Blessings from abroad
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 […]
Big 5 or Big 6?
Nairobi, Kenya – Kenya is famous for sightings of the “Big Five” safari animals: lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes and the thick-skinned rhino. Next month, that could become the “Big Six”, thanks to a new marine enclosure that will allow holidaymakers to snorkel with live whale sharks. Organisers of the Indian Ocean sea park say the […]
Oldest known bird in the world has hatched a chick
The oldest known wild bird in the United States has hatched a chick — for the sixth year in a row. The Laysan albatross named Wisdom, thought to be at least 62 years old, hatched a healthy-looking chick on Sunday (Feb. 3), according to a statement from the U.S. Department of the Interior. Wisdom and […]
Win Win Swop Shop
The ‘Win Win Swop Shop’ is a great initiative that was started last year by the Qolweni Community Conservancy. They have a program where residents who collect trash in the form of plastic, paper, tin and glass; can bring these items in and exchange them for credit. The items are weighed and credit is given […]
ORCA Foundation Year End Summary
The foundation was active with many activities this year and had a very successful year to date. A quick glance reveals the following summary of our year to date. Project YTD Turtles released 1 Animals rescued 12 Kg Trash collected 62.3 SASS evaluations 14 Trees Planted 279 Trees germinated 93 Fin profile photo database […]
Overexploitation
Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns. Sustained overexploitation can lead to the destruction of the resource. The term applies to natural resources such as: wild medicinal plants, grazing pastures, game animals, fish stocks, forests, and water aquifers. In ecology, overexploitation describes one of the five main activities threatening global biodiversity. Ecologists use the term to describe populations that […]
Animal Strandings
If you are on the beach and see an animal for instance a turtle, seal or penguin please leave them alone as these animals do come onto land. The only time people should get involved with these animals is when they are sick, injured or unable to fend for themselves. In this situation, you should […]
Control of Predators
Lethal control has been used for centuries. Today alleged livestock losses to predators, especially jackal and caracal, is worse now than ever before. In other places predators have become extinct and the natural biodiversity of smaller mammal species decimated by lethal controls. Hunting operations profiteer off the extermination of predators and a vicious cycle continues […]
‘Go Green’
There are many ways to protect and conserve the environment that we live in. South Africa is a beautiful country and it is everybody’s responsibility to keep it that way. Let’s use litter as an example. Did you know that a plastic drinks bottle takes about 450 years to decompose? And that rubber soles from […]