experiment has
already worked well on Dyer. The 1,000 boxes there have 80 percent
occupancy. Rutherford hopes the Boulder Beach penguins will take to
the newly installed boxes in time to lay a second batch of eggs
before the laying season ends in April.
Qbefore the laying season ends in April.
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PRETORIA 00000674 002.2 OF 004
South Africa Bans Commercial Abalone Fishing
---------------------------------------------
¶5. (U) The Department of Environment Affairs and Tourism (DEAT)
announced February 28, 2009 that it would ban commercial abalone
fishing. Key factors contributing to this decision were the
continued decline in abalone stocks, increased poaching and the
migration of West Coast Rock Lobster into abalone areas. The total
allowable catch (TAC) had already been reduced annually from 615
tons in 1995 to a record low of 125 tons for the 2006/7 season.
DEAT met with the South African Abalone Association to discuss
alternative livelihoods opportunities prior to announcing closure of
the fishery. DEAT officials said they provided information on
Boat-based Whale Watching (BBWW), White Shark Cage Diving (WSCD),
and marine aquaculture. DEAT representatives claim the abalone
fishers had little interest in these opportunities and demanded that
the commercial fishery be re-opened. DEAT officials added that the
fishing community was to provide candidates for these alternative
occupations by February 16, 2009, however no nominations were
received. In December 2008, DEAT distributed questionnaires to
fishers asking what relief they wanted. DEAT officials state that
only three completed questionnaires were received out of a total of
more than 308 fishers.
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Danes Promote Wind Mapping
--------------------------
¶6. (U) A Danish-South African joint venture will produce a South
Africa wind atlas to assist in determining the wind resource
available for energy generation. Riso Wind Consult National
Laboratory for Sustainable Energy Manager Jens Carsten Hansen said,
"Determining the wind resource accurately is important, and
difficult. If the wind speed differs just 5% from one location to
the other, there is a 15% difference in the income generated for the
same investment." Risx forms part of the Technical University of
Denmark, and is the world's largest wind energy research
association. Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) South Africa
Wind Energy Program (SWAEP) Project Manager Andr Otto advised that
DME will contribute R5-million ($50K) to the wind atlas project,
with the Danish embassy providing R20-million ($2M). The new wind
atlas project will target the Western Cape, as well as areas of the
Northern and Eastern Cape. The first version of the atlas should be
available in 2010.
---------------------------------Mystery Foam Pollutes Joburg
River
---------------------------------
¶7. (U) White foam accumulated in and around a section of the Sand
River in Sandton on March 30, 2009. The foam, which was pouring out
of a storm drain, appeared to be soap suds and was 1.5 meters high
by the early afternoon. Joburg Water Spokesperson Baldwin Matsimela
said there had been complaints that factories in nearby Wynberg were
dumping contaminants into the river. Wetlands and riparian expert
Paul Fairall said a Wynberg washing powder factory regularly washes
its solphonic acid into the storm water drains that flow into the
Sand River. (Solphonic agent is the foaming agent of washing
powders.) Fairall added, "The acid kills any kind of living
organism in that concentration." CSIR Ecosystems and Human Health
Research Group Leader Dr Paul Oberholzer said that the contaminant
would change the chemical structure of the water by either raising
Qwould change the chemical structure of the water by either raising
or lowering the pH. He commented, "This affects the entire food
chain - birds, fish, micro vertebrates, and phytoplankton (algae) -
because some species have a certain ph tolerance." Oberholzer also
noted that detergents also contain phosphate, a substance that
encourages blue-green algae growth, which can be toxic.
--------------------------------
Locals Threaten to BBQ Flamingos
--------------------------------
¶8. (U) Birdlife SA Executive Director Mark Anderson has dismissed
threats from the Kimberly Residents Association to "make flamingo
braais and fillets" from the South African's only breeding
population of lesser flamingo at the Kamfers Dam. Residents are
concerned that environmental appeals will stop the planned R2
billion Northgate Development, which includes shops, eight schools
and 3,500 houses. Anderson noted that the Kamfers Dam flamingo
nesting site is located opposite the project. More than 8000
flamingos have been seen at the Dam, an artificial breeding site
that Birdlife SA created and which is now one of only six breeding
sites in the world. Anderson maintains that the EIA process for
Northgate was flawed because alternative sites were not evaluated -
an essential component when the potential adverse impact on birds
PRETORIA 00000674 003.2 OF 004
has been scientifically documented. Anderson also issued warnings
about malfunctioning sewage works, stating that recent water quality
tests reveal high percentages of coliform bacteria and E. coli.
Northern Cape Dept. of Environment and Conservation (DTEC) spokesman
Mandla Ndzilli noted that, "Any contact with flamingoes or the water
in the Kamfers Dan should be avoided to prevent individuals from
becoming infected with water-borne disease." Lesser flamingos are a
protected species. Killing them could result in prosecution, a
maximum fine of R10,000 and two years in jail.
---------------------------------------------
Necrotizing Bacteria Discovered in KZN Lagoon
---------------------------------------------
¶9. (U) KwaZulu Natal South Coast's Mpenjati Reserve remains closed
until scientists can discover what caused a bacterial infection that
led to amputation of the leg of well-known author and journalist RW
Johnson. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife spokesman Simpiwe MxakaZa said they
have not yet determined the exact bacteria causing the infection,
although water samples have been taken. Sources outside the
government state that water samples show a concentration of
necrotizing fasciitis, commonly referred to as a "flesh-eating
virus." Hospital records indicate that fourteen strains of
bacteria were identified in the wound. Johnson, a former London
Times correspondent, cut his foot on a rock during a swim in the
lagoon on March 11, 2009. Less than 24 hours later, he was
hospitalized and his leg was amputated on March 19, 2009. His left
hand continues in poor condition and his finger tips may also need
to be amputated. Johnson was appointed Director of the Helen Suzman
Foundation after his return from the U.K. and has written several
books, including "South Africa's Brave New World", and "Since the
End of Apartheid".
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Lions Tree Poacher
------------------
¶10. (U) A small game poacher spent two hours in a tree, trying to
hide from lions in the Munyawana Game Reserve in northern
KwaZulu-Natal on April 1, 2009. Police spokesperson Captain
Jabulani Mdletshe said the man was one of a group of four poachers
who went into the reserve to poach small game. He added, "They
managed to get a wild hog. On their return home, they were attacked
by two lions. Three of the group escaped but one decided to climb a
tree, leaving his hunting dogs at the bottom to defend him."
Mdletshe said the lions killed all six dogs, leaving the bones
scattered around the tree. The poacher was able to escape when the
lions chased after a hyena. Mdletshe added that the poacher had
been taken to a clinic for treatment of claw scrapes, but fled
before police could arrest him. Phinda Private Game Reserve
Director Kevin Pretorius said the Reserve did not normally have
problems with poachers. Mdletshe noted that a case had been opened
and the police anticipate an arrest in the near future.
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Cape Whales face New Threat
---------------------------
¶11. (U) Rescue Vleesbaai Action Group Chair Mareo Bekker condemned
PetroSA's plans for a liquid natural gas mooring facility in a known
whale-breeding site on the Western Cape. He noted that the plan is
"ill-conceived, short-sighted and environmentally damaging."
PetroSA defended the plan, commenting that reserves off Mossel Bay
are dwindling and that facility is needed to prevent closure of the
Qare dwindling and that facility is needed to prevent closure of the
gas-to-liquids operation there. Most of the gas will be used to
power Eskom's Gourikwa power station, which was expanded in 2008.
Locals argue that PetroSA achieved the rezoning by stealth. Bekker
said, "The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) process is fatally
flawed; PetroSA has already entered into contracts for the supply of
gas and the erection of buildings. We fear the EIA is a smoke
screen to appease the public." Coastal ecologist Allan Heydorn
expressed concern about both the effect of noise and pollution on
the whales and dolphins that frequent the bay, and the possibility
that the animals could become entangled in underwater cables. He
warned, "In the event of slow or insidious pollution and littering,
the entire inter- and sub-tidal ecosystem and the near-shore marine
food webs will be placed at risk. This will have serious
consequences for the coastal ecology and the livelihood of people in
terms of fishing." PetroSA responded that the Mossel Bay Refinery
would close by 2010 if the project was not allowed to proceed, with
the loss of 2,000 jobs.
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Discovering the Hadedas Noisy Secrets
-------------------------------------
¶12. (U) Wits University School of Animal, Plant and Environmental
PRETORIA 00000674 004.2 OF 004
Sciences Professor Craig Symes launched a study of the ubiquitous
Gauteng hadeda. Hadedas, found throughout the province on roofs and
lawns, awaken neighborhoods each morning with their loud squawks.
They are not native to the province and originated from wetter
coastal regions, arriving in Cape Town in the mid-1980. Hadedas
then traveled north to Gauteng. Symes will use color-coded rings to
identify birds. Ringing the birds has not been an easy task; Symes
has had to tackle birds and climb trees to get to fledgings. A
similar project has been running in Cape Town. In Cape Town birds
breed in winter while in Gauteng they breed in summer. Symes hopes
to learn whether the same birds nest in the same place each year and
whether they mate for life.
------------------------------------
Smuggler Slaughters Lions and Rhinos
in his Backyard
------------------------------------
¶13. (U) A suspected smuggler was arrested in an upscale Pretoria
neighborhood on April 1, 2009 for allegedly killing lions and rhinos
in his backyard. Police had received a tip that wild animals were
being killed at the home. South Africa Police Service (SAPS) Crime
Intelligence Gathering Unit, Tshwane Metro Police, and the Tshwana
Agriculture and Environment Management Office raided the house,
along with DEAT's Green Scorpions. They recovered dozens of animal
skulls, bones and teeth. Tshwane Community Safety Department
Spokesman Console Tleana said bones were found hidden in the
bathroom, in meal bags, in bedrooms and with maize (corn) meal bags.
He added the police also found a "substantial amount" of foreign
currency in the house. Tleana said police believe the animals were
killed for their skins, bones and horns which are sold in Eastern
markets as medical and sexual aids. The Health Department is
conducting tests, and will fumigate and sanitize the home once
testing is completed. Tleana noted the police do not know if the
animals were native to South Africa or brought into the country
illegally prior to being slaughtered. He confirmed that thirteen
lions had been killed at the house, and added that but authorities
had not been able to determine how many rhinos had been slaughtered.
The smuggler is a Vietnamese national who had been renting the
house since January 2009. Police authorities believe he has been in
the country for over a year.
---------------
Monthly Factoid
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¶14. (U) In 1991, South Africa became the first country in the world
to provide full protection status for the Great White shark within
its jurisdictional waters. Countries including USA, Australia,
Malta and Namibia followed later.
La Lime