In a bid to better understand the distribution and threats facing several highly threatened and endemic amphibians, the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Threatened Amphibian Program recently launched a project in the Western Cape, focusing on five of the most range-restricted frogs of the region. This work is being done in partnership with the Bionerds, supported by the Whitley … [Read more...]
Urgent conservation action required to protect the Heuningnes Redfin
The Heuningnes River System is located on the southern tip of Africa, stretching from the Agulhas Plain onto the Overberg Wheatbelt. The river system comprises three main rivers: the Kars, Nuwejaars and Heuningnes. The river system includes numerous Critically Endangered terrestrial ecosystems such as Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos as well as Western and … [Read more...]
Time for conversations with the environment
How do we care for the ocean in a way that meaningfully impacts on the people? This question was posed by Dr. Gansen Pillay, Deputy CEO of the National Research Foundation, during the opening of the Chapman Conference on The Agulhas System and its Role in Changing Ocean Circulation, Climate and Marine Ecosystems at Spier this week. Dr. Pillay implored a hall full of young … [Read more...]
