by Marion | May 25, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
Continuining our theme of education this year, at our June meeting Dr Lorinda Hart, who is the Birds & Agrochemicals PM at BirdLife South Africa (BLSA), gave us an in depth insights into this important project which is looking at the effect of pesticides,...
by Marion | May 25, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
At our May meeting we learnt more about the Eco-Schools project with Joanne Trinchero who is in charge of the programme at Beamont Primary. They are in their 17th year of running the programme. Eco Schools is the largest global sustainable schools programme and is...
by Marion | Mar 9, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
In April we were transported to Australia with Pieter van Oudtshoorn. Pieter’s perception of the country was a desert with bluegum trees and no mountains but he was persuaded by a friend to visit, and he was glad that he did. Accompanied by his wife and their...
by Marion | Mar 9, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
On 6 March 2025 at our monthly meeting, Bas introduced us to Donella Young, a dedicated zoologist and biologist who played an important part in the now disbanded Animal Demography Unit at UCT. She has been involved with the Coordinated Avifaunal Roadcounts (CARs),...
by Marion | Mar 9, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
Nestled between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea in the Indian Ocean, Yemen boasts one of nature’s best-kept secrets – Socotra Island, the largest in its archipelago, comprising around 95 percent of the land mass. The guardians of this enclave, numbering...
by Marion | Jan 11, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
Our first meeting of the New Year was our fun Quiz Night which this year was hosted by Marinda. We split into teams of four and Quizmaster Marinda decreed that this was not a test of how quickly you can look something up, so no phones or books allowed this year! She...
