Mexican Poppy
The Mexican poppy is considered an agricultural weed and is poisonous to stock, but few deaths occur because the plant is not readily eaten. This is due to the bitter yellow sap which makes it unpalatable to stock.
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Bugweed
Bugweed or Solanum Mauritianum is a shrub or small tree which tends to invade bushland areas. It is not an attractive tree – the leaves are dull and hairy and the purple flowers relatively small.
Lantana Camara
Lantana is one of the worst weeds in the world. In South Africa, landowners and landusers are required to prevent seed formation, spread and growth of this invasive species.
Verbena Brasiliensis
Verbena Brasiliensis, the Brazilian verbena or vervain, is a flowering plant species which is native to parts of South America but has spread its range in recent years and is listed as an invasive weed in many countries.
Chacma Baboon
Baboons are omnivorous with the bulk of their diet including fruit, seeds, insects, bulbs and any small poor helpless bird or mammal that they can catch.
Black-Collared Barbet
The Black-Collared Barbet or Lybius Torquatus is also known as the Rooikophoutkapper and is one of the most common barbets in Africa, occurring from the DRC to Kenya and southern Africa.
Black-Crowned Tchagra
This bird of the Crocodile River Reserve tends to favour the northern mountain bushveld. The black forehead and crown differentiate this Tchagra from other Tchagras. It is also a larger, bolder bird and is more conspicuous in its behaviour.
Barn Owl
The Barn Owl has earned itself the nickname ‘ghost owl’ because of its pale plumage and chilling call. This creature is one of the most widely distributed bird species in the world, and the superstition surrounding it has been unwittingly passed down from generation to generation. These superstitions have led to the senseless and cruel killing of these birds over the decades, however, farmers and enlightened city-folk hold these splendid birds in high regard, because they protect crops by feeding on rats, mice and birds.
African Finfoot
The African Finfoot or Watertrapper, (Podica senegalensis) is a very rare and vulnerable bird species. The Afrikaans name for the African Finfoot is “Watertrapper”.
The African Finfoot is about the size and shape of a large cormorant.
Herbicide and Pom Poms
We recommend using the herbicide called Plenum, which is available from Ecoguard. Plenum requires a wetting agent (called Actipron) and a dye (blue is best)
