Community and Conservation

All set to write my first blog post for 2023 with a focus on two years of Pure Spaces. Grateful about what has eventuated in the past year for me in this space and excited about setting intention for the year ahead. Then earlier this week 25 elephants were...

15 Years Later

Woop woop… woop woop…. There’s an African Hoopoe calling from a nearby tree this morning . A Southern Masked Weaver is finding grass to weave his nest as spring sets in properly here in the Southern Hemisphere. There’s also a Bokmakierie, Cape Robin-Chat and a...

The Wise Meet the Wise

About a month ago, I was privileged to attend the Elephants Alive Nlopfu Gogos Program Exhibition. This is a little reflection I wrote from the day. Posting today as it is Heritage Day here in Mzansi South Africa and it seemed appropriate. A very big thank you goes to...

Coexistence

18 July is Mandela Day. The theme for 2022 goes around food security and climate change. The tagline – do what you can, with what you have, where you are. I have been a bit quiet on the blog after posting up a storm during my magical month of May on the Rise of...

ROTM 2022 – Lycaon pictus

Grant Beverley of the Endangered Wildlife Trust took us to visit an African Wild Dog pack that was due for imminent release on Selati Game Reserve, near Gravelotte. This was a wonderful opportunity to see first hand what is happening with the African Wild Dog...