Tag Archives: Wildlife

Kimberley 11/01/2018: An expert overview of the current situation with the Flamingos and Kamfers Dam by Mark D. Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, BirdLife South Africa Many people will know that Lesser Flamingos bred, during four consecutive years (about a decade ...

By Brian Culver • Kamfers Dam Kimberley, 9 Jan 2018  Some of the scenes at Kamfersdam yesterday 9 January 2018. Thousands of locally hatched chicks are in danger of perishing due to the local authorities and mines ignoring the pleas ...

Beware of Cows near the c/o Green Street and Diebel Street.  From Charlotte Kaplan‎ via FB “Beeste het so pas voor ons ingehardloop in Greenstraat. Wees op die uitkyk vir hulle”    

THE CARCASS of a second white rhino was found on the same farm outside Kimberley where the decomposing remains of a young female rhino were discovered on Friday. Second dead rhino found in NC MURRAY SWART STAFF REPORTER DFA Apr ...

MILLIONS of litres of foul-smelling raw sewage are flowing into the veld near Platfontein every day as the Gogga Pump Station, which pumps around 10 megalitres of sewage a day from Galeshewe, is currently non-operational. – The DFA Sewage river ...

The Northern Cape has fifty five different species of snakes. Twenty species are non venomous, while twelve can inflict rather painful bites.  Seven species are considered potentially deadly. Want to know more about South African Snakes and Reptiles. Johan Marais has a ...

NEVER try to identify a snake primarily by it’s colour. There can be MAJOR colour variations within the same species of snake some of which can be very similar to other species. Cape Cobra or Mole Snake? Colour and size wise ...

Naja Nivea: (Cape Cobra, Yellow Cobra, Geelslang, Koperkapel, Bruinkapel). This is the most common poisonous snake found in Kimberley. The Cape Cobra is a highly venomous moderate sized snake. It can be nervous and aggressive but won’t attack unless cornered ...