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Immature Hartlaubs Gull drinking by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick.

Reflection of a Hartlaubs Gull

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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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15 of the Best Western Cape Photodestinations

Category: Photography

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

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Chobe River Birding

Category: Birding

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

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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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Western Cape Birding Route - Lamberts Bay to Langebaan

Category: Western Cape Birding

To me Lamberts Bay is the epitome of the...

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Northern Cape Birding - Namaqua Coastline

Category: Northern Cape Birding

It was a relief to turn off the N7...

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Zululand Birding - Ghost Mountain Birding

Category: Zululand Birding

There is something extremely special about waking up in...

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Kozi Bay Nature Reserve

Category: Maputoland

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

Kei Mouth & Morgan’s Bay

Category: Wild Coast

Kei Mouth and Morgan’s Bay lie within the very aptly named Wild Coast and both are extremely picturesque offering...

Robberg Nature Reserve

Category: Southern Cape

Robberg Nature Reserve, situated on the outskirts of the Southern Cape town of Plettenberg Bay, forms a long narrow...

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Excellent Wildlife Photographic Opportunities at Zimanga

Sundays River Estuary

Struisbaai Harbour

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Grasslands, Amongst South Africa's Most Threatened Ecosystems

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Mpenjati Blue Dawn

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Conservation Photography - Changing the world one photograph at a time

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Mozambique Birding – The Limpopo Floodplain to Unguane: Part 1

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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...

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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...

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...

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...