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A total of 66 young Nile crocodiles have been recaptured or euthanised in an ongoing operation in Bonnievale. An unknown number of crocodiles, ranging in size from 1.2m to 1.5m, escaped from a farm and made their way to the Breede River, which passes in the vicinity. The animals escaped via a hole ...

Ten thousand hectares of land, stretching across seven critical mountain water catchment areas in the Western Cape and the Atlantis Aquifer, has been cleared of invasive alien plants. Anton Bredell, the minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs, says the work that has been done to date, ...

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape has concluded valuations of three wetlands in the catchment area of the Theewaterskloof Dam and is currently working in the Kluitjieskraal wetlands, clearing invasive alien plants and restoring the ecosystem in ...

CapeNature has reopened the iconic Whale Trail hike in the De Hoop Nature Reserve. The trail is considered to be one of the most meaningful ways to experience whale watching in the Western Cape. Anton Bredell, the minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs says the trail was closed to ...