A good while ago we sent young Shaun up with Jeremy Bolton from BushCam Safaris to set up a bunch of new (better) camera traps in the hope of catching footage of these elusive leopards in the Baviaanskloof valley. They have been sitting there for over a month and we retrieved the footage last week when we, Read More
Last week we went up to the Baviaanskloof to continue building the story about leopards, but this time I was less focused on these wild cats and the predator conflict with the domesticated animals we eat, and wanted to hear more about the farmers’ side of the story – after all, there are always, Read More
It’s not easy being an artist – especially in this country – but just imagine how dim our world would be without them… I consider what I do as a part of the creative world, but my sister is slap-bang in the middle of it. We all know a struggling artist somewhere; those normally struggling passionate, Read More
We found this interesting succulent specimen in the Baviaanskloof last week and it’s something I’ve never seen before. Does anyone know what this is? Any information is welcome!
This is something I remember making when I was a Cub (believe it or not, I was once one). The way we did it back then was first to make a fire with just three matches – no wonder I only ever got a badge for perfect attendance! Making Stick Breads is a fun,, Read More
Here’s an update for you about Half-tail, the leopard that was shot and killed by a farmer in the Koo Valley. He was a vitally important research leopard that was reported missing a couple of weeks ago and we had suspected that he had been killed. A couple of days later we received confirmation, Read More
We’re finding that leopards are really elusive to try and track down and with good reason because they wouldn’t have survived in this drastically changing landscape if they weren’t, so we’re quickly realizing that the only way we are going to get them on film is through the use of camera traps. We’re still, Read More
We’ve all done it: opened our cooler boxes a couple of days into a camping trip, only to be greeted by vegetables with scary growths and distorted faces. That’s why I love this recipe – it takes a really long time for a cabbage to grow a face. Unfortunately, cabbage has a bad reputation, Read More
Sitting down on Anne Hirsch’s couch to talk about The Ultimate Braai Master…I think that she has a crush on me, I don’t know that my wife would be so pleased about so many hugs.
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