A Fox By Any Other Name     Not a foxy fox, indeed! Maybe not foxy but bat-eared foxes – Otocyon megalotis – are definitely elusive in the wild. If you are ever called upon to photograph bat-eared foxes in their natural habitat, I wish you and your camera all the cunning you – and […]

Glomalin. Nature At Its Best     It’s all in the glue. All of creation is a symbiosis. Yes, all of us too.   You need the Creator to create the seed, You need the earth to grow the seed, You need the farmer to plant the seed, You need the rain to water the […]

Give a Dog a Bad Name     Blind! No, the opposite Why it’s called a tomb bat, I cannot imagine, other than, it was first discovered by the modern world in 1818 in a tomb in Mauritius and subsequently documented as such. Bats have a bad name and more’s the pity, as they do […]

Wildlife Capture School Is Back     It’s February, Folks. And that means, extreme capture course time. I was inspired this year to do an article about, or should I rather say, give a nod to this very popular happening, namely the Wildlife Capture School, which is an annual summer wildlife event in Southern Africa. […]

The Single Cell Miracle     Diatomaceous Earth vs Poison Your game needs food grade Diatomaceous Earth if you are serious about the environment and your animals. Gold comes in many forms, although sometimes we can’t recognize it for what it is. Such a something would be Diatomaceous Earth. People often ask me, ‘diatom… what […]

  Trekking Through The Bush     Seventeen Images for 2017. You can’t keep a good site down…WE’RE BACK!  Wish yourself whatever you need for 2017 and have a happy year. A hot expedition brought some cool images. Maribou storks congregate wherever the food is good, cheap and plentiful like your local greasy spoon and […]

Bigger Better or Not?     Huge differences but family Visitors to the Lowveld bushveld are often enchanted to meet one of our most endearing residents, the lesser bushbaby (Galago moholi). What’s not to love? This adorable little bundle of fur, with huge ears and enormous eyes, is easily enticed out of the shadows with […]

Yes, There is Also a Lesser Kudu     The majestic greater kudu The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), a graceful woodland antelope found all over eastern and southern Africa, is one of the most majestic animals to share our particular patch of bush. The other species commonly known as kudu– the lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) […]

An Elephant Called Dignity     Does the colour make a difference? I was recently asked what had happened to my art work. Yes, I am still painting, although I am involved in a new endeavor that we will reveal soon, involving watercolour art. I am forced to use this medium for my new project, […]

Africa Ever the Proverb     A proverb a day for November No magazine would be worth its salt without a proverb. We all know proverbs, those simple and solid sayings that express the basic truths of common sense. When these truisms are explaining a basic rule of conduct, they are known as maxims. The […]

The Desert City of Timbuktu     The well that founded a desert city. We are going from here to Timbuktu, used to mean “from here to nowhere”. Ever heard of Timbuktu? The real one that is, home to the Timbuktu university, which is today a world heritage site. Go figure. Well now, here comes […]

Sable Sanctuary     That which is not perfect, must be fixed. With wildlife, it’s a case of – when the vet’s near, things go well. The rest you know. In our case, we have a group of prize sable in a holding camp, waiting to be released into the reserve as soon as they […]