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Conservation
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Read This Carefully: Scientists Are About To Resurrect An Extinct Animal
20 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Geneticists in Australia believe they are closer to resurrecting the extinct gastric-brooding frog. This after the team had successfully revived its genome in embryo form using the dead cell samples, in what has been named the “Lazarus Project.” Yes! Science! We might be lucky enough to experience the joys of witnessing the amphibian give birth […]
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SA Blocks Total Ban On Rhino Trophy Exports, As 2013 Death Toll Nears 100
14 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
South Africa has halted the total ban on rhino trophies, while 96 Rhinos have already been poached in South Africa this year. The United Nations Wildlife Trade Regulator (CITES) secretariat’s proposal halting the trade of rhino trophies and rejecting rhino products, is now being backed by Government. Environment Minister, Edna Molewa said in a statement, […]
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New Online Calculator Shows R50,000 a Year Saving On A Scooter Instead Of A Car
05 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Look, hard evidence speaks for itself. In a world where petrol prices continue to soar, you simply cannot afford to keep ignoring the amazing affordability of a scooter. Not if you want to keep on choking down those Woolies heat and eat meals you’ve been getting full-figured on. Vespa’s nifty calculator works out how much […]
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MILESTONE: The First Rhino Killing Of 2013
08 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
And there it is – not 10 days into the new year, a dead, de-horned rhino has been found in the North West. Click for story.
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Oh, The Army “COULD” Be Called In To Help Save The Rhinos, As Eight More Were Killed Between Friday And Sunday
20 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
Can someone tell me why it is always ‘might’ and ‘could,’ when it comes to the protection of one of our most famous and beloved wild animals? Eight more were killed between Friday and yesterday..
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Beautiful Aerial Photos Of Giant Google-Funded Solar Farm [GALLERY]
15 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
These black and white photographs are beautiful to look at. The problem is that they showcase a solar energy plant that has been caught up in a green energy debate.
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Mozambique Establishes Africa’s Largest Coastal Marine Reserve
08 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Mozambique has just announced the creation of Africa’s largest coastal marine reserve by establishing a 10-island archipelago in a bid to protect all forms of marine life in the region.
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Epic Imagery, A Photographer’s Friendly Encounter With Great Whites [PICS]
24 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sharks, particularly Great Whites, have a pretty bad rep. The apex predators are often labelled as man-eaters based on a handful of out of context events. Photographer Daniel Botelho spent two weeks with the ancient beasts and returned with what he calls “definitive proof” that they don’t deserve the label or association.
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Going Green Could Actually Save You Money [INFOGRAPHIC]
01 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone is always harping on about saving the environment and living sustainable lives, yet it often seems that doing so would be more expensive than the typical lifestyle. A recent inforgraphic, compiled by paydayloan, suggests the complete opposite.
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Fracking Gets The Governmental Green Light
07 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
The moratorium on shale gas exploration, which was imposed in South Africa last April, was recently lifted, effectively opening the door for fracking in the Karoo region. Since the first mention of possibly using fracking as an extraction technique, debate has raged, with many calling into question the environmental impact it may have.
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Cape Town Will Finally Get Rid Of The Blouberg Wreck
05 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The City of Cape Town has finally issued an official statement on how it once and for all plans to deal with the broken up Seli 1 wreck on Blouberg beach. But it’s not up to them – it’s now up to the National Treasury to issue the funding for the operation.
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New Organism Found In Ocean Lives Off Plastic
24 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The problem of pollution may have found a possible solution. Marine microbiologists have discovered an organism that lives in waste plastic. With the literal tons of plastic waste floating in the ocean, this could be key to finding a way to biodegrade plastic.
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New App Tracks Great White Shark Activity
21 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Currently we rely heavily on Shark Spotters positioned at strategic points along the Cape Peninsula for shark warnings. What if there was an app for that, too?
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N2 Highway Memorial – 312 Dead Rhinos [VIDEO]
21 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The team over at Green Renaissance has started an activation along the N2 highway in Cape Town near the Cape Town International Airport. It will serve as a continual reminder of the epidemic that is rhino poaching in South Africa.
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SA And Vietnam To Sign Rhino Horn Education Deal
20 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
At last the South African government is taking a firm stance on educating countries in the Far East that rhino horn doesn’t cure ailments like erectile dysfunction.
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Great Barrier Reef May Need Shade Cloth And Shock Therapy
20 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Global warming is destroying the Great Barrier Reef. A scientist has published a paper today saying that radical ideas are needed to save the reef. Climate change has meant that the sea around world’s biggest coral reef has increased in temperature and acidity is slowly destroying the reef.
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Genius Gorillas Effortlessly Dismantle Poacher Snares
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Like so many of their human counterparts who have become fed-up with inadequate safety and security measures, mountain gorillas in Rwanda have taken matters into their own hands, literally. It recently came to light that juvenile gorillas had been seen dismantling complicated ensnarement devices, with their bare hands.
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Massive Underground Water Supply Found In Namibia Could Last For Centuries
23 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A newly discovered water source in Namibia could supply half of Africa’s driest sub-Saharan country with water for 400 years. The body of water, known as an aquifer, flows under the border between Angola and Namibia.
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Sniffer Dogs To Track Illegal Rhino Poachers
23 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
With news reports surfacing this morning of yet another rhino been killed on a game farm in the North West, it is good to know that authorities are trying all kinds of methods to curb poaching. One such new weapon, employed by the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve for the first time yesterday, is Russell, a Belgian shepherd dog.
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Human Kleptoparasitism, Or, People Stealing Food From A Pride Of Hungry Lions [VIDEO]
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Have you ever been so hungry that you could steal food from a pride of 15 hungry lions? No? Me neither. But for a couple of chaps north of our border it’s common practice. Click through for the sweat-inducing how-to video.
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Sadvertising: Inner-City Homeless Polar Bear [VIDEO]
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Arctic is under constant threat from “oil drilling, industrial fishing and conflict” yet very little official action has been taken to curb that, probably because it’s making a lot of people a lot of money. After numerous failed attempts to contact leaders directly, Greenpeace are approaching the masses to convey their message. If this video doesn’t trigger any emotions in you, it’s safe to say that you’re a robot.
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SA Government Receives R25 Million Donation For Wildlife Crime Fighting
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Department of Environmental Affairs (read: the South African government) has welcomed (obviously?) the Council of the Global Environment Facility’s approval of R25 million worth of funding aimed at strengthening the current wildlife forensic capabilities in South Africa. The donation will help combat wildlife crimes like rhino poaching.
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R40 Million Worth Of Rhino Horn Seized In Huge Sting
04 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
More than R40 million worth of rhino horn, as well as elephant tusks and leopard skins were seized in two operations in Gauteng last week. Both operations are linked to a 40-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man, who was arrested, along with six foreigners, during the operations.
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Germany Eclipses Solar Power World Record
28 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This will surprise you. On Friday and Saturday, German solar power plants produced a record 22 gigawatts of energy – the equivalent output of 20 nuclear plants running at full capacity. The country is already a world-leader in solar power, and hopes to be free of nuclear energy by 2022. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year, Germany decided to abandon nuclear power, and immediately closed eight plants.
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Voyage For Cleaner Energy 2041 Yacht Docks In Cape Town Tomorrow
23 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Robert Swan Voyage for Cleaner Energy yacht, 2041, is due to dock in Cape Town tomorrow at 16h00. The eco-friendly yacht is en-route to the 2012 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which takes place next month. Robert Swan, 2041’s founder, was the first person to walk to both the North and South Poles.
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Japan Says It’s Concerned About Clifton Trawler
18 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s taken long enough for Japanese officials to step up to the plate and offer South African Authorities their assurances that they will do everything they can to locate the stricken vessel’s owner. After a slight mishap overnight, Samsa confirmed to 2oceansVibe a little while ago that salvage experts were putting the finishing touches together for an operation at lunchtime today.
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India’s “Misconceived” Plans To Import Cheetahs From Africa Stalled
09 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Indian government has recently formulated some big plans to re-introduce cheetahs to the wild – in India, that is. The $56 million strategy involved importing cheetahs from Namibia to a wildlife sanctuary in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Unfortunately it’s just been pointed out that African and Asiatic cheetahs are completely different.
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BREAKING: R55 Million In Assets Seized From Dawie Groenewald And His Rhino Poaching Buddies [PICS]
09 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Hawks raided the home of one Dawie Groenwald this morning, in an “uncapped asset forfeiture” (read: repo raid) worth an estimated R55 million. This is part of one of South Africa’s biggest wildlife cases involving rhino poaching and trade in their horns, and we’ve got photos from the raid, and the police statement, after the jump!
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The BP Oil Spill Photos You Weren’t Supposed To See [PICS]
07 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It has been two years since 4,9 million barrels of oil were spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. In the midst of the disaster, BP and its contractors did everything they could to keep people from seeing the scale of the disaster. But new photos released today offer some new insight into just how horrific the Gulf became for sea life. See them inside.
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Japan’s “The Cove” Town Plans To Build A Dolphin Park In The Cove
03 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The town of Taiji in Japan, made infamous by award-winning documentary “The Cove”, plans to repair its reputation by building a sea life park in the self-same cove where annually hundreds of dolphins and whales are herded, captured and slaughtered by local fishermen. More on this seaside slaughter after the jump. Images might disturb some readers.
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