Podcasts about capenature

Lester Kiewit spoke with Dr Andrew Turner of Cape Nature about the rediscovery of the elusive Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew and what it means for conservation in the Western Cape. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Tina Bohm and Mike Fabricius about the McGregor Vrolijkheid Conservancy which was recently launched. It’s the result of a community effort to get a significant portion of local land declared a conservation area and registered with Cape Nature as such. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Luke Folb from CapeNature about South Africa’s first slow hiking trail in the De Mond Reserve near Arniston. The 2 day trail has been designed for those who want to enjoy the experience of being immersed in the outdoors, without facing too strenuous a physical challenge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenny Threthowan from Baboon Matters gives her take on the recent meeting about baboon management in the Cape Peninsula, involving stakeholders such as SANParks and CapeNature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Clanwilliam cedar, that gave the Cedarberg its name, was once found in large groves across the region. But since 2013, this majestic and ancient tree has been listed as critically endangered. In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Jacklyn Farmer, an off-reserve conservation services officer at CapeNature, about programmes to increase its numbers in the area.

Die Kaapse Wynlande-distriksmunisipaliteit in die Wes-Kaap sê 73 brandbestryders is ontplooi om 'n brand in die berge bokant Waverly Hills tussen Ceres en Wolseley te blus. Die woordvoerder vir die brandweerdienste, Jo-Anne Otto, sê die brandweerspanne, saam met grondspanne van NCC, CapeNature en Henley Air het voor sononder Dinsdagaand daarin geslaag om die brand van strukture en gewasse weg te dryf en sodoende verlies aan eiendom en lewens te voorkom.

Die Kaapse Wynland Distriksmunisipaliteit sê goeie vordering word gemaak om die brand wat Dinsdag in die berge tussen Wolseley en Ceres uitgebreek het, in bedwang te bring. Die woordvoerder van die munisipaliteit se brandweer, Jo-Anne Otto, sê hulle is steeds besig om saam met grondspanne van CapeNature en twee helikopters die brand bokant Ou Tol aktief te bestry.

Die DA in die Wes-Kaap verwelkom die proaktiewe stappe van CapeNature om te verseker hulle biodiversiteit word beskerm. Stropery van vetplante en ander plante neem sedert 2018 geweldig toe, met die meeste van hierdie plante wat vir die Asiatiese mark bestem is. ʼn Woordvoerder van die DA, Andricus van der Westhuizen, sê net in die Vredendal-omgewing alleen is daar tans 48 sake voor die hof wat met stropery verband hou.

The City of Cape Town is this month meeting with residents and businesses in baboon-affected areas, to engage with communities about baboon management. The intention is to discuss more sustainable proposals. These meetings will include residents, businesses SANParks, CapeNature, and the City of Cape Town. The meetings will be online, and all residents, businesses, interest groups and affected parties are encouraged to attend. Meetings are scheduled for every affected community, and residents are encouraged to attend the meeting in their area, and any other meeting if they so wish.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Julia Wood The City of Cape Town says it has reintroduced for a trial period of 6 months the use of paintball markers as an aversion tool in areas on the Cape Peninsula that are adjacent to baboon troops' natural habitat. Use of the markers resumed last Friday with ongoing oversight by CapeNature and the Cape of Good Hope SPCA. The city adds that its guidelines for the management of a sustainable baboon population on the peninsula is being reviewed, under the guidance of the two organisations, and together with other stakeholders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Christina Hagen BirdLife South Africa says the attempt to re-establish an African Penguin colony on the south coast of the countrytook a big step forward this week with the release of 30 juvenile penguins at the De Hoop Nature Reserve.  It has partnered with CapeNature and SANCCOB in this bid to help save the endangered species. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Collectors are literally stealing our natural heritage out of the ground. We speak to Zanne Brink of CapeNature to better understand the scourge of plant poaching.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CapeNature's Petro van Rhyn says trap cages with bait have been set up along the Breede River to recapture crocodiles that escaped from a breeding farm outside Bonnievale. Van Rhyn speaking to Radio Islam on Thursday about the escape of the crocodiles through a wired fence on Wednesday morning.

Enjoy free access to many CapeNature reserves during Access Week from 16 - 22 September See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Transcript -- Silvertown introduces some of his latest projects, in particular how eco hydrology can improve the water supply to communities in the Cape of South Africa.

Transcript -- Silvertown introduces some of his latest projects, in particular how eco hydrology can improve the water supply to communities in the Cape of South Africa.

Silvertown introduces some of his latest projects, in particular how eco hydrology can improve the water supply to communities in the Cape of South Africa.

Silvertown introduces some of his latest projects, in particular how eco hydrology can improve the water supply to communities in the Cape of South Africa.