This year in South Africa, 232 rhinos have been killed for their horns since the start of the year compared to 122 poached last year. Due to rhino being shot out across the rest of Africa and Asia, the market has turned its attention to South Africa and India as the demand from the Far…
I don’t remember the exact date when I realised the vast amount of birdlife we had on the farm. We were just always surrounded by the many bird calls and colours, and it was a part of growing up. I do, with a fond memory, recall the first bird I ever identified as I sat…
With the Western Cape behind us we travelled into the Eastern Cape to the Mountain Zebra National Park. These mammals were also on the brink of extinction and with a concerted conservation effort the authorities have increased zebra numbers to safer levels. The park landscape varied from open savannah grasslands to craggy hills with deep…
This magical little Park near the town of Swellendam was proclaimed in the 1930’s to protect the antelope that gives the parks its name. The last 17 Bontebok in the wild were saved and the numbers have now climbed to around 3000 worldwide. Conservation successes such as these should be treasured and the model used…
I vividly recall my first visit to the Kruger National Park. Arriving for the first time with much excitement at the Orpen Gate, sitting in the back seat of the car as my father went inside to get us checked in. At the time I could barely see out the rear windows and remember kneeling…
