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Nature
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Flower Thought To Be Extinct In Cape Town Restored After Almost 100 Years
11 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
After nearly a century of being absent from Cape Town’s wetlands, an indigenous lily has been replanted this week, marking a special moment in honour of the international environmental initiative founded by Prince William.
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Womxn For Wild Offers Women-Only Adventures In Africa
04 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Since hosting their first experience, they’ve organised many more, from mountain biking to surfing and scuba diving, with some that prioritise learning and conservation principles, and others focusing more on an activity’s technical components.
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‘South Africa’s Steve Irwin’ Dingo Dinkelman Passes After Green Mamba Bite
30 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Dinkelman was bitten in September of this year and because of an allergy to the venom, suffered a severe allergic response that landed him in a medically induced coma.
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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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You Can Visit These CapeNature Reserves For Free This Month!
12 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The fresh air tastes even sweeter when it’s free, so why not arrange a day trip with the family and go see what nature has to offer?
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Namibia Plans To Cull 700 Animals To Feed People Affected By Severe Drought
30 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Almost no rain combined with scorching temperatures has led to shrivelled crops and soaring levels of hunger for tens of millions of people in the Southern Africa region. What else is a desert nation rich in wildlife to do?
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This Danish Artist Creates Massive Trolls Out Of Recycled Materials, Then Hides Them In The Forest For Hikers To Discover
27 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Imagine coming across one of these trolls in Newlands Forest. On mushrooms.
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The Rietvlei’s Trails, Picnic Areas And Old Friend’s Bird Hide Have Re-Opened After Recent Hectic Flooding
21 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The City closed the land-based areas of the Rietvlei section on 11 July 2024 after severe flooding affected roads, trails, picnic areas and boardwalks.
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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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Ultra-Marathon Swimmer Tries To Eat As Much As A Tiger Shark – Up To 40,000 Calories A Day
25 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Tiger sharks have been recorded to swim nearly 8,500 kilometres in a year, and to get the energy for such an epic swim, the apex predators will eat just about anything, from turtles to dolphins to plastic bottles.
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A Rare Sight: Watch Lions, Rhinos and Elephants Traverse The Western Cape Snow
12 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
This looks like a scene from the Narnia movies.
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Spanish Tourist Dies After Being Trampled By Elephant In Pilanesberg National Park
10 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The 43-year-old man and his fiancé had allegedly been driving in their own vehicle when they stopped to take pictures of an elephant calf.
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Viral Video Shows One Of China’s Most Famous Waterfalls Is Fed From A Pipe [Video]
07 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Whether it is Botox or a pump-fed waterfall, what’s wrong with a little bit of artificial help now and again to stay beautiful?
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Scientists Finally Know Why Orcas Are Smashing Into Boats
30 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The animals are known to be sensitive to trends, with scientists having observed odd new behaviours spreading through a pod like a TikTok challenge, only to be forgotten just as quickly.
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Alaska’s Pristine Blue Rivers And Streams Are Turning Orange [Video]
22 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
There are certain sites that look almost like a milky orange juice.
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Global Survey Ranks South Africa As The 10th Most Beautiful Country In The World
21 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Surprisingly the only African country to make the top 20 (though Namibia received a fair few nominations), South Africa is undeniably stunning and as such was ranked as the 10th most beautiful country in the world.
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Incredible Moment Hundreds Of Baby Penguins Jump From Ice Cliff Into Antarctic Ocean For Their First Ever Swim [Video]
16 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
While scientists have witnessed the spectacular moment before, this is the first time the event was filmed.
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An Escaped Hippo Roamed Grassy Park Streets This Weekend [Video]
15 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Locals were reported to be ‘delighted’ by the sight.
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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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France’s Obsession With Frog Legs Is Driving An Asian Frog Species To Extinction
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
More than 500 experts from research, veterinary and conservation groups have called on the French president to “end the overexploitation of frogs” and afford the most traded species better protections.
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South Africa Is Planning An Epic R450 Million Mouse Hunt On A Remote Island
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Mice might force 19 of the 28 species of breeding seabirds on the island into local extinction over the next 30 years.
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Strange Structure In Antarctica Is Stoking The Imagination Of Many [Video]
04 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Piercing through layers of snow and ice, the strange structure has been raising eyebrows worldwide.
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Dashcam Footage Shows Massive Boulders Smashing Cars And Trucks On Peruvian Mountain Pass
04 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Heavy rainfall in the area has been blamed for destabilising the ground on the mountains slopes around San Mateo.
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Now You’re Never Going To Stop Thinking About This Living Frog With A Mushroom Sprouting Out Of Its Body
01 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The frog is alive, AKA not decaying in death, and yet it has some fungi hitching a ride on its body. Obviously scientists are baffled.
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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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Even Hermit Crabs Are Turning Into Plastic, Choosing To Wear Bottle Caps Over Shells [Images]
01 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
All over the world, hermit crabs, who are naturally supposed to scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste instead.
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Saudi Arabia Is Emerging As An Unlikely Destination For Epic Hiking Trails
01 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Many experienced trail hikers insist that “the potential is there” to develop Saudi Arabia into “one of the most outstanding hiking destinations in the world.”
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Just Two Northern White Rhinos Are Left On Earth, But New IVF Breakthrough Could Save The Species [Video]
29 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Only two northern white rhinos remain on earth, both female. The last male, Sudan, died in 2018, leaving the rhino subspecies doomed to extinction.
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Incredible Drone Footage Shows Humpback Whales Creating A Fibonacci Spiral While Hunting [Video]
10 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Extraordinary drone footage taken by photographer Piet van den Bemd in Antarctica shows two humpback whales producing a bubble net in the shape of a perfect Fibonacci spiral.
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