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Month: September 2023

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Birds | General environmental

Middelpunt Wetland declared a Ramsar site

September 14, 2023 by FVV admin

Good news for the White-winged Flufftail as this is its only confirmed breeding site in South Africa. A White-winged Flufftail glides over the sedge meadows at Middelpunt Wetland (Photograph: Kyle Lloyd) The White-winged Flufftail (Sarothrura ayresi) is listed as globally … Read More

General environmental

Greater Lakenvlei Protected Environment has been expanded

September 14, 2023 by FVV admin

A further 7 448 hectares have been added to the existing area. Wetlands and rocky outcrops are some of the microhabitats within the protected environment, hosting threatened and endemic species specialised for these niches (Photograph: Kyle Lloyd) The Greater Lakenvlei … Read More

General environmental | Reserve News

New report on the state of South Africa’s provincial reserves

September 12, 2023 by FVV admin

It’s not a pretty picture–but at least we know where we are. “There is growing concern that South African protected areas, which contain high biological density, are not fulfilling their conservation objectives”, begins this useful and rather perturbing study. It’s … Read More

Flowers & Orchids

The fascinating red-hot poker

September 10, 2023 by Gerrit Van Ede

It’s a familiar sight at Verloren Valei but there’s more to this distinctive species than meets the eye. A colony of Kniphofia porphyranta (Dwarf Red-hot Poker) at Verloren Valei (Photograph: Gerrit van Ede) Over the years, red-hot pokers have become … Read More

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