Elands of Ezemvelo Nature Reserve by Rulene Nel

The eland is the largest of the 72 species of antelope that occupy Southern Africa’s vast habitats. There are different types of eland, but on the Ezemvelo Nature Reserve we have the common Cape eland. The other different subspecies of eland are distributed all over...

Butterflies of Ezemvelo by Marion Gohier

“Nature’s message was always there and for us to see. It was written on the wings of butterflies.” – Kjell B. Sandved When we talk about animals, we do not refer only to mammals and birds. Much smaller creatures also belong to the animal kingdom, such as insects....

Flowers of Ezemvelo by Marion Gohier

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them” – Henri Matisse Animals should not be the only thing that springs to mind when someone mentions South Africa’s biodiversity. Plants are also very important and define South Africa’s habitats and biomes. And...