Caramel Caracals

On Saturday I had a chance encounter with three lovely angels. Three wild; caramel coloured; woolly; orphaned caracal kittens of about 4-5 weeks old popped into my life. Their location will remain a secret, as this announcement will most likely not be popular with farmers.   The word caracal is derived from the Turkish words kara kulak, which means, “black ear”.The caracal is the largest African lesser cat and…

“the nets don’t choose”

A week into my two month Mozambique underwater photography internship program it became apparent to me that there were certain happenings I could not ignore, given my rather strong leaning towards ocean conservation. After six weeks my photography students and I eventually managed to arrange and attend a public meeting presided over by a fisheries representative, Fernando, and also a commander from Maritimo- Mr…

Turtle Tolls

On 1 June 2013 – an environmentalist campaigning for the protection of endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica was found dead in a suspected killing by smugglers. Jairo Mora was reportedly found face down with his hands tied on Moin beach, 170km (105 miles) east of the capital, San Jose.Vanessa Lizano, the owner of the turtle sanctuary where Mr Mora worked.

Rhino’s Poached

16 June 2013 : I feel emotional as I get ready to head out for a game drive at the local Garden Route Game Lodge near Mossel Bay. We have a wonderful evening planned in the reserve with red wine flowing and lots of friends but its a bittersweet feeling as my mind constantly wanders to the plight of these two friendly rhino. Named…