Our talk in May should be of interest to all who live on the Cape Whale Coast. It examines the serious social, political and economic issues around abalone. Dr Serge Raemaekers will be our speaker on Tuesday 19 May at 17h30 at the Green House. His topic is Economic and Social Consequences of Abalone Poaching.
Rhinos Are Real – And Little Ones Are Really Cute
“Rhinos are just big babies. They are afraid of everything – they even cry like babies. But what stands out about rhinos is the very strong bond between a rhino cow and her calf.” This is the way Dr William Fowlds, wildlife vet, described rhinos in a recent talk to members and guests of Whale Coast Conservation. In his work …
WCC & Rivendell Estate Rhino Conservation MOU
WHALE COAST CONSERVATION AND RIVENDELL ESTATE JOIN HANDS FOR RHINO CONSERVATION Spring arrived this first weekend of September with the Botriviera Spring Weekend at Rivendell Estate. The ‘pink’ theme included the Rivendell Rosé and the pink flowers decorating ‘Wetsi’ the wire replica of a rhino orphan. As part of the festivities Whale Coast Conservation and Rivendell Estate joined hands in …
It’s ourselves, not the planet, we need to save
We heard rumours yesterday that another 7 rhinos were poached in the Kruger National Park over the weekend. We all feel outraged, and so we should. These rhinos are our national treasure which we conserved when all other countries where rhinos occurred in the past killed all theirs. We try to educate our children that we need to conserve our …