View African Wildlife Sightings on Your Cellphone in Kruger, Etosha, Umfolozi and Pilanesberg

Picture this... you are driving along in the Kruger Park, not seeing much wildlife, when your cellphone bleeps and you get an sms/text message that there is a pride of lion feeding on a kill not very far from your present location.

Kruger Park Map - latest big five sightings
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You turn around, follow the message directions and are just in time to watch a massive black maned lion chase away a lioness and cubs from a carcass so that he can feed.

Now you can get access to African wildlife sightings by sms/text on your cellphone.

The service is currently operational in the Kruger National Park in South Africa and will be expanded to other Southern Africa game reserves and parks like Pilanesberg, Addo, Etosha and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi soon.

This electronic sightings board will help you be in the right place at the right time to see more wildlife.

Kruger Park Map Of The Latest Wildlife Sightings

To give you an idea of the kind of sightings to expect when you register for the service, I've updated some of the latest sms/text big five African wildlife sightings submitted by currently subscribed visitors to the reserve on the Kruger National Park map below.

Double-click on the Kruger map to zoom in and click on the markers themselves to get more detailed information about the sighting.

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Map Key - Big Five and More

Red = Lion	Black = Leopard	Yellow = Cheetah
Green = White Rhino	Pink = Hyena	Blue = Elephant
Cyan = Rare Animal or Bird	Purple = Buffalo

Cost To Register for African Wildlife Sightings

This service is provided by me at African Safari Journals and you can get the sightings information no matter where in the world you are at the moment.

I (about me) set the service up because I spend a lot of time in Southern African reserves myself (I'm an avid wildlife photographer) and thought that it would be ideal if a network of visitors could help each other see more wildlife by communicating their sightings to each other by sms/text.

The cost to register is equal to the amount it will cost you to send two sms/text from your cellphone to a number in the United Kingdom (the server is located there). So if you live in the UK then it's the charge you would normally pay to your cellphone provider for two local sms/texts and from anywhere else in the world it's the cost you would normally pay for two international sms/texts.

Please note, I don't make any money out of this, it all goes to your cellphone service provider for the priviledge of being able to use their network.

So for example, if you want to register from South Africa the cost will be as follows for sending two international sms depending on your cellphone service provider:

Mtn: R3.20
Vodacom and Cell C: R3.48

All the wildlife sightings sms/texts you recieve after you have registered are completely free (most cellphone/mobile networks don't charge for incoming messages apart from the ones in the USA).

The only other cost you will incur is when you post your own African wildlife sightings in the park you are visiting by sending a sms from your cellphone to a local South African number. This cost is the normal charge that you incur for sending a sms/text. No charges are added on top of the normal local text tariff.

Here's How it Works

Before:	You positioned a colour coded pin or magnetic marker onto the maps on the rest camp sighting boards at the location of your sighting.
Now:	You tell others about the lion, leopard, etc. that you saw using your own cellphone by sms/text to add to the electronic sightings board. And in return you will also be receiving sms messages from others in the park about their latest sightings on your cellphone.

So keep your cellphone/mobile on when visiting the park and report your African wildlife sightings as they happen by text and wait for the messages from others also visiting the reserve that will inform you of their sightings in return.

All you need:

√	To register by sending two sms/texts from your cellphone;
√	your fingers and your sighting prowess!

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Get African Wildlife Sightings on Your Cellphone

Complete the form below so that I can send you an e-mail with detailed, step by step instructions on how to register and set up your cellphone to get the latest wildlife sightings sms/text messages sent directly to you....

Bruce Whittaker

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