2025

As a child, travelling up the North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal always involved stopping on the side of the road to purchase delicious, freshly cut sugarcane to eat in the car.…

In our third and last article on the flowers, we explore Nieuwoudtville. To get from the Namaqua National Park to Nieuwoudtville, you need to take the N7 south. On reaching…

After the splendors of the Goegap Nature Reserve, I suggest you move on to the Skilpad section of the Namaqua National Park. Whilst the flowers don’t begin and end in…

Many of us have been driving for decades. During that time, we learned both good and bad habits. Some we even developed all by ourselves. Here’s the thing though –…

Catchy heading, isn’t it? Nice round number! Is it factual? I my humble opinion, I doubt it. Many (too many) boats have indeed sunk as a result of these highly…

In 2010, a plethora of articles came out about poisoning rhino horns… Whilst initially it appeared to be the ‘silver billet’ we were seeking against the illegal trade, a little…

As a rule, when people age, they grow more cynical, have less energy and are generally more bored with life in general. It is my belief that if you have…

Continuing on our quest for nature’s ecosystem engineers, we now turn to the oceans in general and parrotfish in particular. Always a favourite on dives because they are so beautiful,…

When we talk about ecosystem engineers, we automatically think of huge mammals that change the environment by their sheer bulk. There are, however, many animals that are significantly smaller, that…

Just over ten years ago, an incredible video was released by Sustainable Human: “How Wolves Change Rivers” (see in info box). The original video has been viewed over 45 million…

One beautiful winter’s day, we were sitting quietly in Pilanesberg National Park. The sky was vivid blue and the grass on the plains was a warm gold in the afternoon…