#WilliKiller AccidentAtWaterberg #Namibia #Otjiwarongo #WaterbergNationalPlateauPark #Bergklub #ZumGedenken #31.08.1975 Waterberg Plateau Park in central-northern Namibia: bronze plaque in memory of Willi Killer. It is located at the foot of the plateau on its wall, above Bernabe de la Bat Camp, en route to the top of plateau on hiking trail. No information could be found about this accident. Please comment if you have more information. P.S. Apparently, he was a rock climber that was assisting with vulture ringing. He made a rope safety mistake and sadly fell.
#WaterbergCamp #WaterbergPlateauPark #BernabeDeLaBat #ВатербергПаркНамибия #WaterbergVideo Waterberg Camp, also known as Waterberg Bernabe de la Bat Camp, is located at the foot of Great Waterberg Plateau rising more than 200 metres above the surrounding plains, with a width of between 8 and 16 kilometres and a length of around 49 kilometres from south-west to north-east. The average altitude of the plateau is between 1650 and 1700 meters above sea level. The area is also rich in a plant life and the total of approximately five hundred plants have been recorded in and around the Waterberg. The plateau is largely inaccessible to tourist resulting in relocation in the early 1970s several of Namibia's endangered species with an aim to protect them from predators and poaching. This program was very successful and Waterberg now supplies other Namibian parks with rare species. Black rhino were reintroduced to the area from Damaraland in eary 1989, starting a successful breeding program of national and international significance.
Some precautionary measures have been put in place in vicinity of the Waterberg Park, safeguarding the Namibian meat industry after an African buffalo escaped from the park into the 26 farms in the area.
Waterberg National Park is Namibian National park on the Waterberg Plateau, 170 km north-east of Windhoek in the Otjozondjupa Region.
Escape of the buffalo and the precautionary measures have been confirmed by officials as swift action was needed after animal escaped, because Namibia does not allow African Buffalo outside national parks because of the high risk of transmission of foot-and-mouth disease to domestic cattle.
Movement restrictions have been imposed on the 26 farms after the buffalo was reported to have escaped from the park last week.
According to Namibian wildlife legislation, any buffalo straying into farming areas should be destroyed on sight.
