The annual Bottelary Hills Renosterveld Conservancy (BHRC) mountain bike permits are now available online. Enjoy a 92km trail network through rolling hillsides, conservation areas, vineyards and farmland in the Bottelary Hills just outside Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands. Multiple route options cater for various skill and fitness levels. Fees range between R400 and R700 … [Read more...]
Rescuers free entangled humpback whale
Last Thursday, members of the SA Whale Disentanglement Network were called in to help free a 9m humpback whale that was entangled in rope and seven flotation buoys South East of Dassen Island on the West Coast. NSRI Yzerfontein volunteer duty crew launched two rigid inflatable sea rescue craft ROTARY ONWARDS and SPIRIT OF IFFLEY, carrying NSRI volunteers trained in Whale … [Read more...]
Painting Eastern Cape green with glamor
Miss Earth South Africa in association with Consol is proud to officially announce its 2012 roll out campaign and plans for their tenth year anniversary. This leadership programme and initiative for young South African women is at the forefront of creating a much needed awareness, empowering and educating young women and children alike. As they celebrate ten years of greening … [Read more...]
City to cull cape town’s baboons
According to a new protocol baboons can be shot for minor misdemeanours in suburbs around the Peninsula. Jenni Trethowan of Baboon Matters lost the contract to manage the Baboon Monitor Project started 11 years ago to protect the last remaining Chacma baboons of the Cape Peninsula. In 1998 the baboons gained protective status through her efforts. The Monitor Project has … [Read more...]
Organic farm spreads the green message
This month Waverley Hills organic farm near Wolseley, in association with Cape Nature started a community environmental education programme. The aim was to provide children in the local community with a sense of pride and to create a 'greener' environment. Over 150 children participated from 6 schools - Drostdy Primary, Twee Jong Gezellen, Montrouge VGK Primary, Steinthal … [Read more...]
