The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Canine Conservation Unit recently showed their worth during a joint security operation in the Western and Northern Cape to address the illegal plant trade, writes Eleanor Momberg. Reaper and Shadi (left) and Mufasa and Cat (right) searching vehicles … Read more
Matt Pretorius, Project Manager: Wildlife & Infrastructure descripes a new initiative to help ensure that the impact on birds of the shift towards wind energy is reduced as much as possible. Editor’s note: It is one of the great ironies … Read more
Globally, we are losing wetlands at a fearsome pace, and failing to protect adquately those that remain, according to a recent study. All the more reason to redouble our efforts at Verloren Valei and its sister Ramsar sites at Middelpunt … Read more
Jacquie van der Westhuizen, Drakensberg field officer for the African Crane Conservation Programme, EWT and ICF partnership describes a conservation drama and looks for the silver lining. Left: This was the X-ray taken showing her broken leg just under the … Read more
The latest Regional Red Data Book indicates that while conditions have improved for Wattled Cranes, the Blue Crane’s status has slipped. By James van den Heever On the plus front, the latest Regional Red Data Book of endangered species lists … Read more
This excellent total was recorded by Christopher Willis on a recent trip to the reserve. Big-eye Small Ringlet (Paternympha loxophthalma) – photograph taken by Christopher Willis on a recent visit to Verloren Valei Christopher Willis, Chief Director: National Botanical Gardens … Read more
By Catherine Kühn – Biodiversity Disclosure Project Manager, Endangered Wildlife trust Marking the International Day for Biological Diversity in May was a reminder to all that business and biodiversity are deeply interconnected. The theme this year was “Harmony with Nature … Read more
BirdLife South Africa has released two handy guides to using BirdLasser and iNaturalist. … Read more
Editor’s note: This inspiring story speaks to the role that protected areas like Verloren Valei play in preserving less-obvious fauna and flora. As the locus of at least two endemic butterflies and surely some plants, we must never relax our … Read more
An attempt to understand more about this somewhat varied family of succulents. Crassula alba, one of the more spectacular Crassulas found on Verloren Valei (Photograph: Steve Vincent) Ten genera comprising 350 species of the Crassulaceae or Stonecrop family of herbs … Read more
