Why South Africans need to learn to live with fire
South Africans will need to learn to live with fires, as wildland-urban interference (WUI) fires are taking place more...
Category: Wildlife
Maintaining roads or digging holes? PhD student raises concern over local road
A local botany student recently raised concerns over the construction and maintenance of a gravel road on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, which has allegedly been repeatedly eroded by rain in the last month.
From citizen to scientist: Global competition gets locals involved
Stellenbosch will this year join hundreds of cities in a global competition that encourages locals to photograph local fauna...
The baboon activist on the urban fringe
Activist and founder of Baboon Matters, Jenni Trethowan, has dedicated her life to the protection of baboons. Not only...
Slangseisoen in die Boland: In gesprek met ’n slangvanger
Die Bolandse slangseisoen het onlangs begin in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Worcester en die Paarl. Dit is volgens Eduanne Niemand, eienaar...
SU researcher joins American rhino conservation initiative
A researcher from Stellenbosch University (SU) recently joined an American research group focused on the conservation of rhinos outside...
TWO OCEANS AQUARIUM IN 360°: Rediscovering oceanic magic in the Mother City
Amid the hustle and bustle of central Cape Town lies a special aquatic sanctum. Familiar to residents, the Two...
Op pad na bewaring met ’n spring, seil en skarrel
Ná ’n kwarteeu in die diereparkbedryf, weet Esther van der Westhuizen dat eksotiese diere waardeer, maar nie aangehou moet...
So Groen soos Dave: 71 jaar tussen die plante
Dit is 17 jaar sedert Dave Pepler bekendheid verwerf het as die eko-oom op Groen. Hy het met MatieMedia...
Hunting the wild mushrooms of Stellenbosch
In the rainy months of winter, the forests of Stellenbosch are filled with many combinations of light and texture....