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Powerful South African Short Film ‘The Last Ranger’ Scoops Up Awards And International Praise
22 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
directed by Cindy Lee (Desert Rose, The Girl from St. Agnes), the film tells the gripping story of rhino poaching and conservation efforts in South Africa.
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Kruger National Park Mourn ‘Ben’ After Anti-Poacher K9 Killed By Crocodile
05 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Ben was conducting an exercise with his handler, which he had partnered with for eight years when he was attacked while quenching his thirst at a riverbank.
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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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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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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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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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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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Did You Know There’s A Fitch & Leedes Pineapple Lemonade To Help Save The African Penguins?
19 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The can is super cute, and with every purchase, you can contribute directly towards the conservation efforts to save the Cape African Penguin.
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South Africa Registers A Decrease In Rhino Poaching Following Dehorning Program
02 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
In addition to the dehorning programme, South Africa also implemented a novel approach by injecting radioactive materials into the horns of these animals to curb the threat of poaching.
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The Decline Of Indian Vultures May Have Led To 500,000 Human Deaths
29 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Two decades ago a new drug was introduced to treat sick cows, and ever since then the vulture population in India has been declining.
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You’re Going To Need A SANParks ‘My Activity Permit’ To Walk Your Dog In Table Mountain National Park Areas
08 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Anyone engaging in specific recreational activities within the park, such as horse-riding, dog-walking, cycling, paragliding, hang gliding, and sport climbing, will need the permit.
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Japan Won’t Stop Hunting Whales, Launches New “Mothership” To Ramp Up The Hunt
31 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Japan is one of three countries – along with Norway and Iceland – that continues to hunt whales.
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Nigeria Risks Losing All Of Its Forest Elephants
14 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Nigeria is one of 37 African countries where elephants are still found in the wild, but their numbers are reducing as human activity encroaches on their natural forest habitat.
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Young Lions Traumatised By The Ukrainian War Find Some Peace At South African Cat Sanctuary
13 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Two lion brothers have finally found a new home in South Africa after being caught up in the human war in Ukraine.
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Why This South African Succulent Is A “Miracle Plant”
08 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This amazing plant creates “forest-like micro-environments”, a ‘carpet’ of leaves that trap water and dust and nutrients, as well as carbon.
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Invasive Redclaw Crayfish Are Moving Into Kruger National Park
15 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Africa has no native freshwater crayfish species, with the closest ecological equivalent being freshwater crabs.
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A 106-Year-Old Ship Is Retracing Darwin’s Footsteps To Boost Global Conservation
09 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Even though Charles Darwin sailed the HMS Beagle around the world nearly two centuries ago, his epic voyage is still inspiring young environmentalists today.
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The Tiny Miracle That Resulted In Huge Local Conservation Success
01 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
This Birding Big Day (Saturday), Shamwari TV celebrates the reintroduction of the red-billed oxpecker to the Eastern Cape.
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Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino Calf Born In Indonesia Adds To Total Worldwide Population Of Fewer Than 50 [Video]
28 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
In Indonesia, the Sumatran rhino is legally protected but highly endangered, with only about 30 mature animals remaining.
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Watch A Maasai Warrior Chase A Lion Caught Eating His Cow
10 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Every now and then some rogue lion just can’t help himself, and that’s when the Masaai fearlessly remind them of the mutual respect between pride and tribe.
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The Best Apps For Lovers Of Nature – From Identifying Birds To Tracking Lions
26 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The clever use of software can now identify everything from enigmatic animal footprints to elusive birdsong.
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A Somerset West Farm Is Helping To Bring The Quagga Back From Extinction
06 Oct 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The zebra-like animal once roamed our country in large herds, particularly in the Karoo and southern Free State, until they were hunted out in the second half of the 19th century.
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Sneak Peek At Entries For This Year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards [Images]
05 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Conservation through humour – that’s the focus of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, “most probably the world’s funniest photography competition”.
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2021 World Nature Photography Award Winners Include These Gems [Images]
09 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
After waiting hours for low tide and the subsequent volley of seals swimming in the lagoon on the remote Antarctic island of Plano, Amos Nachoum captured the winning shot.
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What Those Roped Figures In Red And Blue Around Cape Town Are Up To [Video]
10 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
If you were at the V&A Waterfront or Kalk Bay harbour at the right time in the last week, you might have noticed strange hooded figures in red or blue fabric walking around with a rope.
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Trailer For David Attenborough’s “Gobsmacking” New Documentary [Video]
10 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
David Attenborough’s new collaboration with nature, ‘The Green Planet’, shows how it is a leaf-eat-leaf world out there.
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Sad News For This Instagram Famous Selfie Gorilla
08 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A couple of years after becoming one of the most famous gorillas on the internet, Ndakasi died in the arms of her caregiver, who had been like a “mother” to her.
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PETA Is Coming After Cyril Ramaphosa [Video]
24 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
PETA has alleged that Ramaphosa and his employees have worked to conceal ties to trophy hunting in South Africa.
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The ‘Jerusalema’ Dance Challenge Is Now Getting Elephants And Giraffes Jiving [Video]
18 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
This is hands down the best ‘Jerusalema’ Dance Challenge video that you will see this week.
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Coronavirus Pandemic Spells Terrible News For SA’s Rhinos
16 Apr 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
Global lockdowns have seen greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution slashed, but it’s not all good news on the environmental front.
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