I was out trying to find a reported squished tortoise when I came across exhibit A in a dangerous position, obviously having left the nest, after consulting the Nat Con people I dropped it out of harms way into the reserve where it did a spectacular face plant, flight not yet being its strong suit....
Water quality at Zeekoevlei fluctuates continually with various environmental factors. While a general trend towards cleaner conditions over the past few years has been noticed, this year is likely to be an exception. Our first post draw-down water quality tests results have been received and although the water quality has improved considerably since draw down...
What they are and how to minimise their ‘impact’ on you Spring has arrived, with summer on its way, and with these seasons comes the arrival of swarms of midges (or commonly known as ‘miggies’) in and around Zeekoevlei. Following on from complaints by residents about the ”plagues of miggies” experienced in previous years, and...
VB ACTION UP DATE (3) 26 September 2011 ‘This is the first time I’ve been able to walk from Otters Creek to Peninsular Road in years’ exclaimed one happy resident, as she set off along ‘Vlei Walk’ from ‘Victoria Junction’, via ‘Fisherman’s Rest’! Today we’ve opened the path from ‘Fisherman’s Rest’ to ‘Vlei View’ and...
Imagine you’re a frog trying to cross Peninsula road…. Play the game below and see how you do. Chance are you’ll end up at the RoadKill cafe! Please don’t speed on Peninsula – and please tell your friends!
Due to the False Bay Ecology Park funding crises, volunteers are urgently needed to join the team to protect and uplift Van Blomenstein Park. Please note, this will not detract from the current work some community members and FOZR are doing to get the city to make budget available, it shows our willingness to support...
Representatives of the Zeekoevlei Civic Association, the Friends of Rondevlei and Zeekoevlei and Bottom Road Sanctuary met with Nature Conservation and City officials yesterday, 7 September 2011. Our local councillor, Shaun August, was instrumental in setting up the meeting. As this was our first meeting with our new councillor, we took the opportunity to find...
In August 2007 the Skills Development Programme was launched at False Bay Ecology Park. Its aim was to take members from the local community and teach them the necessary skills that would make them more employable after their two year period. Over the last four years it has produced a number of promising candidates, one...
With the much welcome rain last night, toads and frogs were out in their numbers in Zeekoevlei. Arum lily frogs, clicking stream frogs, platannas, sand toad/frogs (not sure which) and of course western leopard toads were on the roads – and some got across safely while others didn’t. There were lots of wlt toadlets making...
People who I take to visit Strandfontein always have the same reaction when I show them the ‘Hyacinth Pans’: wide eyes with the question, ‘How are you going to clear it?’ to which I answer ‘ there are plans, but no money or people to execute it.’ I did, however, have one exception to this,...
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