Freshwater systems are of great benefit and necessity to a diversity of animals, and are of utmost importance when it comes to a functioning ecosystem. On the Ezemvelo Nature Reserve these magnificent water bodies accommodate a variety of curious creatures; whether it...
Ostriches are the largest bird in the world, but despite their stature they still need to fight hard to protect their chicks against predators. Here is the story of the ostriches in Ezemvelo Nature Reserve in Gauteng. Around November last year, I was very happy to...
In conservation, camera traps are used for biodiversity surveys as well as to identify individuals. Scientists commonly use this method for identifying and estimating populations of nocturnal species and predators. Camera traps aren’t only about putting a camera in...
“It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.” – Aesop Among all of the aesthetically pleasing aspects of nature is a facet of gracious beauty – birds. There are over 850 species of birds in South Africa, and more than 240 of these species occur in the Ezemvelo...
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...
