Featured BETWEEN THE BRAKS
Many of you who read this column whizz along the N2 glancing first at the Great Brak River, then at the Little Brak River and...
Author : Wendy Wiles
PUFFER FISH DIE OFF!
If you had been walking on the high tide line of the beach a month or two ago you would have been alarmed to see...
Alien Fish in the Moordkuil
Wendy Wiles Summertime and the living is easy, fish are jumping and the cotton is high… Recently my friend Sally was walking along her stretch...
Rock a bye babies…
Some months ago I wrote about the Pompilid wasp that paralyses the Huntsman or Rain spider (Palystes) for its larvae to feed on, well this...
Holiday times!
Hooray for the holidays, our towns and villages are bursting at the seams, full of family, friends and strangers coming to enjoy the splendour of...
Jousting tortoises
We are all familiar with the Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) and they’re especially evident at this time of year as they set about finding mates....
Strandloper Feasts
In days gone by before roads were built over the sand dunes in Reebok, we would find ancient middens full of alikreukel shells in the...
A FYNBOS HOUSE
We are all responsible for creating as much biodiversity in our gardens as we possibly can. So often properties are paved for convenience or covered...
Going local: Botlierskop
My sister and I decided to take advantage of the special winter discounts for locals at Botlierskop Private Game Reserve at Gonnakraal and booked ourselves...
The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Infestation
On a positive note scientists are hoping they may have a partial solution to the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) infestation that is decimating our...