It is a wonderful thing when the generosity and love for our earth and our children travels across the globe and touches us here at home. Last week the ORCA Foundation experienced the love and caring from two schools on the other side of the world. A young inspired volunteer and an excited grade 6 boy travelled back home to Spain and the Isle of Man respectively and shared their experiences from the Siyakhula Pre-school in Qolweni. As a result the local primary school, SEK Alboran in Spain and the school in the Isle of Man, decided to get involved. They raised money through bake sales, pyjama days and races and chose to send the money raised to Siyakhula to help pay for much needed building improvements such as fixing the roof at the school. The kids and teachers are touched by this gesture more than we can describe and we want to thank these kind and generous people from the bottom of our hearts. The ORCA Team
ORCA TIMES- Quarterly report: January - March 2019
RESEARCH & MONITORING Bumper breeding season for Robberg seals? Between January-March volunteers assisted biologists with six boat-based counts of Cape fur seals that haul out on Robberg Peninsula. Apart from routine counts of adult seals, which have levelled off since 2012 despite seasonal fluctuations in their numbers, our biologists were surprised by the large increase […] Continue Reading...
EDUCATION- Overview!
Education- Siyakula Pre-School Education Once a week, volunteers visit young children at the local crèche to give a lesson on basic English words based on the theme of the week. All teaching is done in English (translated by the teachers into their mother tongue of isiXhosa) so that kids can learn a second language. It […] Continue Reading...
CONSERVATION Overview!
Conservation- Beach Clean-Ups We regularly hike along Plettenberg Bay’s beaches to remove marine debris. Unfortunately we live in a world where people still expose of their rubbish from vessels, in rivers or on beaches. This often causes deadly entanglement in marine animals. Tiny plastic particles (micro-plastics) are also known to end up in the ocean […] Continue Reading...
RESEARCH- Overview!
RESEARCH Overview The ORCA Foundation offers a unique learning experience for volunteers who are passionate about the marine environment. It will allow you to make valuable contributions to increased knowledge, awareness and conservation efforts while supporting applied marine research. As part of our comprehensive volunteer programme, you will regularly receive the opportunity to assist our […] Continue Reading...
The origins of marine mammals
The origins of marine mammals Although all marine mammals evolved from land mammals, it may surprise some that each group of marine mammals has its own unique ancestry. There are three groups of marine mammals: the cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), the pinnipeds (fur seals, sea lions, walruses and seals) and the sirenians (dugongs and […] Continue Reading...
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
No comments yet.