Forumites' names in green
AENP - Addo Elephant National Park
AFNP - Augrabies Falls National Park
AGNP - Agulhas National Park
AKA - Also known as
ASAP - As soon as possible
AW - Africa Wild
AWC - African wild cat
BBBEE - Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
BBJ - Black-backed jackal
BC - Bushcraft
BCSE - Black-chested snake-eagle
BEE - Black Economic Empowerment
BEF - Bat-eared fox
BIL - Brother-in-law
BH - BunnyHugger
BJ - Bushveld Jock
BL - Borderline
BnD - Berg en Dal Rest Camp (in Kruger National Park)
BNP - Bontebok National Park
BSE - Brown snake-eagle
BSK - Black-shouldered kite
BT - BluTuna
BTW - by the way
CDF - Conservation Development Framework
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
Charles Glass (Mr. Glass) - Founder of Castle Brewery
CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CNP - Camdeboo National Park
DEA - Department of Water and Environmental Affairs, formerly DEAT
DW - Dwarf
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
EMP - Environmental Management Plan
EPWP - Expanded Public Works Programmes
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FB - Flutterby
FB - Facebook
FGASA - Field Guides Association of Southern Africa
FIL - Father-in-law
FW - frewells
GB - Goldenboy
GG - General Gump
GGHNP - Golden Gate Highlands National Park
.gov - Government (Top level domain for governments)
GR - Game Reserve
GRNP - Garden Route National Park
HiP - Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
HR - SANParks Honorary Ranger
IMO - In my opinion
IDP - Integrated Development Plan
IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature
JIF - Jillinflorida
JN - JustN@ture
KNP - Kruger National Park
KRNP - Karoo National Park
KTP - Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
LBR - Lilac-breasted roller
LBJ - Little brown job (used by birders for any of the large number of species of small brown passerine birds, difficult to ID)
LIT - Leopard in tree
LO - Little one, child
LOG - Leopard on ground
LVB - Lowveldboy
MIL - Mother-in-law
MP - Management Plan
MPNP - Mapungubwe National Park
MRNP - Marakele National Park
MZNP - Mountain Zebra National Park
MOD - Moderator
NEMA - National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998)
NEMPA - National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 as amended
NWCRU - National Wildlife Crime Reaction Unit
No name day - Monday
NP - National Park
NPA - National Prosecuting Authority
NR - Nature Reserve
OSV - Open Safari Vehicle
Outlaws - In-laws (as per Flutts)
PCG - Pale chanting goshawk
PDI - Previously Disadvantaged Individuals
PM - Private Message
PN - Penga Ndlovu
PPP - Public Private Partnership
RAMSAR - The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
RP - Richprins
SADC - Southern African Development Community
SAHRA - South African Heritage Resources Agency
SANDF - South African National Defense Force
SANBI - South African National Biodiversity Institute
SAPS - South African Police Service
SIL - Sister-in-law
SMME - small, micro and medium-sized Enterprises
SN - Supernova
SO - Significant Other, husband or wife
SP - SANParks
SPF - SANParks Forums
SPfC - Strategic Plan for Commercialization (by SANParks)
STF - Steamtrainfan
TBC - To be continued
TD - Tent dweller
TKNP - Tankwa Karoo National Park
TFCA - Transfrontier Conservation Area
TMNP - Table Mountain National Park
TT - Travel Tale
WB - Wildebeest
WCNP - West Coast National Park
WN - Western Noses
XOXO - Kisses and Hugs
Anyone speak AW? - Guidebook to Forum Language
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Jif - Jill in Florida. Some of these I didn't know, so glad to have them 'in writing'.
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you don't have nothing more complicate... for me
we/you can too write in "SMS message" like young people
we/you can too write in "SMS message" like young people
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...and something else as well.Flutterby wrote:FB also means Facebook.
Sometimes it’s not until you don’t see what you want to see, that you truly open your eyes.
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and for my brother too
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GGIFLO
General gump is feeling left out
General gump is feeling left out
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.