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Metallic Green Beauty - Greater Double-Collared Sunbird

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Cape Aflame - Cape Town's Dance with Fire!

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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

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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.

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

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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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15 of the Best Western Cape Photodestinations

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

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The Chobe, one of Africa's premier wildlife photographic destinations

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Lying on the border between Namibia and Botswana, the...

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African penguin coming ashore by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick

Eastern Cape Birding - The Sundays River, Woody Cape & Algoa Bay

Category: Eastern Cape Birding

Algoa Bay is home to 45% of the worlds...

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Western Cape Birding - Bontebok National Park

Category: Western Cape Birding

A light mist rose above the chilly waters of...

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Zululand Birding Route - St Lucia to Kosi Bay

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

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Southern Pelagic Birding

Category: Cape Town

Pelagic birding is not just about trying to see a few new birds; it is a whole adventure which...

iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Eastern Shores

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iSimangaliso Wetland Park is deservably a World Heritage Site and the Eastern Shores extend from St Lucia through to...

Koeelbaai

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Gordon's Bay drive is one of Cape Towns scenic wonders and is possibly only rivalled by Chapmans Peak drive....

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Mozambique Birding – The Limpopo Floodplain to Unguane: Part 1

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Biodiversity and Agriculture of the Overberg

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Rhinocerous in Peril

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Mark Dumbleton

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Kobus Tollig

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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...