by Nick-Kapama | Aug 14, 2024 | Big 5, Birds, Buffalo Camp, conservation, Environment, fauna, Featured Articles, Leopard, ranger
Honey bees might be small, but their impact on our planet is monumental. As we celebrate World Honey Bee Day, it’s essential to recognize the vital roles these incredible insects play in maintaining the health of our ecosystems. From pollination to supporting wildlife...
by Nick-Kapama | Feb 28, 2020 | Birds, conservation, Environment, Featured Articles, Nature
Biodiversity Biodiversity is the variety of plant and animal life in our world or a particular habitat that is considered to be important and desirable All Earth’s species work together to survive and maintain their ecosystems. Much of the Earth’s biodiversity,...
by Nick-Kapama | Feb 24, 2020 | birding, Birds, conservation, Environment, Featured Articles, folklore, Nature, Wild encounters
Southern Red-billed Hornbill People, throughout Africa, believed many strange things regarding birds. The bakgatla people have a proverb that says “if you shave the great earth mother’s green hair, she will lose her feathered lice”. In other words, if you destroy...
by Nick-Kapama | Jun 13, 2019 | birding, Birds, Birds of prey, Game Drive, Nature, ranger, Wild encounters
Did you know, Kapama Private Game Reserve has over 350 species of birds? An absolute dream location for birding enthusiasts, or anyone that just loves the sights and sounds of nature. One bird that falls under this list is the Dark-chanting Goshawk. It is a medium...
by Nick-Kapama | May 26, 2019 | birding, Birds, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Nature, ranger, Wild encounters
The Roller family; Coraciidae, gets its name from the acrobatic aerial displays that these birds perform during courtship and territorial displays. In southern Africa there are five Roller species, and here at Kapama, in amongst our 350 bird species, we are lucky...
by Nick-Kapama | Jan 23, 2019 | birding, Birds, Environment, Featured Articles, Leopard, Wild encounters
It’s a great privilege for us to work and live in the bush with all the big and small miracles surrounding by on a daily basis. As someone who has worked in the bush for over eight years, I often find myself taking our beautiful surroundings for granted. That is...
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