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“Without Borders: Uniting Africa’s Wildlife Reserves”

from National Geographic September 2001

PART 1: Before you read…

1. Write down the meanings of these words from the title of the article:

borders:

uniting:

wildlife reserves:

2. Look at the photographs in the article. Choose three that you find most interesting and answer these questions:

PHOTO #1

A. What page is the photo on?

B. Describe what you think you see in the photo:

C. Write down one or more questions you have about the photo:

D. Draw a picture of something in the photo:

PHOTO #2

D. What page is the photo on?

E. Describe what you think you see in the photo:

F. Write down one or more questions you have about the photo:

D. Draw a picture of something in the photo:

PHOTO #3

G. What page is the photo on?

H. Describe what you think you see in the photo:

I. Write down one or more questions you have about the photo:

D. Draw a picture of something in the photo:

PART 2: Reading the article…

Directions: Read the pages of the article noted below, and answer the questions.

SECTION A: Pages 6 and 7

p. 6 A1. The thick fence on the eastern border of the Kruger National Park is on the border between which two countries?

p. 6 A2. Describe the difference in the amount of wildlife between Kruger National Park in South Africa and the area of Mozambique just across the border:

p. 7 A3. What caused most of the wildlife in Mozambique to disappear?

p. 7 A4. What does the South African government (in Pretoria, its capital city) want to do that some people think is crazy? Why did they want to do it?

p. 7 A5 Name the first transfrontier conservation park:

p. 7 A6. The Kalagadi Transfrontier Park unites game reserves in which two nations?

SECTION B: pages 12 and 13

p. 12 B1. The Mbagweni Corridor is a 3-mile-wide sliver of land separating which two South African game parks?

p. 12 B2. Explain why the Thonga people want to keep the Mbagweni corridor open, rather than seeing the two game parks joined together:

p. 12 B3. How does Mozambique resident William Tembe respond to the idea of turning his home area into a conservation area?

SECTION C: pages 24 – 29

pp. 24, 25. C1. Name the community organization in Zimbabwe that has become a model for other parts of Africa:

p. 25 C2. List the two conservation fundamentals that CAMPFIRE acknowledges:

p. 25 C3. How did the CAMPFIRE plan reduce poaching (the illegal killing of animals) in the community of Mahenye in Zimbabwe?

p. 25 C4. Where did the people of Gayiseni island have to go in the past to make a living?

Why do they no longer need to work so far from home?

pp. 26, 28 C5. What has happened in Zimbabwe recently that threatens the progress made by CAMPFIRE?

p. 29 C6. Describe Nelson Mandela’s dream for Africa, and how transfrontier wildlife parks are part of that dream:

SECTION D: pages 30, 31 “A Conversation with Nelson Mandela”

D1. List at least two reasons why former South African president Nelson Mandela supports the idea of transfrontier game parks in Africa:

D2. According to Mandela, what will happen if a country decides to establish transfrontier game parks without considering (asking) the community?

D3. What does Mandela think would put an end to poaching (the illegal hunting of animals)?

D4. According to Mandela, how long has the idea of conservation (trying to protect animals and other parts of nature) been around in Africa?

SECTION E: p. 11

According to Willem van Riet of the Peace Parks Foundation, “Political boundaries are the scars of history.”

E1. Think about the history of colonialism in Africa and explain what you think this means.

E2. Give an example of how transfrontier game parks might help heal the “scars of history.”