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1 May 2023
Biodiversity Crime in the Western Cape: the Threat to Our Indigenous Reptiles

In this series on biodiversity crime, we take a closer look at our indigenous fauna. Much of the illegal harvesting and trade of indigenous reptiles is driven by the demand for exotic pets, both locally and internationally. These animals are often captured in the wild, causing damage to the targeted animals as well as their natural habitats and ecosystems.

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1 May 2023
Winter Warmer Promotion

Get 40% off your next trip!Pack your cosy clothes and get ready for a fun-filled winter getaway at CapeNature’s most loved reserves.

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5 Apr 2023
Oiling the Response

The successful implementation of the Phakisa Operations: Ocean Economy workstreams, particularly the Marine Transport and Manufacturing and Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration work streams are bound to result in accidental pollution events, despite the best practice being used to manage and prevent these unfortunate events.

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4 Apr 2023
Add Abseil to Your Adventure List This Easter 

Experience the incredible view of Plettenberg Bay from CapeNature’s Robberg Nature Reserve, while abseiling down the 14 storey cliffs. This adrenaline thrill ends spectacularly with a view of the magnificent Nelson’s Cave - a sight to behold that adds to your total experience.

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4 Apr 2023 by Lucille Ross, CapeNature Compliance Specialist: Wildlife Trade
Biodiversity Crime in the Western Cape: A Focus on Indigenous Succulent Plants

The Western Cape is an international biodiversity hotspot, and some of the plants and animals found here occur naturally nowhere else in the world. Sadly, this makes our province an attractive destination for wildlife traffickers.

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31 Mar 2023
Fresh from the press - 2022 State of Conservation Report

CapeNature is proud to present the 2022 State of Conservation Report. This is the third State of Conservation Report to inform the periodic Western Cape State of Biodiversity Report, as mandated by the newly assented Western Cape Biodiversity Act, aimed at providing the status of indicators for assessing the global state of biodiversity.

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25 Mar 2023
There’s No Route Like the Garden Route

The popular Garden Route is a trip that must be taken when in the Western Cape. You could cruise slowly through its timeless beauty or stay over and experience nature at its finest. Rich in history, plant-life, water and land.

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22 Mar 2023
The Wonder of the West Coast

The wild, the water, the flock, the accommodation, the wonder of the West Coast! CapeNature and Wesgro welcome you to explore the West Coast. Holistically, the West Coast has every right to be boastful, especially when one of CapeNature’s reserves, Bird Island, has a near-sight view of the Cape Gannet in its natural habitat. Explore the museum on site, an informative movie room displaying information about the reserve and all its beautiful creations within.

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22 Mar 2023 by Jeanne Gouws
World Water Day – Make World Water Day, Every Day!

World Water Day is celebrated on 22 March each year. This year, the theme is “accelerating change”, which directly speaks to the changes required towards improving the world-wide water and sanitation crisis. 

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17 Mar 2023
Hikers Can Now Report Trail Issues With Ease Using the Forge App

We have all experienced this at some stage; you’re hiking down a trail that becomes overgrown, the sharp Fynbos is lashing at your shins and moments later you’re basically leopard crawling while cursing beratingly, through a Sugarbush tunnel that’s grown over the path at chest height.

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17 Mar 2023 by Jeanne Gouws, Freshwater Ecologist
Water Quality Monitoring by CapeNature in the Cederberg Nature Reserve Complex

Animals and plants are used in science and monitoring as indicators of the health of an ecosystem, the so-called bio-indicators. In animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate species are used as bio-indicators. In rivers in South Africa, the established biological monitoring tool SASS 5 (or South African Scoring System version 5) uses macro-invertebrates (you can see them with the naked eye) to track water quality impacts.

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17 Mar 2023
Beauty in Abundance Awaits You in the Overberg

CapeNature has seven nature reserves within the Overberg area, each showcasing the beauty of plant-life, mountain views, rumbling rivers, ocean vistas and forest-fun. A great getaway experience for large or small groups of people who find pleasure in fully embracing the natural wonders of the world.