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Shutterbugs Rally to Save Our Seas

by Fred Kockott@RovingReportersJuly 30, 2021October 7, 2024 338 0

A first-ever Marine Protected Areas photographic competition – to put people in the picture about the value of conserving our ocean environment – is under way in South Africa.  …

No Horsing Around: Why this Little Guy Really is Top of the Pops

by Rio Button@RovingReportersJune 20, 2021October 7, 2024 254 0

Today is Father’s Day. You may have already told your dad he is super, but how does he stack up next to a seahorse? Rio Button reports   South Africa…

Helping Hands Show the Way

by Terry-Ann Beukes @RovingReportersJune 11, 2021October 7, 2024 366 0

A campaign to create a world day to promote Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has been launched in South Africa, writes Terry-Ann Beukes.   South Africa (11 June 2021) – As future…

Turtles ‘talk’ to divers

by Emma Tomkins and Michael Dowker@RovingReportersJune 8, 2021October 7, 2024 532 0

Getting up close and personal with sea turtles tops the list of growing numbers of divers. Among them are Natalie dos Santos a marine biologist doing her Masters research on…

Hiya Ladies, I Am In A Wooing Mood! Spider Love Can Be So Strange.

by Fatima Khan@RovingReportersJanuary 27, 2021October 7, 2024 421 0

When it comes to wooing aggressive females, spiders can really spin the charm… just ask David Attenborough and Jurgen Otto. Fatima Khan reports.   Johannesburg, South Africa (27 January 2021)…

Killer sharks story: Welcome twist to a tired old tale

by Natalie dos Santos@RovingReportersAugust 3, 2020October 7, 2024 528 0

Are South Africans warming to sharks? Roving Reporter, Natalie dos Santos, brings some heartening news from our chilly winter seas, even as fears grow for the future of these apex predators. South…

Awards honour Africa’s wild warriors

by Fred Kockott@RovingReportersJuly 31, 2020October 7, 2024 247 0

Rangers and conservation workers are under the gun as Covid-19 cuts funding and poachers up the ante, but their passion and dedication for work is definitely worth celebrating. Fred Kockott…

Accolades flow for courageous game rangers!

by Fred Kockott@RovingReportersJuly 19, 2020October 7, 2024 935 0

The work of exceptionally courageous game rangers comes under the spotlight at Africa’s 2020 Rhino Conservation Awards, writes Fred Kockott.   South Africa (19 July 2020) – Asked by his…

Written from the heart – Kids writing competition sparks interventions!

by William Western@RovingReportersMay 31, 2020October 7, 2024 781 0

Amid the invisible threat of COVID-19, a series of writing competitions looks set to spark creative spirit among learners missing out on classes. William Western reports.   Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa…

South African teenager wins international photographic award

by GroundUp by Roving Reporters.@GroundUp_NewsSeptember 26, 2019October 7, 2024 9,046 0

Nineteen-year-old Kgaugelo Neville Ngomane won a prestigious environmental photographic competition for his Rhino Poaching image.   South Africa – Wild Shots Outreach student Kgaugelo Neville Ngomane recently won The Young…