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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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Chobe River Birding

Category: Birding

When travellers mention the Chobe River in Botswana an...

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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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De Hoop Nature Reserve - Jewel of the Fynbos

Category: Travel Writing

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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Western Cape Birding - De Hoop Nature Reserve & De Hoop Vlei

Category: Western Cape Birding

As the first faint rays of light, over a...

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Western Cape Birding - Pelagic

Category: Western Cape Birding

The small group of people, clad in weather proof...

FEATURED Photographic Destinations

iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Eastern Shores

Category: Zululand

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

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...

Kozi Bay Nature Reserve

Category: Maputoland

Lying in the far northern reaches of Zululand , Kosi Bay is best known for its series of fish...

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Ten Tips For Photographing in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park

Reviewed by Rodolphe

"Thank you Arne for this very helpful and interesting introduction..."

Peter Chadwick’s photographic review of 2013 – highlights and experiences

Reviewed by Morkel Erasmus

"A great collection here Peter - great to also see..."

Namaqua & Kgalagadi National Parks in two weeks: Part 5

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Kirstenbosch and the Orange-breasted Sunbird

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Addo Elephant National Park: Wonders of Rain

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"Hello Peter ,such thrilling creature moments with nourishing of rain!..."

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...