Reef Clean Up : Knysna Heads
In conjunction with Knysna Basin Project, Strandloper Project volunteers conducted a clean up dive to remove lost and snagged recreational fishing gear on the eastern side of the channel flanking […]
Tag Archives: South Africa
Marine Stranding’s in the Garden Route : information for rescue, handling and recovery.
Washed up. The Southern Cape coastline boasts a dynamic ocean and shoreline driven by strong winds and strong currents and the relatively shallow seabed of the Agulhas Bank which extends […]
Livestock Shepherding to Reduce Wildlife Conflict and Foster Biodiversity On Livestock Farms in the Karoo, South Africa.
Global Populations and Agriculture Threaten Biodiversity. As the world rallies to combat the global risk of climate change and population growth, urgent action to implement a balance to conserve natural […]
Strandloper Project hunts down Dirty Dozen in the Garden Route.
Plastic Pollution is the Modern Landscape. They are everywhere. In parks, along the beach, in the dunes and lining forest paths. Trash has become an everyday sighting. In a country […]
Cleaning the reef one hook at a time.
In December 2017, snorkeling along the reef ledge at Gericke’s Point, the clumps of snagged fishing tackle struck a discord. In an instant, instead of searching for seasonal tropical fish […]
Contours of conflict – accounts of Verreaux’s Eagles with relation to wind farm development in South Africa.
In the midst of using modern technology to study Verreaux’s Eagle behavior and how it relates to wind farm development it is also important to admire the intricate interactions between a pair.
Energy departure on the journey to decentralized production.
The security of the future requires a parallel pursuit of carbon negative energy production in conjunction with reduced energy consumption.
Only in Africa.
Internet and smart phones have the ability to assist communities living below the poverty line.
Protection of micro fauna on wind farms in South Africa
Baboon Spiders serve as apex micro predators and are ideal indicator species to measure the efficacy of environmental impact mitigation procedures on wind farm developments.
Blooming fynbos.
Each month between February and December have a variety of species in bloom. This month the Erica and Leucodendron spp were in glorious bloom.
Chasing Windmills and Sunbeams 