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About Arum Lilies and Frogs

Selling illegally harvested Arum Lilies at traffic lights is a worrying trend with regard to indigenous plants, but is not a threat to the Arum Lily Frog or the Micro Frog.

 
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Seasonal increase in White Sharks off Beaches

A Great White Shark was sighted at Fish Hoek Beach on 24 August 2010 - in keeping with the trend for an increased incidence of inshore sightings during summer. The City of Cape Town warns beach users to familiarize themselves with new shark safety measures and warning procedures.

 
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Submersible for White Shark Research in False Bay

Great white shark research in False Bay is diving to a new level this month as a scientific research vessel, the M.Y Save Our Seas, arrives to assist scientist Alison Kock with her work on great whites at Seal Island.

 
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`Wild Gifts’ by Dr. Ian McCallum

Award winning author of `Ecological Intelligence' and the anthology of poems `Wild Gifts', McCallum is the Writer/Poet for the ‘Untamed’ exhibition 2010, a year long exhibition at Kirstenbosch Gardens which explores the lost balance between humankind and nature.

 
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High veld fire risk in South Peninsula.

Wake-up call for high risk fire season came early as two fires in the Silvermine Mountains brake rainy season truce. Glencairn struggles to get authorities to take fire risk seriously and clear alien vegetation fire hazard.

 
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Puffer marathon runner does it for our Toads.

Karoline completed The Puffer in a winning time and raised an amazing R22 000 for Leopard Toad conservation.

 
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