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Anam Ċara Connection
So many of my blog posts this year have been me-focused. My year of adventure. My dream of Pure Spaces evolving from passion project into purposeful career being realised. It is true to say that, for this phase of my life at any rate, I am a walking example that my...
Journeys With Purpose
It is a calm, overcast morning, with a refreshing ambiance lingering in the air after the spring rains. I sit here, coffee in hand, gazing over the hills of Zululand, listening to this enchanting world awaken. The valleys resonate with the melodies of birds –...
Innovative Human-Wildlife Coexistence Plan in Motion
This post is a collaboration between Cathryn Gill & Graham AdamsIn the heart of mystical Zululand, a pioneering community conservation project is taking shape. Loziba Wildlife Reserve promises to be a wildlife safe haven, the perfect habitat for iconic keystone...
Gratitude Reflection
Pure Spaces Education was born into the world at a time of great personal professional upheaval for me. At the time I had no clear sense of where or what. Still not sure, to be honest. The Pure Spaces journey is certainly not a linear one. Recently I heard this...
Protecting Rhino – a sensory assault
September is all about Rhino. World Rhino Day is 22 September. A chance to bring awareness to the plight of these incredible creatures but also an opportunity to celebrate Rhino for all that they are and all that they contribute to our Coexistence. Starting this Rhino...
African Conservation Heroes
Field Rangers and Guides are probably the most underappreciated of Conservation Heroes. Without Rangers and Guides - their passion and dedication to both protecting wildlife and unlocking the power of Nature’s story for us - wildlife and wild spaces and our work...
Nature-based Solutions
22 April – Earth Day. On the United Nations website – International Mother Earth Day. Another day to acknowledge all the wonder and beauty of Mother Nature and all she does for us. Another chance to hear her urgent call for action to make different choices about how...