Environment Ocean Watch Starlight express: night adventures among the turtles of Bhanga Nek Climate change may be shifting turtle sex ratios. But you’ve got to go the distance to prove it. Natalie dos Santos on the hard yards and sweet pleasures of research in a little piece of paradise. First published by Daily Maverick Watching a turtle dig her nest is always my favourite part of the evening. […] Written by rovingreporters May 29, 2020November 18, 2021
Conservation Watch Environment Awards to acknowledge ‘wild warriors’ Rangers working amid critical resource shortages are among ‘wild warriors’ nominated for the 2020 Rhino Conservation Awards, writes Laura du Toit Written by rovingreporters May 10, 2020July 15, 2020
Environment Tourism takes a pounding in lockdown purgatory As tourism languishes in lockdown purgatory the communities it supports will be feeling the pain. Vital funding for conservation has vanished too, writes Dr Andrew Venter Written by RR May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Environment Art of the matter: Poignant prose from lockdown pupils Eager to get back to their books, primary school pupils from a standout Wild Coast school have been writing about lockdown life in their cash-strapped village, writes Rachel Moore. Written by rovingreporters May 3, 2020May 5, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Fallen rangers: Deadly militia attack in Virunga Twelve rangers have fallen victim to senseless killings in Africa’s oldest national park. Fred Kockott reports FREE TO REPUBLISH (see terms below) Virunga National Park officials say 17 people were killed in a sustained attack not far from the park’s headquarters. Armed rebel groups involved in poaching and illegal charcoal production are believed to be […] Written by rovingreporters April 25, 2020December 9, 2020
Environment Bats in the belfry: Time for a rethink on a troubling harvest Dr Andrew Venter on how the unsustainable exploitation of wildlife is putting human health at ever increasing risk. Written by RR April 10, 2020April 19, 2020
Environment Climate for change ‘Coronavirus a dress rehearsal and a call to action’ Written by rovingreporters April 3, 2020April 5, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Twinkle, twinkle little lights: South Coast conservancies show the way A firefly sanctuary – the first of its kind in Africa and one of only four in the world – has been launched on the lower South Coast. Fred Kockott reports. Written by RR March 22, 2020April 3, 2020
Environment Ocean Watch Nurdle hunt maps pollution A worldwide nurdle search spanning six continents is underway, write Jared Sumar and Fred Kockott Written by rovingreporters March 15, 2020April 3, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Laughter better medicine than Greta, says SA comic Greta Thunberg, the teen green activist, would win more people to her cause if she cracked a few jokes, says actor Written by rovingreporters March 15, 2020April 3, 2020