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Exotic Sambar deer on Table Mountain: Do the research first, shoot later

South Africa

Exotic Sambar deer on Table Mountain: Do the research first, shoot later

By Nicoli Nattrass

‘Clearing Table Mountain one alien plant at a time’ — dedicated teams root out invasive flora

South Africa

‘Clearing Table Mountain one alien plant at a time’ — dedicated teams root out invasive flora

By Don Pinnock

A conservation champion’s journey from teacher to baker to beermaker to ‘ecoboer’

South Africa

A conservation champion’s journey from teacher to baker to beermaker to ‘ecoboer’

By Tony Carnie

Eastern Cape project conserves critically endangered Cape parrot and empowers communities

South Africa

Eastern Cape project conserves critically endangered Cape parrot and empowers communities

By Onke Ngcuka

Aliens & Antiquity: Close Encounters of the Thirst Kind

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Aliens & Antiquity: Close Encounters of the Thirst Kind

By Tony Jackman

Why the fire on Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain was particularly devastating

South Africa

Why the fire on Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain was particularly devastating

By Alanna Rebelo and Karen Joan Esler