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A snake in your garden? Here’s what to do
Finding a snake in your garden shouldn’t necessarily result in a state of fear. In fact, given that we live in a biosphere, there’s a good chance that you could meet some of our cold-blooded brethren from time to time.
From Source-to-Sea: Beating plastic pollution
The project started in February, when the participants got their first theoretical lessons, to understand the Source-to-Sea concept. The goal was to show how interconnected …
Happy 60th anniversary to the Betty’s Bay Hack Group
The Betty’s Bay Hack Group, the oldest in South Africa, recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. It all started in February 1963 when Denys Heesom challenged Betty’s Bay residents to join him in tackling the alien vegetation encroaching on the Betty’s Bay fynbos.
A community comes together to protect our wildlife
On Sunday 4 April, the Kogelberg Biosphere Wildlife Rescue (KBWR) team, with the assistance of the Overstrand Municipality, members of the public and Betty’s Bay
Help protect our biosphere (while having fun)
You can easily help to protect the Kogelberg Biosphere – and have loads of fun in the process. And...
Your home lights could be endangering wetland’s wildlife
Having a house on the edge of a river or wetland? Well, what a joy to be surrounded by all that nature has to offer in these rich wildlife patches.
Snaring animals is “cruel, criminal” – and widespread
Snares are commonly used to catch wildlife for bushmeat – even in the Western Cape, and especially in areas in the Kogelberg Biosphere
Rivers of the Kogelberg: How you can help protect them
You’ll find rivers and wetlands criss-crossing the entire Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. From the larger rivers, to the tiny streams that dry up
Conserving water through invasive plant clearing: A Kogelberg project
According to Corlie Hugo, Coordinator of the KBR, invasive alien plants are a major threat in the area. “After the drought, the Western …
How our reptiles survive winter and wildfire
How do reptiles survive during the cold winter months when there is limited sun and heat for them? In South Africa reptiles don’t actually go into hibernation during the winter months as our
Phenomenal frogs of the Kogelberg: Our most threatened vertebrate
In the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, we really are fortunate: we’re home to a number of frog species, including the Critically Endangered Micro Frog. This is one of …
African penguins: The importance of Stony Point
The African penguin is endemic to South-Western Africa and currently breeds in 27 localities. In the early part of the 20th century the African penguin population was over a million breeding pairs globally, but it
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