Prior to the meeting on 31 July, and in response to residents saying there was no place to discuss the information they had heard at the first community engagement session on 9 June, the BBC published an informal...
Lisa Nupen of SANCCOB and Faroeshka Rodgers of CapeNature presented information regarding the status of the African Penguin at Stony Point, the increase in predation by caracal and the planned predator-mitigation fence. This second engagement session was well...
Thanks so much to those BBC members who attended our fifth AGM, or who sent their proxy votes. Together we reached the required quorum for the AGM. We reported back on BBC activities, events, conservation issues and networking over the past year. The financial report...
Last weekend I watched ‘March of the Penguins’ – a 2005 French documentary that portrays the incredible but harsh reality of the regal Emperor Penguin in Antarctica. To view a short trailer, you can use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RSxrusVknE Having...
Ten of the 23 organisations that attended the Eco Indaba in March 2026 were represented at the inaugural meeting. Various reasons were given why more didn’t attend, such as ‘not enough time before the invite was sent out’ and possible public march disruption on the...
Since the start of 2026, the Kogelberg Biosphere Wildlife Rescue and Training Centre has recorded 25 roadkill incidents in the Kogelberg Biosphere on roads including the R44 and R43. These incidents include: 4 porcupines 3 grysboks 3 spotted eagle owls 3 caracals 2...
Megan Mayhew Bergman Fri 10 Jul 2026 12.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/10/ecological-grief?CMP As so much of the world is changing and habitat, ecosystems, areas as we knew and loved, and species are transformed and lost – we may not...
Ode to the Starry Night My Neighbour’s ☠☣⚠‼ Light Starry, starry wonderful starry night Oh how beautiful, how bright Wait, oh wait, oh dear wait It’s my neighbour’s ☠☣⚠‼ light That has blinded my night sight How I wish upon star That...
I missed the 9 June Community Engagement due to illness, but on 9 July I heard a shortened form of the SANCCOB and CapeNature presentations at the Protected Area Advisory Committee (PAAC) for Stony Point Nature Reserve and MPA. Here are some of the points and my...
Thanks to Keith Hamilton for his fascinating talk on winter birding, presented with his beautiful bird photographs. Contrary to what you may think, Keith pointed out that winter is a good time for birding as the fynbos is in flower and the proteas, ericas and aloes...