Glenhazel YouTuber receives Gold Play Button for hitting one million subscribers

Glenhazel resident and prominent YouTuber, Nadav Ossendryver, has received his YouTube Gold Play Button for hitting one million subscribers on the Kruger Sightings channel.

Ossendryver is the founder of Kruger Sightings, a YouTube platform built on wildlife videos from around Africa. He launched the channel in 2011 when he was just 15-years-old.

The channel started out of his love for wildlife and he grew the platform by asking people to share their animal sightings in real-time.

After seven years of hard work, the channel has received over 800-million views from around the world, averaging at seven views per second. Ossendryver said that the success of the channel is also due to the Latest Sighting Community, where visitors to various game reserves share their videos that are published on the YouTube page.

He added, “Our YouTube channel has not only helped partners earn an income but importantly it has helped promote South Africa as an important wildlife destination. We want people to come to South Africa instead of going to other countries.

“Because our videos are seen around the world, wildlife and conservation are promoted in a time where our wildlife is threatened every day.”

Ossendryver expanded the Latest Sightings Community in April by creating a booking tracking system at Kruger National Park for content producers and others who would like to visit.

He said that he was aware of the struggle many have to book at the park and the Latest Sightings Community member would be able to track cancellations in order to receive accommodation.

He added that the YouTube channel’s future will see an expansion to more games parks and give many more people the opportunity to visit and experience South Africa’s wildlife.

Details: www.latestsightings.com

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