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In a land far removed from our ideas of being in Africa on a safari, is a place that lies quietly hidden in the extreme western half of southern Africa. This is a land of dry mountains and rocky plains, with no tar roads or well maintained gravel tracks. It is a place for the [...]

Almost every organism shares an acute ability to perceive its surroundings through the application of sensory organs. We as the human species, are endowed with an ability which goes beyond the instinctive and sub-conscious perception. And it is this ability which gives us the edge in much of our dealings with the world around us. [...]

A place of Myths and Legend, its clouded cliffs and deep gorges hold many stories of battles and victories, of secret hiding places and mystic paintings. This is the Drakensberg, land of the Dragon, as the Voortrekkers called it – possibly due to the frequent fires caused by lightning which leave the mountain top smoldering [...]

There is something very primal about our relationship to the snake; something from way back in our history when we lived closer to the land. Throughout our history texts have either depicted it as the villianous creature with evil intent, or as the symbol for life, power and spiritual continuity. Today the serpent is used [...]

Much like our seasons, the Earth works with cycles of warming and cooling, bringing the associated changes in vegetation and animal distribution. Today there is much hype and speculation surrounding the current warming or cooling event. Some speculate we are in fact not entering a warming period, but a cooling one. Others say computer models [...]

Why is it an animal may be found orphaned. What would cause a parent to abandon a youngster, when seemingly it looks healthy. I suppose these questions have some merit, but my thinking is they are also anthropocentric, or based around a human approach to a situation. Therefore, in some situations where a youngster is [...]

Thinking of this bird the mind conjures images of some nether-world creature living off the flesh of the newly fallen. But is this really how one should look at this bird. People readily eat crab meat, but seldom stop to think what it does to survive. I suppose the answer lies in the fact we [...]

Being on holiday has that effect upon our minds that allows us opporunity to relax and unwind. Forgetting all convention and routine we slip into that playful zone where we’re not always thinking with a clear head. And while our holiday is well deserved, it shouldn’t be license to forget some basic perspectives, especially when [...]

As a kid I remember growing up with dogs and cats, birds and the odd goldfish. Now at the time it was really nice to come home from school and be bowled over by my friendly dog companion, or to visit the bird cage to greet the love birds or budgy.
And I think to a [...]

When we think of Nature Conservation, the mind pictures images of good-hearted folk putting forward their energies towards an ideal greater than themselves. Such ideals could be grand schemes like saving the Amazon Rainforest or Creating Trans-frontier Peace Parks in Africa, or it may be one persons determination to bring others together for a common [...]