An overview of HPAI cased in seabirds during 2023.

CapeNature has compiled State of Biodiversity reports every five years since 2002, and this is the fifth report. Building on the 2017 CapeNature State of Biodiversity Report, the last report published in the series, the 2023 Western Cape State of Biodiversity Report (2023 WC SOBR) covers the period from April 2017 to March 2023.

A guide to the biological control of alien invasive Hakea species is a manual that allows you to identify the various Hakea species which are declared weeds in South Africa, identify all the biological control agents that are available for use, and how and when to implement these agents. 

Adaptive governance and network governance theory provide a useful conceptual framework to guide the conservation of threatened species in complex multi-actor, multi-jurisdictional social ecological systems.

African Journal of Wildlife Research Vol. 47, No. 2. Novellie, P., Birss, C., Cowell, C., Kerley, G.I.H., Peinke, D., Pfab, M., Sellier, J. and Zimmerman, D. 2017

African penguins breed on only 25 islands and at 3 mainland sites between Algoa Bay in South Africa and central Namibia and nowhere else in the world. It is the only penguin that breeds in Africa. Read this and many more fascinating facts about the African penguin in this booklet.

'n Handige inligtingstuk vir alle boere wat wil weet wanneer omgewingsmagtiging benodig word. Gerieflikheidshalwe is daar ook 'n lys van kontakpersone en hulle besonderhede ingesluit.

Listen to these informative radio clips about biodiversity as an essential service providing food, water and air. 

The Chronicles of the Coast Webinar Series took place as a celebration of Marine Protected Areas Day and included four videos about coastal conservation.

This study reports the first known record of breeding of the Critically Endangered Twee River redfin ‘Pseudobarbus’ erubescens in an artificial impoundment.

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. Jordaan, M.S., Van der Walt, J.A., Brink, Z., Erasmus, S. and Weyl O.L.F. 2017.

With a reach across 41 countries, including 16 African countries, and over 1000 registered delegates, CapeNature is proud to have collaborated with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife to co-host this annual event which sees top scientists and conservation practitioners sharing ideas and lessons for the co-creation of solutions to contemporary conservation issues in Africa.

A presentation presented by the Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team on the 18th of March 2024 outlining the Implementation, Transitioning Preparations, Timeframes and Way Forward in terms of the Peninsula's Baboon Strategic Management Plan.