
Negotiating Wildness: Cape Town’s Chacma Baboons and the Art of Urban Coexistence
In Cape Town, clever wild baboons roam both the mountains and city streets, often causing trouble by raiding homes and gardens. To live peacefully wit...
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In Cape Town, clever wild baboons roam both the mountains and city streets, often causing trouble by raiding homes and gardens. To live peacefully wit...

Cape Town’s nomow initiative lets certain parks and roadside spaces grow wild from July to November, allowing native wildflowers to bloom and pollinat...

The Southfield Canal in Cape Town is a crucial waterway that protects neighborhoods from flooding and supports local nature. After heavy storms in 202...

Cape Town’s beautiful green spaces hide a dangerous secret: many of its exotic plants like palms, pines, and cypresses catch fire easily and help wild...

In the Western Cape, a new outbreak of avian influenza is hitting both farm birds and wild birds hard, causing many deaths and forcing farmers to cull...

Cape Town’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), like the Helderberg MPA, are special places where the ocean and coast are carefully cared for to protect pl...

South Africa’s rangers are brave protectors of nature, fighting against dangerous poachers who threaten wildlife. They use modern tools like drones an...

Cape Town’s women rangers are brave protectors of nature, working hard to keep the city’s wild places safe and alive. They patrol parks, fight fires, ...

The Pamela Isdell Seabird Nursery in Cape Town is a special place that saves and cares for endangered African penguin chicks. It can now help twice as...

Cape Town is using digital meetings to bring its people together and talk openly about big city challenges like rapid growth and protecting nature. Th...

Every spring, Namaqualand in South Africa turns into a magical wildflower wonderland. Millions of colorful flowers, especially bright orange Namaqua d...

The Cape near Cape Town hides magical caves full of ancient stories and wild beauty. From the easy twists of Boomslang Cave to the deep, dark mystery ...