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Canisters and bottles collected for the study at a remote stretch of beach in De Hoop Nature Reserve. (Peter Ryan)
ARTICLE

New study finds brightly coloured plastics may contribute more to microplastic pollution

Red, blue and green plastics degrade to form microplastics quicker than those that aren’t as bright

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
African penguins. File photo
AFRICAN PENGUINS

Killing spree: Honey badger wipes out 11 endangered penguins at Cape reserve

Making the discovery was awful, said seabird conservationist at pioneering colony

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
A group of African penguins are seen during a rehabilitation session in Cape Town, South Africa on March 22, 2022. African penguins, whose populations have fallen sharply in the last century, may become extinct in the next few decades, experts say. File photo by Murat Ozgur Guvendik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
AFRICAN PENGUINS

Pioneering project to help save African penguins takes off, bringing renewed hope for the endangered species

So far, 148 juvenile African penguins have been released at De Hoop Nature Reserve in a bid to establish a new breeding colony

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

Covid-19 effects undermine nature conservation efforts

Wildlife rangers are out of work and reduced patrols abet poaching

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Riversands is a successful PPP that has created more than 1 000 permanent and 2 000 temporary jobs. (Photos: brightliquidlight & Supplied)
DE HOOP NATURE RESERVE

The success of the public-private partnership

The model has the potential to create significant change in a country in dire need of just that

  • Tamsin Oxford
6 min read