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Kgalagadi Black-maned Lion

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Cape Aflame - Cape Town's Dance with Fire!

Category: Conservation

The March 2015 fires will forever remain scorched into the memory of all Capetonian's. As the last remaining pine...

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Africas Rangers at the Frontline of Conservation

Category: Conservation

During the last week, the Department of Environmental Affairs, has listed the latest ever-growing rhino poaching statistics for 2015....

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African Rangers Ensure The Integrity Of The Continent’s Protected Areas.

Category: Conservation

The African ranger’s job is often undertaken without recognition. They have to work in remote wilderness areas under arduous...

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African Elephants of Addo Elephant National Park

Category: Wildlife

In 1931, when the Addo Elephant National Park was...

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15 of the Best Western Cape Photodestinations

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With the global wonder of Table Mountain as its...

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De Hoop Nature Reserve - Jewel of the Fynbos

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De Hoop Nature Reserve and Marine Protected Area is...

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Zululand Birding Route - St Lucia to Kosi Bay

Category: Zululand Birding

I last visited the Eastern Shores of Lake St...

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Northern Cape Birding - The Auob Riverbed

Category: Northern Cape Birding

The large-eyed faces of three Southern White-Faced Owl chicks...

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KwaZulu Natal Birding - Zimanga Private Game Reserve

Category: KwaZulu Natal Birding

Zimanga Private Game Reserve lies in the heart of...

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Mpenjati Nature Reserve & Trafalgar MPA

Category: South Coast

Mpenjati Nature Reserve and adjacent Trafalgar Marine Protected Area, lying between Port Edward and Margate, provides scenic beauty of...

Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve

Category: Wild Coast

With a mixture of coastal forest, coastal grasslands, numerous estuaries and a rugged coastline, Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve creates the...

West Coast National Park: Langebaan Lagoon

Category: West Coast

Picturesque landscapes, diverse waterbird species, rare migrant waders and vast fields of spring flowers make the West Coast National...

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A Leopard Hunting In The Kgalagadi Grass

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South Africa's Marine Heritage in Celebration of Worlds Ocean Days

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Kirstenbosch and the Orange-breasted Sunbird

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Mating Dance of the Pied Avocet

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Jean Tresfon

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Conservation Photography Showcase

Dwesa marine protected area by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick.

Marine Parks Photographic Survey of South African Marine Protected Areas

South Africa has a network of 21 marine protected areas (MPAs) around our coastline. Collectively they protect a wide range of marine habitat types and biodiversity. ...

African penguins by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick.

South African Seabirds & the Guano Islands

The guano islands off South Africa are situated along the western and southern coastlines. The islands provide important breeding and nesting sites for many threatened seabirds.

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Conservation Photography - Changing the world one photograph at a time

Photographs have the power to change the world by altering the perceptions and understanding of the viewer. Conservation photography can bridge language barriers, be easily understood and can create...

Blue crane and sheep by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick

Biodiversity and Agriculture of the Overberg

The Overberg region of the Western Cape in South Africa is one of the countries important agricultural areas and during spring and summer, is covered in vast green swathes...

Southern right whale by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick

De Hoop Nature Reserve & Marine Protected Area

The De Hoop Nature Reserve and Marine Protected Area is without a doubt, one of the flagship reserves of the Cape Floral Kingdom and the Fynbos. Its habitats cover...

Orange winged pytilia by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick.

Birding Mozambique

Birdlife South Africa, with funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, initiated a project in southern Africa with a focus on Mozambique to develop the area as a birding...

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African Penguins As The Sentinels To The State Of Our Oceans

Close your eyes and imagine a soccer stadium densely packed to capacity with rows upon rows of fans and the eruption of noise, just as a goal by the...

Our Incredible Birdlife

Through the years, my focus of attention has always been drawn to the incredible diversity of birds and I never cease to be amazed by their variety and interesting...