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How YOU can help to reduce roadkill

21/1/2015

By Roxanne Reid
Ever been excited as you approach a game reserve somewhere in South Africa, only to be horrified at how many animals you see splattered and dead on the road? Here’s how you can help reduce roadkill by becoming part of a citizen science research project.

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Young elephant takes on 14 lions (video)

14/11/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
You’d think that a pride of 14 lions would be unstoppable, able to take down any animal of their choosing. But in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park recently, a different scenario played out. Watch what happens when a young elephant takes on 14 lions.

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The leopard man of Limpopo

22/10/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
He raised his rifle and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. He ejected the cartridge and tried again. Nothing. Still the leopard rushed towards him, eyes locked on its target. There was time for only one more attempt before the animal was on him. But it wasn’t third time lucky for the leopard man of Limpopo, Ramolefe ‘Boy’ Moatshe.

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101 Kruger Tales: book review

27/8/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
A woman takes a dip in a croc-infested dam. An angry elephant flips a car on to its roof. A man drives hundreds of kilometres with a venomous snake at his feet. A family gets caught in rising floodwaters. A lioness opens a car door with her teeth. These are just five of the amazing stories you can read about in 101 Kruger Tales.

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Why feeding wild animals is a bad idea

14/7/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
You’re standing at the perimeter of one of the rest camps in our game reserves and you see someone throw his chop bone over the fence to lure a hyena or other animal. Do you join in and do the same, despite clear signs telling you not to? Or do you politely engage him to explain why feeding wild animals is a bad idea?

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The cutest elephant calf ever (video)

28/4/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
You know that tiny elephants don’t really have all that much control of their bodies, right? But in their minds, they think they’re great big scary giants. Watch this video and see if it isn’t just the cutest elephant calf ever.

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Elephants can distinguish between human languages

21/4/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
We all know elephants have good memories. But did you know that African elephants are so clever that they can distinguish between different human languages and consciously keep their distance from people they see as a threat?

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Detection dog helps conserve tortoises in South Africa

19/3/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
Two-year-old Brin has recently joined the CapeNature team. Her job is to help conserve the critically endangered geometric tortoise. She’s the first conservation dog to do this work in South Africa.

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Global march against canned lion hunting

17/3/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
The global march against canned lion hunting took place in some 60 cities across the world on 15 March 2014. The aim was to raise awareness and educate people about the horrors of canned lions – not just the way they die but they way they are forced to live before they are killed.

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Go on a guided marine walk at De Hoop Nature Reserve

5/3/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
It was February and as hot as Hades. Yet the guided marine walk at De Hoop Nature Reserve that would see us poking about in rock pools was scheduled to start at 11am – because that was low tide – and continue under the noonday heat. We nearly chickened out.

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