Did you know that South Africa is home to a whole menagerie of ‘leopards’ that aren’t big cats at all? South Africa (15 October 2026) – The Cape Leopard…
When the Mabasa WILDTRUST team noticed that the garden at Mseleni Care and Compassion Ministries Children’s Home needed some sprucing up, they saw it as the perfect opportunity to grow…
Have you ever been so lucky as to spot an otter out in the wild? Your sighting can help vital marine and freshwater research in South Africa! Pretoria, South…
Thanks to quick-thinking friends and the incredible skill of the helicopter rescue crew, a Stellenbosch student is now safe and sound after a scary fall in Jonkershoek. Stellenbosch, South…
A researcher at Stellenbosch University, Dr John Paul Makumbi, has been announced as a winner of the prestigious $150,000 Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant to support his work that tracks…
Coming to the small screen this week, Nature Nerd takes kids across land, sea, and sky to spark a love for nature and the world around them! Gqeberha, South…
From delicate fynbos blooms to intricate insects, students at the University of the Western Cape captured stunning shots of the Cape Flats Nature Reserve in this year’s Nature Photography Competition…
A newly described iris, fish and stag beetle are among the species highlighted in the report. Twenty-five new nature reserves were declared. The riverine rabbit’s conservation status has been downlisted….
A local ecologist unpacks a curious polka-dotted natural phenomenon that unfolded in the Helderberg this past week. Helderberg, South Africa (01 October 2026) – Dr Silvia Mecenero spotted a…
Leon Kluge is bringing his award-winning South African floral display at Lifestyle Home Garden, celebrating South Africa’s biodiversity. Johannesburg, South Africa (30 September 2026) – Johannesburg is about to…
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