Nature

Snare Free Provides Improved Support to Combat Snaring in the Western Cape

by Staff Writer @GoodThingsGuyNovember 2, 2023October 29, 2024 389 0

Snare Free has helped raise awareness, provide valuable training and save animal lives since offering support in the Western Cape.   Western Cape, South Africa (02 November 2023) – Three…

10-Year-Old Rescued After Scary Fall During Hike with Family

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 1, 2023October 29, 2024 614 0

The Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) Western Cape team came to the rescue when a hike turned scary for a 10-year-old who fell into barbed wire.   Cape Town, South…

Africa’s Largest Vulture Relocation Project Gets The Green Light 

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyOctober 31, 2023October 28, 2024 540 0

Africa’s largest vulture relocation project has gotten the green light with the Eastern Cape set to become hundreds of these ecosystem and heritage-precious birds.   Eastern Cape, South Africa (31…

Mpho Then and Now – 4 Months On and She is Growing Fast

by TYLER LEIGH VIVIER@tylerleighvOctober 31, 2023 628 0

Little Mpho has been at the Rhino Orphanage for four months now and she is growing so fast; this is how much she has grown since arriving at the orphanage….

The Gents Trek – Helping Young Men Connect with Nature

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvOctober 27, 2023October 27, 2023 276 0

The Cape Leopard Trust, in partnership with Love our Trails and Be That Guy, took a group of young men on a Gents Trek to connect with nature and to…

These are the Blue Flag Beaches of ’23/’24 – To Help You Plan Your Beach Days

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023 2,636 0

The Blue Flag Beach winners have been announced for the 2023/2024 Summer and this year 48 beaches have qualified for the honour and title.   South Africa (23 October 2023)…

CapeNature Calls on Public to Help Report Fires and Smoke as soon as Sighted

by Staff Writer@tylerleighvOctober 15, 2023October 28, 2024 237 0

CapeNature has issued a report highlighting the previous fire season stats and has asked the public to help in spotting smoke and fires before they get out of control.  …

42 Years Later and a Fynbos Thought to be Extinct, Rediscovered

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuy October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 1,323 0

A type of Fynbos with a pretty yellow flower called the Mini Galaxy (Moraea minima) was rediscovered by NWSMA Conservation Manager Eugéne Hahndiek after 42 years.   Western Cape, South…

Look! De Hoop Nature Reserve Enjoys Whale Season in Full Swing

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyOctober 11, 2023October 11, 2023 1,465 0

Whale Season in South Africa has brought good tidings with observations from the aerial survey indicating a substantial increase in whale numbers! The whales’ favoured spot? De Hoop Nature Reserve….

Where to Reconnect With Nature in South Africa for Those Moments of Serenity

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyOctober 10, 2023October 10, 2023 396 0

The little things can make big differences, and sometimes exploring the outside world in its most natural form can help make the challenges in our inner worlds a little lighter….