Tracks of Giants team complete extreme cycling through hot rugged landscape. Wildlife sightings of elephant, cheetah, aardwolf etc are highlights as are discussions about land use and conservation with locals – which is what the Tracks of Giants is about.
Enviro News, ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERSChris Fallows well known shark cage diving operator challenges the popular belief that the great white shark population has grown in False Bay. He believes the shark population is seriously threatened by illegal fishing while the authorities do nothing.
Enviro News, ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERSProgress on a global cooperative solution to climate change has been held back by self-interest of Big Oil, Coal and Gas. Finally governments are realising that cutting the huge subsidies to these industries will benefit the climate and help balance the global economy.
Enviro News, ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERSThis research project made possible by Ocearch is doing exactly what many people have been calling for from the time of the first shark attack in False Bay. We would go further and suggest that inshore tagging of sharks be done to allow the possibility of tagging a shark that is a frequent visitor to the coastline of False Bay.
Enviro News, ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERSSharks tick many boxes under the heading of scary animals. The key is to move from fear to fascination and understanding so that we can learn to manage the risks.
Enviro News, ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERSAmongst the ‘residents’ presently in the centre is a beautiful honey badger named Willow, an orphan from Bredasdorp who has been bottle fed and hand reared for the past 5 months, having arrived at the centre as a handful - literally speaking!
Enviro News, ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS