Our summer series of expert-led field trips kicked off in fine style with a field trip focusing on Verloren Valei’s geology, led by Trevor and Ann Pearton. In preparation, Trevor gave a very interesting presentation at the Wanderers Golf Club … Read more
Management and staff held a braai recently to celebrate the completion of the perimeter fence—and to say goodbye to Johannes Masango. By Mike Zingel Friday the 6th of October was a clear and beautiful day at Verloren Valei, just right … Read more
The Friends help two of our guides improve their skills. Guides make a critical contribution to anyone’s enjoyment of a visit to a nature reserve. This is particularly true of a closed reserve like Verloren Valei, where visitors must be … Read more
Phumzile Khoza has a real enthusiasm for conservation and is eager to build a close working relationship with the Friends of Verloren Valei. Phumzile took over the top job at Verloren Valei in October 2017. She comes to us from … Read more
A recent paper suggests that the Pale-Crowned Cisticola is not quite as rare as previously supposed. The Pale-Crowned Cisticola is part of a large group of small brown birds that inhabit grasslands in both the high- and lowvelds—the classic LBJ … Read more
Mining poses severe threats to wetlands in particular. Unfortunately, Verloren Valei is situated in an area rich in minerals. We need to be alive to the dangers, particularly as illegal mining operations are becoming more common. Without water there would … Read more
During the course of winter 2016, a team from the Escarpment Bird Club scoped the Verloren Valei area for bird species as part of an ongoing project to create an atlas of Southern Africa’s birds. By Alan Hatton, Escarpment Bird … Read more
