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It Was a Bad Day to Be a Snare Trap With These Heroes Around!
by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyFebruary 6, 2025
Photo Credit: SANParks Honorary Rangers
Honorary Rangers started the year off strong with a successful snare-removal mission in Bushveld that saw them get rid of multiple nasty snare traps!
Bushveld, South Africa (06 February 2025) — SANParks Honorary Rangers have started the year by hitting the ground running thanks to a snare-removal mission undertaken by honorary rangers from the Bushveld Region!
It was a bad day to be a snare trap as the team arrived on the scene ready to embark on their first Snare Removal Duty for 2025.
Armed with a passion for protecting the wildlife that these traps harm and with support from Work-Integrated learners studying the field of Nature Conservation as well as a ranger ready to rock, the team got to work.
Snare traps are essentially nooses. They are made from wire, cable or similar materials and are placed to trap animals—something they’re unfortunately good at doing due to the fact that they are easily camouflaged.
But conservationists and rangers across South Africa continue to fight back on behalf of wildlife. Thanks to honorary rangers across the country, multiple snare removals happen year-round, a feat that otherwise wouldn’t be possible without the manpower of these volunteers.
A volunteer-based programme for those passionate about the environment and wildlife, the Honorary Rangers are individuals who lend traditional rangers a helping hand. They are champions of wildlife education, safeguarding wildlife and trail restoration amid much more, all of which they do via their own time and volition.
The Bushveld lot successfully removed 39 snare traps together, a job well done to all involved.
Those looking to join the thousands of honorary rangers on their mission to preserve our natural heritage happen to be in luck because the Table Mountain National Park chapter is looking for more volunteers!
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Waffle House adds egg surcharge, citing bird flu-fueled shortage
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The Waffle House has added a temporary surcharge of 50 cent per egg amid rising egg prices from the bird flu outbreak.
Why it matters: The disease has ravaged the nation’s supply of eggs, leading to egg shortages and increased prices in grocery stores.
- Avian influenza has affected at least 22.7 million birds in the last 30 days, according to USDA data.
The big picture: The Georgia-based company, which has about 2,100 locations nationwide, is believed to be the first major restaurant chain to add an egg surcharge.
- Waffle House said in a news release that the temporary surcharge of 50 cents per egg began Monday.
- “Rather than increasing prices across the menu, this is a temporary targeted surcharge tied to the unprecedented rise in egg prices,” the company said.
What they’re saying: “The continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (Bird Flu) has caused a dramatic increase in egg prices,” Waffle House said in a statement. “Consumers and restaurants are being forced to make difficult decisions.”
- “As long as they are available, quality, fresh-cracked, Grade A Large eggs will remain a key ingredient in many of our customers favorite meal,” the company said.
What’s next: Egg prices are expected to go up by 20% this year, according to the USDA.
- A timeframe for Waffle House’s egg surcharge is unknown.
- “While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” the company said.
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