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De Hoop is a CapeNature reserve in the Overberg well-known for its excellent land-based whale watching. Guess what? It offers a range of exciting attractions to keep the whole family entertained throughout the year.
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The documentary Stroop left me numb and devastated. Bonné de Bod and Susan Scott spent 4 years on a fact-finding mission to bring to light all aspects of our rhino poaching crisis.
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My love for the Kgalagadi Desert runs deep, but for the ǂKhomani San it’s an integral part of their identity. At !Xaus Lodge the ǂKhomani San manage to keep the spirit of their ancient culture alive by combining modern living with a more traditional existence.
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Mokgadi Rasekgokga is a traditional healer with three spirit guides, one female and two male ancestors. We come from opposite ends of the spectrum, but she listens intently and patiently answers the endless questions this inherent scientist throws at her.
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The Sentinel Peak Chain Ladder hike in the Drakensberg is a popular walk. The sheer size of this mountainscape creates an air of insignificance, but defeating my fear of ladders made me feel pretty invincible.
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Changes to CITES legislation in 2016 allowing SA to establish annual export quotas for trade in bones for commercial purposes, derived from captive breed lions further legitimise the canned hunting industry.
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Thanda Tau responds to our Open Letter, but fails to answer the vital questions on why they offer cub petting and where their lion cubs go when they outgrow petting.
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Thanda Tau is a new roadside lion cub petting facility on the N3 between Gauteng and Durban. With a continuous flow of new lion cubs arriving, the question needs to be asked: Where to your cubs go?
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What is the difference between tourist initiated and non-tourist initiated interactions? What does this phrase actually mean? Does that mean the interactions are initiated by the animals? Did this cheetah actually asked to be brushed?
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There seems to be an unsubstantiated belief that the training of the African elephant does not involve the same extremely cruel practices that are inflicted on its Asian cousin, so we debunk a few myths around elephant riding.
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Green Girls in Africa 