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Conservation park worth £5-billion to be built in KwaZulu-Natal

Discussion in 'Wildlife & Nature Conservation' started by twilighter, 17 Nov 2020.

  1. twilighter

    twilighter Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    It sounds extremely ambitious, so I am not sure how reliable this actually is:


    British entrepreneur Richard Prinsloo Curson is crowdfunding to support an ambitious project called Noah’s Ark.
    It is a state-of-the-art animal and ecological conservation park covering 100 square kilometres. The plans are to build the park on the North East coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
    PR Directors Hein and Richard Prinsloo Curson aim to raise £5-billion (R100-billion) using global initiatives to build the most technically advanced conservation facility ever.


    Conservation park worth R100-billion to be built in KwaZulu-Natal

     
  2. Rayane

    Rayane Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Thanks for sharing. Not a fan at all of this very weird project.
     
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    twilighter Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Me neither. It smells like a massive Ponzi or Government corruption scheme.
     
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    Rayane Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    The render looks more like Jurassic park than like a conservation center. Not saying it can't be that modern, my point is, is it worth it to spend so much on buildings and domes if the point really is conservation?
     
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    twilighter Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    This is one of the reasons, that makes me feel that something is wrong with this project.
     
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