Hannes Marais, the Wetland Scientist in Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency’s Aquatic Unit reports back on last year’s Indaba held in Limpopo. The National Wetlands Indaba (NWI) is an annual event that has been held since 1996. It started when … Read more
Mpumalanga is the only province in the country, and one of the few in the world, to celebrate its grasslands. Mpumalanga is to a large extent a grassland and wetland province and our grasslands and wetlands are two of our … Read more
We shouldn’t assume everybody knows what “biodiversity” and “wetlands” actually are, writes Glen Ramke, Endangered Wildlife Trust–Africa Crane Conservation Programme. Recently two minor surprises which were wake-up calls. Both comments came from people I had expected to know these things. … Read more
Colloquially known in English as Ice Plants, two genera from this family exist on Verloren Valei. By Gerrit van Ede Ice Plants—or vygies, as most South Africans and, apparently, many New Zealanders, would call them—form part of the scientific family … Read more
By Colin Beale, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, University of York Reprinted from The Conversation (28 August 2019) under a Creative Commons licence. Winter burning is seen as a necessity at Verloren Valei. Catastrophic fires in the Amazon rainforest made global … Read more
Proteas are particularly associated with the Western Cape, but some members of this family can also be found on our high-lying ground. Protea parvula is one of the hidden gems of the Reserve. By Gerrit van Ede When you mention … Read more
Correcting some common misconceptions about the Great Little White Butterfly Migration. By Justin Bode A common sight towards the end of December and early January in years after good rains is large swarms of white butterflies flying across the country. … Read more
Some interesting sightings over two days in late December 2019. At the end of December, Susan Abell and Geoff Lockwood co-led an enthusiastic group on a guided visit to explore the diversity of this little-known gem of a reserve. Saturday … Read more
It is hoped that this initial visit could lead to more sustained research into the hydrogeology of this unique reserve. Professors Gill Drennan and Tamiru Abiye of the Wits Geosciences Department visited Verloren Valei on Friday 6 December 2019. The … Read more
Second monitoring report of Verloren Valei’s carnivores is published. Following on from the initial baseline assessment conducted during 2015 and the first monitoring assessment performed in 2018, Daan Loock and Dr Lourens Swanepoel conducted a second monitoring exercise from the … Read more
