Conservation Watch Journalism Projects The big fence: Historical divisions plague conservation efforts in South Africa A ‘big war’ rages between those who can legally harvest natural resources and those who can’t Written by rovingreporters February 23, 2022April 16, 2022
Conservation Watch Environment HIGH STAKES AT SOMKHELE Mine expansion row puts lives on the line Shootings, threats and other violence have ratcheted up tensions in Somkhele where a mine extension has exposed deep fault lines in a poor community. Fred Kockott and Matthew Hattingh report Written by RR June 3, 2020December 9, 2020
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