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Environment
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Saffa Paul Gardiner Connects With The Planet In Epic New Series ‘Natural Born Runners’ [Video]
24 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Gardiner has embarked on several extraordinary adventures, including an ultra-marathon in Antarctica to highlighting critical conservation efforts on the world’s seventh continent.
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Nelson Mandela Bay Residents Evacuated As Heavy Rains Continues To Wreak Havoc
22 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Following a level 6 warning for heavy rain issued on Monday, disaster management teams had to work throughout the night to evacuate people from their homes.
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They’re Trying To Decide What To Do With Knysna’s Last Remaining Elephant, Strangefoot
21 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
In the depths of Garden Route National Park, Strangefoot, the last known survivor of the iconic Knysna forest elephant herd, confronts an uncertain future as conservationists and locals grapple with the dilemma.
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Milnerton And Table View Residents Are Fighting To Preserve Endangered Fynbos On Site Of Proposed 337 Flats
21 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“More than 50% of Erf 38599 shows to be critically endangered, with a large portion being a national wetland.”
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Marvel At Tiny Things Beyond Your Seeing Eye With These Phenomenal Shots From The Nikon Small World Competition [Images]
18 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The contest celebrates the beauty of images taken through a light microscope – and this year’s photos are beyond mesmerising.
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CapeNature Introduces South Africa’s First Slow Overnight Hiking Trail At De Mond Nature Reserve
18 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Damara Trail is the ultimate destination for both ‘soft adventurers’ and seasoned hikers looking for a new way to explore the Western Cape’s natural heritage.
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NASA Satellite Maps Uncover ‘Mind-Blowing’ Threat to Coastal Towns Worldwide
17 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It is advised for those living in coastal communities to brace for the impact of extreme weather events by taking steps to build climate resistance in their home.
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Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds To Migrate With Microlights
17 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Normally, parents would accompany the birds on their first migration to show them the path. However, the birds’ knowledge of their flight path has mostly been forgotten because the species has been hunted almost to extinction.
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Mining Company Wants To Prospect Almost A Third Of The Entire Western Seaboard Of The Western Cape [Video]
15 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The mining company has applied for a marine diamond mining right offshore of two eco-sensitive areas and a ‘multi-commodity prospecting right in multiple concessions’, which basically means that they want to go prospecting for minerals along a third of the entire western seaboard of the Western Cape.
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How To Get Rid Of Cape Town’s Most Unwelcome Guests: Cockroaches
10 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The problem is, besides being an annoyance (the bane of our existence, really) these roaches pose serious health risks, so it is rather important to get them under control as soon as possible.
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Fitch & Leedes Is On A Mission To Inspire Saffas To Become Penguin Protectors With SANCCOB
09 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
In a world where environmental challenges are ever-present, community engagement and education are pivotal forces for driving change. That’s why Fitch & Leedes has put its brand behind this meaningful cause.
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Harrowing Footage As NOAA Plane Flies Directly Through Hurricane Milton
09 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
NOAA released harrowing footage yesterday that shows the view from the passenger side window of “Miss Piggy,” the Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft used by NOAA to track hurricanes.
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Plett Shark Spotters Report Record Number Of Sightings In September
09 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Plett Shark Spotters have sighted a record 104 White sharks along its coastline in September – the most sightings in a single month this year.
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2024 Strandloper Project: Six Strandlopers On Hike To Survey Impact Of Recreational Fishing Along Southern Cape Coastline
09 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
On 5 October, the team of six hikers, supported by their backup driver, started hiking from Pringle Bay to Struisbaai, a distance of approximately 220km. They expect to complete the hike on Friday 18 October.
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Senseless Killing Of Seals Suspected To Have Rabies Needs To Stop
07 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Hout Bay Seal Rescue Centre (HBSRC) denounces attacks on seals after yet another one of the animals was brutally killed allegedly by people who thought it was infected with rabies.
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First Ever Black Springbokkie Welcomed By George Golf Estate [Video]
07 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“This lady has some explaining to do” one person commented on a photo that The Kingswood Golf Estate posted of a baby springbok that had just been born.
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Film Director Peter Jackson Donates $10 Million To Help Bring Back The Dodo
04 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Jackson joins a group of celebrity investors who have now already contributed a total of $235 million to help Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences bring back the extinct creatures.
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Snow Warnings? Where Is Spring And Why Is This October So Cold? The Weather Service Explains
02 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
We sure have had one of the wettest and most bone-chilling winters yet, so we are all lus for some solid sun.
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Forget Glamping, Let’s Go Cave Camping
01 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Nothing soothes the office-scarred soul quite like a night in the open, with a crackling fire and the sounds of nature all around you. What you need is to go cave camping.
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Montana Man To Be Sentenced For Cloning Giant Sheep To Be Bred For Captive Trophy Hunts
30 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A farmer has been caught illegally breeding ‘massive’ mutant sheep to sell to private hunting reserves for up to R170,000, a court in Montana heard.
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Stay Away From The Sea Animals – Authorities Confirm Rabies In 24 Cape Fur Seals
27 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Given that this is the first documented rabies infection in a marine mammal population, there remain many uncertainties, said the city, ahead of World Rabies Day on Saturday.
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Massive Truck Accident On Kloof Nek, Crashing Into 17 Cars And Injuring 10 People [Videos]
27 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Strangely, this huge accident occurred almost exactly a year after the other major accident on Kloof Nek Road when a 24-wheeler truck lost control going down the steep slope.
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The Teenager Who Started The Largest Ocean Cleanup In History
26 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Not bad for a kid who once nearly burned down a house due to a chemistry experiment gone wrong.
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Pretoria Resident’s Shocking WhatsApp Sale Of Lion Cubs Under Investigation By Animal Welfare
23 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Reports suggest that the individual was marketing these majestic wild animals on a WhatsApp group, seeking a cool R35,000 for each cub.
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How The Longest-Living Mammal Was Found With 1880s-Era Harpoon In Its Side
20 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Imagine walking around with a thorn in your foot for over a century.
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We’re Loving How Pierce Brosnan And Son Paris Bond Over Vintage Cars [Watch]
19 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Pierce Brosnan hasn’t just passed down his striking looks to his sons; he’s also gifted them his taste for a smooth, sophisticated ride.
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Table Mountain National Park Issues Quicksand Warning For Noordhoek Beach
17 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Despite a favourite way to kill off the bad guys in cowboy movies, it does not happen in real life. People and animals can get stuck in it, but they don’t get sucked down to the bottom – they float on the surface.
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Local Workshop Teaches Visitors How To Forage For Wild Food In Cape Town’s Oceans
16 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
These immersive tours lead visitors and locals through kelp forests and tidal pools to gather materials which is then prepared into nutritional dishes rich in taste, culture, and history.
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Everyone Is Obsessed With Adorable Thailand Baby Hippo Who Looks Permanently Petrified [Images+Videos]
13 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“She’s an icon, She’s a legend, and she is the moment.”
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The Earth Vibrated For Nine Days After 200-Meter Mega-Tsunami In Greenland Last Year [Video]
13 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The event took place last September and was picked up by sensors all over the world, leading scientists to investigate where it had come from.
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