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Celebrating World Wildlife Day
Written by Training and Small Grants Assistant, Meagan Eddy. World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on 3 March to commemorate the signing of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in 1973. This legal document is one of the most powerful tools in wildlife conservation, regulating the international trade of over 40 900 species of [...]
Celebrating World Whale Day
Written by Wesley Freese Whales, the behemoths of the ocean, are mysterious and wizened creatures that can be heard from kilometres away. Once they were hunted to near extinction, now they are celebrated internationally for their intelligence, beauty and wonderment. Cape Town was a popular whaling site during the 19th century, having multiple species being depleted along its [...]
Celebrating World Hippo Day.
On, 15 February, each year, we take the time to acknowledge and admire the Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibious). The Hippo is one of four, mega-herbivores. They are master landscape engineers who, with their presence, can change the structural growth of the vegetation they eat and can alter the nutrient levels of a water body with their excrement. The population [...]
Revitalising Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area’s Wetlands: A Lifeline for the Critically Endangered Micro Frog
Written by Fayruz Prins Wetlands are among the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, harbouring 40% of the world's plants and animals. Some endemic species are so niche they rely solely on wetlands for their survival. Unfortunately, wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate of three times faster than forests. Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area (KRCA) celebrated World Wetlands [...]
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