South African Field Trial Club collaboration with MTPA steps up a gear as a new survey method is unveiled, writes Mike Zingel. For several years, Friends of Verloren Valei member the South African Field Trial Club (SAFTC) has collaborated with … 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
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
An academic paper about the effects of the ban on safari hunting in Botswana could have some lessons for us at Verloren Valei. By James van den Heever A recent paper by Joseph Mbaiwa in the South African Geographical Journal … Read More
Why the crane breeding project at Verloren Valei was terminated, and some good news about growth in the numbers of Wattled Cranes. By James van den Heever In an earlier article, “The crane conundrum”, I explored some of the issues … Read More
Shirley Sibiya brings enthusiasm, experience and a deep commitment to conservation to her new position. From a very young age, Shirley says she had a rapport with animals. As a girl, her happiest times were spent caring for her family’s … Read More
Creating an accurate 3-D image of the provincial road through Verloren Valei is the first step to rehabilitating it, according to Andre Beetge, Working for Wetlands . Over the course of the years, the old provincial road that links the R540 to … Read More
Sixteen carnivore species were detected by camera traps over 43 days in August-October 2018, six more than in the previous assessment. In 2015, Dr Lourens Swanepoel conducted a survey of the predators using Verloren Valei, as reported in The Wetlander … Read More
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
A recent survey by DARDLEA shows that there is plenty to worry about when it comes to preserving Mpumalanga’s biodiversity. The Awareness Office, Environmental Services of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs (DARDLEA) recently published Species … Read More
