Conservation Watch ‘Zombie’ mice terrorise albatrosses as boffins mull bringing dodos back from the dead A deeper, grassroots approach to conservation – and solid science – could stave off looming extinctions. Fred Kockott reports on some of the lessons (and offbeat tales) from the 12th annual Oppenheimer Research Conference Written by rovingreporters October 14, 2023March 26, 2024
Conservation Watch FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR 2023 Changing the narrative on conservation Hard work, clear thinking, and tough choices lie ahead Written by rovingreporters December 31, 2022December 31, 2022
Conservation Watch Worried about elephant numbers? Quit counting them. Don’t agonise over whether a park has too many or too few elephants. Written by rovingreporters October 10, 2022December 17, 2022
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
Ocean Watch Southern Ocean seal species increasingly straying into South African waters Marine experts are still trying to find out why there has been an increase in the number of species of seals on South African shores over the past two years. Written by Natalie Dos Santos August 30, 2021August 30, 2021
Ocean Watch Red Fish Down: Marine protected areas are critical to the future of South Africa’s iconic reef species How we consume seafood has become an implicitly political act. Written by RR August 6, 2021August 7, 2021
Biodiversity Ocean Watch Shutterbugs rally to save our seas A first ever Marine Protected Areas photographic competition – to put people in the picture about the value of conserving our ocean environment – is under way in South Africa. Written by rovingreporters July 31, 2021December 10, 2021
Biodiversity Ocean Watch Seahorses live in the sea, right? True, for all but one species. Rio Button reports from the Southern Cape on a citizen science mercy mission. Written by rovingreporters June 9, 2021July 15, 2021
Conservation Watch Social & Justice The story behind the murder of anti-mining activist, Fikile Ntshangase Fikile Ntshangase will be buried tomorrow. Roving Reporters looks into the background to her murder last Thursday evening. Mine boss links the killing and other recent incidents of violence and intimidation to concerns in the community about job losses should be the mine be forced to close Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife – the custodian of Kwazulu-Natal’s […] Written by rovingreporters October 29, 2020December 18, 2020