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Sir David Attenborough, internationally beloved environmental and conservation advocate, marks his 100th birthday on the 8th of May this year. An iconic naturalist and the man who gave a cross-generational voice to wildlife cinema: we celebrate both his longevity and his storied career at this extraordinary milestone, with decades of profoundly shaping the public understanding…

HESSEQUA - From 24-27 April the annual

“The conservation of animals and plants is more important to human beings than we are to them. These forms of life are vital for our survival.”  - Laurens van der Post, University of Cape Town, 1982 lecture  GEORGE HERALD - 

FARMER'S REVIEW AFRICA - Africa is one of the most biodiverse continents and South Africa is home to the Cape Floral Kingdom -  by incredible margins being both the smallest and richest of the six floristic regions of the world with some of the most important national heritage assets literally rooted in the soil -…

Smaller sums can make big differences to little lives.  GOOD THINGS GUY - Garden Route, South Africa (11 April 2026) - This week Delilah the vervet monkey took a nervous trip to the 

When it comes to nature; rareness is our narrator in the story of change.  GEORGE HERALD - With species extinction accelerating and global biodiversity declining at unprecedented numbers in our history, the Western Cape is showing a promising trend-shift towards non-institutional conservation efforts led by individual landowners. It was recently reported widely that during the…

GOOD THINGS  GUY - Recently the Jane Goodall Institute announced that they will be celebrating the inaugural Jane Goodall Day on the 3rd of April 2026, the date that would have been her 92nd birthday, inviting people worldwide to keep her legacy alive through positive local action. This commemorative day will be taking place annually, honouring the global nature conservation…

GEORGE NEWS - A group of five students raised R28 000 in three weeks for the Wild Rescue Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre in the Klipfontein Nature Reserve, between Still Bay and Riversdale. This was part of a fundraising project for their leadership management class at Inscape IEG Stellenbosch campus. They had to choose an organisation…

STILBAAI NEWS - A wildfire broke out earlier Wednesday afternoon, 9 March in the Wild Rescue reserve, next to a cottage at Klipfontein, Stilbaai. The cottage was subsequently destroyed by the fire. Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) Fire Services was requested to assist with battling the blaze that also spiralled out of control. Aerial resources…