Another Sad Day
On Wednesday last week the NSRI of Plett we asked to assist in refloating a striped dolphin that had beached itself. The beach walkers that were on the scene tried several times but it just wouldn’t go back out to sea. After several attempts from the beach, the fellas decided to take the dolphin out […]
Self Destruct Plastics
Are now available in South Africa. The product is called d2w (degrade 2 water), which is an additive developed by Symphony Plastic Technologies in the Uk which causes plastic products such as carrier bags, refuse sacks, shrink wrap and bread bags to degrade totally in a predetermined period when these items would normally remain in […]
Your Ecological Footprint
Humanity needs what nature provides, but how do we know how much we’re using and how much we have to use? The Ecological Footprint has emerged as the world’s premier measure of humanity’s demand on nature. It measures how much land and water area a human population requires to produce the resource it consumes and […]
Did you know?
If you recycle it is not only good for the environment but also good for your pocket book. Right now the Bitou land fill site is overfull and can no longer accommodate our ever increasing amount of trash. Our trash will have to be transported to Knysna and then to Mossel Bay, at our cost! […]
Hermit Crabs
Hermit crabs adapt to there body’s by carrying a shell on there back and when they out grow them, the shells are discard. When the hermit crabs find a larger shell that they can fit into they fix their bodies into the shell and then carry around for protection. The hermit crabs’ habitat is around […]
Save Bantamsklip!
Bantamsklip is on the Overberg coast in the Western Cape, where a Nuclear Power Plant is planned to be built. The Coast of South Africa is a sensitive area due to its biodiversity. This area is an important area for the Southern Right Whales, Dolphins (Humpback, Bottlenose, and Common), Sharks, Seals and Penguins. The African […]
Conservation Corner: Dwarf Cushion Star
The Dwarf cushion star is a tiny, flattened, pentagonal, starfish with poorly developed arms. The dorsal surface is made up of tile-like plates, each with a cluster of tiny knob-like spines. They are uniformly khaki-green on the west coast of south Africa and variegated patterns of orange, brown, green and white on the Indian ocean […]
Hidden Gems
Peer into ocean and observe the life at a coral reef-what can you see? Several fish scattering and a plethora of coral? Look closer and you may see more animals than you would think! Camouflage is an important part of many animals’ lives, including the octopus, and is caused by cells called chromatophores. One octopus […]
Where is “Away,” after you throw thrash away?
We live in a disposable world. When you buy coffee, it’s served in a plastic cup; groceries are packed into plastic bags. Water bottles, bags of chips, you name it. What happens with this rubbish after it is thrown away? “Out of sight, out of mind?” Well it should be on your mind. Most trash […]