Hello again everyone! Time really does fly by when you’re having fun.

  Well, we’re into April now – seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating New Year! Already so many things have happened – summer is now on its way out and I think we will welcome a little cooler weather, we’ve had the edge of Freddy (and a lot of rain!), our social media efforts with the publication are now well underway and bearing fruit, new restaurants are popping up, people are fixing potholes, more people are coming to town, we now have a Minster of Electricity(!), prices go up, load shedding continues and water issues are becoming more serious, but so much more is on the horizon in a positive way.

  More and more the amazing residents of Hoedspruit astound us all with their efforts and commitment to making our little town (not so little anymore) the wonderful place it is. All their efforts are much appreciated, and we all need to support them (and they know who they are) as much as possible, and in any way possible.

  There was so much going on this past month that we did not get to do the Spotlight, and the Picky View is still on holiday, and there were some pieces that we just did not have space for in this edition! I want to thank all those wonderful people that contribute to the publication, and that make it the publication that it is.

  Conservation and wildlife are always front of mind for us here at Kruger2Canyon News. This is a continual ongoing issue, and there are many out there that do not understand the critical space and time that these efforts occupy. We must all continue to drive this home because our grandchildren’s children are doomed to view a barren landscape with few animals and few forests – and our earth is in dire danger. As David Attenborough in the Life on Earth stated:

  “The fact is that no species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lays upon us, whether we like it or not, an awesome responsibility. In our hands now lies not only our own future, but that of all other living creatures with whom we share the earth.”

  Let’s share this outlook across all walks of life and to as many people as we can. We must create a surge, otherwise I am afraid our endeavours may well be for nought. To those out there continually putting their lives on the line, working long hours, giving of their time in the pursuit of conservation of living things, thank you.

  Here’s to a wonderful, fun filled April.