From Butterflies to a Home for the Unwanted
Heritage Article | Exotic Animal World, Klapmuts, Western Cape Butterfly World opened on Route 44 near Klapmuts in November 1996, as the largest free-flying butterfly park in Southern Africa. It…
Category: Environment
Meet South Africa’s Caracal Killer!
The Silent War on South Africa’s Farms: How the Caracal is Pushing Small Stock Farmers to the Brink A professional trapper’s frontline account sheds light on one of agriculture’s most…
Caged, Culled or Coexisted With? Inside the Western Cape’s Baboon Crisis
By Driko Maritz | September 2026 They raid kitchens in Simon’s Town. They terrify tourists in Kommetjie. They have made international headlines from Reuters to CNN. And now, Cape Town’s…
THE BIG CAT BATTLE
FOUR PAWS, captive lion breeding and the uncomfortable gap between campaigning and evidence INVESTIGATIVE FEATURE South Africa’s captive big-cat industry is one of the country’s most controversial wildlife stories. It…