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Tiny Turtle Kai Returns to Ocean After 6-Year Fight to Survive
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Walter Sisulu's Black Eagles Makatsa and Mahlori Have an Egg!
2+ week, 2+ day ago (296+ words) Johannesburg, South Africa (04 May 2026) " The Black Eagle Project Roodekrans has confirmed that Makatsa and Mahlori have an egg in the nest at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden. The confirmation came when monitors watched the pair swap incubation shifts, with Mahlori…...
Plastic-Free Loggerhead Turtle Vince Riding Major Ocean Currents!
3+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) Cape Town, South Africa (23 April 2026) " When Vince the loggerhead turtle first stranded at Struisbaai last year in April, he weighed 44 grams and passed over 10 pieces of microplastic during his early weeks of care. After spending 289 days under rehabilitation at the…...
Cape Town Opens Nature Reserves for Free This Long Weekend'But There's a Fun Catch!
4+ week, 1+ day ago (179+ words) Cape Town, South Africa (21 April 2026) " Nature lovers, activate! The City Nature Challenge runs again this year, throughout the upcoming long weekend from Friday, 24 April to Monday, 27 April 2026. The challenge gives the public free access to reserves across Cape Town in…...
Endangered Wild Dogs Make a Powerful Return to Zimanga
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (397+ words) Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa (21 April 2026) " In a significant step forward for African wild dog conservation, a new pack has been successfully reintroduced to Zimanga Private Game Reserve after several years without the species roaming its landscapes. It's a return that…...
What You Need to Know Before You Do Anything About the Bats in Your Roof
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (436+ words) South Africa (20 April 2026) " With April 17th being International Bat Appreciation Day, we'd like to share information provided by Re Wild, a wildlife rehabilitation centre based in Phalaborwa, covering what you need to know about dealing with bats in your home humanely…...
First-Ever Egg of a Mammal Ancestor Has Been Discovered by Wits Professors!
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (774+ words) Johannesburg, South Africa (10 April 2026) " Scientists have made a jaw-dropping discovery of the very first egg ever found from a mammal ancestor! The breakthrough centres on the Lystrosaurus, a distant ancestor of modern mammals that survived the worst mass extinction our…...
Future Changemakers Explore the Wonders of Marine Science
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (297+ words) Durban, South Africa (10 April 2026) " A vibrant group of young people who are already showing the makings of becoming changemakers and champions for the environment got to immerse themselves in the wonders of the marine world at SAAMBR's first Marine Careers…...
Ground-Breaking Project Tracks Migratory Shorebirds from SA for the First Time!
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (262+ words) Velddrif, South Africa (10 April 2026) " A new research initiative by Bird Life South Africa spreads its wings to uncover key conservation data about the remarkable journeys of migratory shorebirds. At coastal sites like the Berg River estuary in Velddrif, the project…...
Action Plan to Save SA's Most Endangered Bird
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (674+ words) South Africa (10 April 2026) " Conservationists at Bird Life SA have pinned their hopes on a new action plan to save South Africa's most endangered bird " the Botha's Lark. There are fewer than 340 mature individuals left in the wild. The Botha's Lark…...