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5 Sep 2021
International Vulture Awareness Day, 4 September 2021

04 September marks International Vulture Awareness Day. Vultures have always had a bad rep – think Lion King? Meanwhile, vultures are nature’s essential workers. As scavengers, they are part of a clean-up crew that mop up carcasses and other organic waste, preventing the spread of diseases such as anthrax and botulism!

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2 Sep 2021
CapeNature offers FREE entry to 22 Nature Reserves

September marks Tourism Month and CapeNature invites you to join in the celebrations. The entity will provide free day access to the public during its 7th annual Access Week, from 13 - 20 September 2021 to a selected number of reserves.

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18 Aug 2021
New quirky series gives you the lowdown on how to Respect Nature

Ever booked accommodation or a camp site at a CapeNature reserve? Then you would know that we try to equip you as best we can before your arrival with lots of information. Amongst these would be the do’s and don’ts when in a nature reserve. However, not all of us are avid readers and sometimes these very important messages get lost in emails. The result is that we still find visitors littering, starting illegal fires and trespassing a number of “rules”.

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6 Aug 2021
CapeNature introduces the newest conservation kid on the block

CapeNature launched the brand new “LoveNature with Mbali” educational animated series today. Learners from Grade 4 to 7 can follow the live protagonist, Mbali, a 13-year old nature lover and her side-kick, the CapeNature Bot as they explore various conservation related topics. And what is more, the content is fully curriculum aligned.

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2 Aug 2021 by David Naude
A Guide to Rocklands

For newcomers, Rocklands can be an intimidating place. Situated 25 minutes from the town of Clanwilliam, Rocklands can be viewed as rather remote. However, with the right information on accommodation facilities, rest day activities and grocery options. Rocklands can become much more accessible for everybody!

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31 Jul 2021
South African Children’s series wins gold at international filming festival

The Siyaya – Come wild with us series recently walked away with the highest acclaim - Best Documentary - at the Golden Bee International Children’s Film Festival held in New Delhi, India. As a first-time entry for any award, this extraordinary series, bridging the gap between young children and nature, was chosen as the category winner for outstanding children’s documentary. The festival drew 186 entries from 18 countries covering three categories: best documentary; best short film and best feature film.

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19 Jul 2021 by David Naude
The Rocklands rally and some 2021 season highlights

The 2021 Rocklands season has seen some amazing sends and memorable events that have made this predominantly local season one for the history books!

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19 Jul 2021 by David Naude
How to send your Rocklands project

This should help give some insight on exactly what it is like to project a climb at your limit and give you some tips and tricks to help you along your projecting journey!

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14 Jul 2021
CapeNature and Wesgro join forces for insightful Filming Webinar

CapeNature in collaboration with Wesgro, will host a webinar focused on the many CapeNature filming locations in the Western Cape.

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8 Jul 2021 by Joshua Le Roux
An Adventure at the Wolfberg Cracks

The Wolfberg Cracks, or how my friends and I call it - The March To The Arch.

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6 Jul 2021
Groenvlei Carp Project

The Invasive Fish Species Management Non Profit Company (IFSM) consists of a group of volunteers that approached CapeNature in 2018 to remove invasive carp from Groenvlei lake by means of fishing bows.

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1 Jul 2021
Forge your path on CapeNature trails

CapeNature is excited to be partnering with Forge. With Forge’s accurate and up-to-date digital trail maps, you can feel confident and reassured whilst out on trails across several CapeNature reserves.