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From the pages of Homer’s ancient Greek epic to the landscapes of the Western Cape, the story of highly successful 2026 blockbuster film. The name Acacia cyclops comes from the tree's distinctive seeds. Glossy and dark, they are surrounded by a vivid crimson-red fleshy covering that resembles a bloodshot eye - an appearance that inspired…

Celebrate Mandela Day by giving back to one of South Africa’s rarest ecosystems.  STILL BAY, WESTERN CAPE — This

New guided nature walks and sanctuary tours open to the public every second weekend, commencing 27–28 June. STILL BAY, WESTERN CAPE — Residents and visitors to the Hessequa area are surrounded by one of South Africa’s richest natural landscapes: a region of exceptional fynbos diversity, endemic species, and remarkable ecological value. This winter, a new…

Nature reserves are not only places on a map. They are places where injured wildlife gets a second chance, where people reconnect with the natural world, where children learn that conservation starts with attention, and where communities come together around something bigger than themselves. If Wild Rescue Nature Reserve has inspired you, welcomed you, taught…

We left Riversdale travelling to Wild Rescue and looked for gravel roads again as usual. This time I took a wrong turn somehow and ended up travelling between farmlands which was great. It was a quiet dirt road with a few things of interest along the way, but when we finally arrived at Wild Rescue,…

Step out in a peaceful Floral Kingdom of Wonders At Wild Rescue Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Reserve, we had the pleasure of staying in a beautiful stone-walled thatched cottage built in the Cape style. We had the opportunity to walk along narrow trails through intriguing vegetation in the reserve, which is classified as a Critical…

My dear friend Annette Pienaar accompanied me to Wild Rescue Wildlife Sanctuary The seeds for the establishment of Wild Rescue were sown when the founder, Gill Simpson, visited the Barrydale baboon rehabilitation facility before it was tragically closed in 2012. In 2013 she became volunteer manager at the Jane Goodall Institute's Chimp Eden outside Nelspruit…

Wild Rescue is a place of love and a permanent home for animals that cannot be released in the wild. Between Still Bay and the small town of Riversdale (located on the N2 between Cape Town and George), you’ll find Wild Rescue, a wildlife sanctuary dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife (both flora…