Conservation Watch Environment Journalism Projects Cinema magic introduces Pangolins to Cape Flats Sometimes, when there are big, pressing environmental problems to tackle, it’s best to begin at home. Written by rovingreporters December 17, 2021January 22, 2022
Biodiversity Conservation Watch Double dealing in Harare wetlands crisis It’s the poor and working class who suffer most from high-handed and selective solutions to illegal building on swamps. Written by rovingreporters December 8, 2021December 9, 2021
Biodiversity Conservation Watch Strelitzia seed pickers clash with conservancy residents Tough times on KwaZulu-Natal South Coast have seen people turn to an unusual, wild harvest to make ends meet. Written by Savannah Burns December 8, 2021December 12, 2021
Biodiversity Conservation Watch Looking for a Spider-Man sequel? The real thing is spinning a Hollyweb blockbuster in our backyards It’s not only the man in the red-and-blue suit who has super-powers – the real thing is pretty special too, especially their webs. Fatima Khan spins a tale First published in the Daily Maverick The next installment in the Spider-Man franchise will be showing at a cinema near you from 17 December. Expect the usual […] Written by RR December 3, 2021December 15, 2021
Biodiversity Ocean Watch Tales you lose: Why Wild Coast blasting rattles the sea’s great migrating whales A stretch of coast earmarked for seismic surveys – and potentially oil and gas extraction – lies on a long route followed by humpback whales. by Rio Button for Roving Reporters Amid the blur of the hundreds of whale surveys Delport has done over the past five years, he will always remember this one. “Witnessing […] Written by rovingreporters December 1, 2021March 26, 2024
Biodiversity Ocean Watch Why FADS far from fab Fish aggregating devices pose a growing threat to ocean life and South Africa’s marine protected areas are caught in the net too. Written by Katie Biggar December 1, 2021December 13, 2021
Conservation Watch Journalism Projects Highway rhino horn traffickers accuse police of extortion Two pedestrians arrested with rhino horn claim cops sought bribe. Written by rovingreporters November 18, 2021March 24, 2022
Biodiversity Conservation Watch Manguo’s murky waters and the blame game There’s plenty of finger pointing as a Kenyan wetland withers. Written by rovingreporters October 8, 2021October 8, 2021
Biodiversity Conservation Watch On a wing and a prayer: How perestroika put a Cape bird-lover on a fascinating new path Stats prof Les Underhill has helped build a new model army of citizen scientists Written by rovingreporters October 8, 2021October 10, 2021
Biodiversity Conservation Watch Troubled waters: hope and haggling in struggle for swamp Can renewed efforts save Kenya’s Manguo wetland and its wildlife? Written by rovingreporters October 6, 2021November 18, 2021