by Zander Liebenberg | May 9, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
(Image Courtesy of Andy Murch) Derivation of scientific name In 1856, Bonaparte described the African Black Oystercatcher as a species for the first time. He named the species ‘moquini’ after Horace Benedict Alfred Moquin Tandon. The genus name, Haematopus,...
by Zander Liebenberg | Apr 12, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Origin and Distribution Pompom weed has a wide natural distribution that extends from Argentina in South America to Costa Rica and Honduras in Central America and Mexico. How or when the plant was introduced into South Africa remains unknown. The earliest record in...
by Zander Liebenberg | Apr 11, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
The most common definition of rehabilitation is “the process of returning the land in a given area to some degree of its former state, after some process (mining, natural disasters, etc.) has resulted in its damage.” However, it is important when conducting the...
by Zander Liebenberg | Apr 11, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
GENERAL: The secretarybird or secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Saharan region. Although a member of the order...
by Zander Liebenberg | Apr 11, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
South Africa is home to some of the most beautiful rivers on the African continent. These rivers form an important part of the country’s ecosystem. Most of the farms and industries depend on rivers as a source of water for irrigation and industrial processes. The...
by Zander Liebenberg | Apr 11, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Africa – One of the continents with the most abundant wildlife, mineral resources and majestic scenery on the planet. It is a pity that it is also one of the continents where most of the governments are corrupt and natural resources are mismanaged and given away to...
