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Mesembryanthemum alatum by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick

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Category: Macro Photography

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Cape Aflame - Cape Town's Dance with Fire!

Category: Conservation

The March 2015 fires will forever remain scorched into the memory of all Capetonian's. As the last remaining pine...

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Africas Rangers at the Frontline of Conservation

Category: Conservation

During the last week, the Department of Environmental Affairs, has listed the latest ever-growing rhino poaching statistics for 2015....

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African Rangers Ensure The Integrity Of The Continent’s Protected Areas.

Category: Conservation

The African ranger’s job is often undertaken without recognition. They have to work in remote wilderness areas under arduous...

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15 of the Best Western Cape Photodestinations

Category: Photography

With the global wonder of Table Mountain as its...

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Chobe River Birding

Category: Birding

When travellers mention the Chobe River in Botswana an...

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The Chobe, one of Africa's premier wildlife photographic destinations

Category: Travel Writing

Lying on the border between Namibia and Botswana, the...

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Western Cape Birding - Kogelberg Biosphere

Category: Western Cape Birding

If the Cape Floristic Kingdom can be related to...

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Northern Cape Birding - Namaqua Coastline

Category: Northern Cape Birding

It was a relief to turn off the N7...

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Western Cape Birding - Bontebok National Park

Category: Western Cape Birding

A light mist rose above the chilly waters of...

FEATURED Photographic Destinations

Arniston Caves

Category: Overberg

Arniston is locally known as Waenhuiskrans and lies 25km's southeast of Bredasdorp. The caves are accessed through the CapeNature...

Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve

Category: Wild Coast

With a mixture of coastal forest, coastal grasslands, numerous estuaries and a rugged coastline, Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve creates the...

Kei Mouth & Morgan’s Bay

Category: Wild Coast

Kei Mouth and Morgan’s Bay lie within the very aptly named Wild Coast and both are extremely picturesque offering...

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Rooiels

Excellent Wildlife Photographic Opportunities at Zimanga

Sundays River Estuary

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Simonstown - Longbeach

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Ten Tips For Photographing in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park

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Mating Dance of the Pied Avocet

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Conservation Photography Showcase

Dwesa marine protected area by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick.

Marine Parks Photographic Survey of South African Marine Protected Areas

South Africa has a network of 21 marine protected areas (MPAs) around our coastline. Collectively they protect a wide range of marine habitat types and biodiversity. ...

African penguins by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick.

South African Seabirds & the Guano Islands

The guano islands off South Africa are situated along the western and southern coastlines. The islands provide important breeding and nesting sites for many threatened seabirds.

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Conservation Photography - Changing the world one photograph at a time

Photographs have the power to change the world by altering the perceptions and understanding of the viewer. Conservation photography can bridge language barriers, be easily understood and can create...

Blue crane and sheep by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick

Biodiversity and Agriculture of the Overberg

The Overberg region of the Western Cape in South Africa is one of the countries important agricultural areas and during spring and summer, is covered in vast green swathes...

Southern right whale by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick

De Hoop Nature Reserve & Marine Protected Area

The De Hoop Nature Reserve and Marine Protected Area is without a doubt, one of the flagship reserves of the Cape Floral Kingdom and the Fynbos. Its habitats cover...

Orange winged pytilia by wildlife and conservation photographer Peter Chadwick.

Birding Mozambique

Birdlife South Africa, with funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, initiated a project in southern Africa with a focus on Mozambique to develop the area as a birding...

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African Penguins As The Sentinels To The State Of Our Oceans

Close your eyes and imagine a soccer stadium densely packed to capacity with rows upon rows of fans and the eruption of noise, just as a goal by the...

Our Incredible Birdlife

Through the years, my focus of attention has always been drawn to the incredible diversity of birds and I never cease to be amazed by their variety and interesting...