Conservation

The Perky Penguin Opens Its Doors to Support Seabirds

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyJanuary 12, 2025January 10, 2025 1,067 0

The Perky Penguin Cafe in Gqeberha is supporting seabird conservation efforts in the most delicious way!   Cape Recife Nature Reserve, South Africa (12 January 2025) — Following the exciting…

Care for Wild Rhino Welcomes 21st Calf Born at the Sanctuary 

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025 712 0

Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary has welcomed the 21st calf born to one of their rescued and rehabilitated rhino orphans!   Mpumalanga, South Africa (08 January 2025) — It’s been…

The Cape Parrot Project Celebrates 15 Years of Impact!

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyJanuary 8, 2025January 7, 2025 1,349 0

The determined team who’ve taken South Africa’s only endemic parrot under their wing are celebrating 15 years of impact! This is how the Cape Parrot Project has made a difference…

VulPro’s On-Site Hospital Gets Essential Equipment Upgrade!

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyJanuary 6, 2025January 6, 2025 473 0

The only vulture conservation organisation of its kind received a game-changing donation of essential equipment for its on-site hospital!   Hartbeespoort, South Africa (06 January 2025) — VulPro is the…

‘The Last Ranger’ Makes the Shortlist for the 2025 Oscars!

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyDecember 19, 2024December 19, 2024 971 0

In news, we can all give a round of applause: South African short film ‘The Last Ranger’ has been shortlisted for the 2025 Oscars!   Johannesburg, South Africa (19 December…

The Black Mambas Go Beyond For Wildlife With Big Trash Bash

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyDecember 10, 2024December 25, 2025 6,201 0

The legendary all-female anti-poaching unit, The Black Mambas, along with their friends, undertook a big trash bash; remind us all that conservation doesn’t stop at the fence line!   Limpopo,…

The Afrika Odyssey: A Year of Adventure and Hope Across Africa

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyDecember 1, 2024November 29, 2024 692 0

South Africa’s father-and-son explorers, Kingsley and Ross Holgate and their team have recently completed their 41st expedition—The Afrika Odyssey. This incredible adventure saw them provide humanitarian aid to 100,000 people,…

Meet the Team Behind Little White Rhino Binti’s Life-saving Surgery!

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyNovember 28, 2024November 27, 2024 4,567 0

An incredible team made a life-saving surgery possible for little white rhino Binti; an orphaned tot in the care of The Rhino Orphanage.   Pretoria, South Africa (28 November 2024)…

SANCCOB’s New Coffee Shop is Open and Serving Hope!

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyNovember 21, 2024November 20, 2024 864 0

SANCCOB’s new coffee shop is already the talk of Table View! The Coffee Foundation is officially open and excited to serve all friends of seabirds.   Table View, South Africa…

From Near Extinction, Cape Mountain Zebras Are Now Reclaiming Zebraskop as Their Home!

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuyNovember 21, 2024November 20, 2024 1,062 0

Once on the brink of extinction, the majestic Cape Mountain Zebra now finds hope in a dedicated conservation effort. These resilient animals now have fresh land at Zebraskop to roam,…