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NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF SWAZILAND

Indoor Events
Indoor Events are held at the Mountain Inn, Mbabane at 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Meetings last around one or one and a half hours.
Non-Members are welcome at all indoor events. However adult non-members are charged E10 each, while children have free entry.
Indoor Events are advertised in the Times of Swaziland.

Wednesday 25th January 2012: 'Quest for the Jaguar'. Phil Perry travels to the heart of Brazil in search of Jaguars, South America's elusive 'El tigre'. . The Pantanal region of Mato Grosso is one of the world's largest wetlands with a spectacular array of mammals and birds to match. Giant otters vie for your attention with Hyacinth Macaws. The variety of wildlife is truly inspiring. A not-to-be-missed exposé of this fabulous, rarely visited, wildlife wonderland.

Mountain Inn : 7-15 for 7-30 pm. Non-Members welcome.

Wednesday 28 March 2012: Linda Loffler, " Flora and Fauna of the Lebombo Mountains"

 

 

 

 

Former speakers at our Annual Dinner and other special indoor events include:

  • Christine Steininger - The Hominins in Context
  • Dr Graham Ducasse - team doctor for a year in Antarctica
  • Prof Ara Monadjem - Batting in Africa
  • Darron Raw - Swaziland from Land, Water and Air
  • Hugh Chittenden - Rare forest birds of KwaZulu Natal + John Voelker Bird Book Fund
  • Dr Ian Whyte - Elephant / Herbivore research scientist in Kruger Parks for over 30 years
  • Dr Ben Smith - Director of the Rock Art Institute at Wits University
  • Dr John Hanks - Director of Conservation International's Southern Africa Wilderness Program
  • Mr Sibusiso Vilane - The first ever Swazi to scale the summit of Mount Everest - 50 years after
  • the first ever ascent by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
  • Kim Wolhuter - National Geographic filmmaker and former warden of Swaziland’s Mlawula Game Reserve.
  • Dr Gus Mills - A leading authority on Wild Dogs .
  • Dr Lee Burger - A leading archaeologist based in South Africa.
  • Professor David Price Williams - An authority on archaeology who has also worked in Swaziland.
  • Dave Johnson - Expert ecologist with a special interest in the interaction of birds and plants