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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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African Elephants of Addo Elephant National Park

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

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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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Eastern Cape Birding - Storms River Mouth

Category: Eastern Cape Birding

World renowned for its rugged coastline and the Otter...

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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...

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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Namaqua National Park – Coastal 4x4 Trail

Category: Namaqualand

The coastal section of the Namaqua National Park lies between the Groen and Spoeg River estuaries and traverses rugged...

Lamberts Bay: Bird Island

Category: West Coast

Best known for Bird Island and the thousands of breeding Cape Cormorant, Lamberts Bay offers a variety of photographic...

Koeelbaai

Category: Cape Town

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

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Limpopo Birding - Punda Maria

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Namaqua & Kgalagadi National Parks in two weeks: 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...

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...