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A Canadian in the Valley!
Ninety percent of my time was spent working with white-fronted plovers during my internship with the Nature’s Valley Trust. You might think things could get monotonous after 5 months on the same...
Reflections from one of our first Canadians
You never really know what you’re getting yourself into when you sign up to do something that you found online. There’s always some level of uncertainty, some hesitancy. Is this thing legit?...
Worth the risk
I took a huge chance going to South Africa, but sitting here three months later, back at home in England, I believe it was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
My interest in birds started...
My Time with NVT
Three flights and two time zone changes later, I arrived in probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever been - Nature’s Valley. The drive from George had already given me several lifers in...
An interns farewell
My six-month South African adventure has come to an end. I travelled to Plettenberg Bay to learn how to survey and monitor shorebirds but I never expected to also experience such a variety of...
Highs and lows of the shorebird field season
The NVT Shorebird Research Team recently finished a great 6 months field season working on White-fronted Plovers. With a total of 83 nests, over 1500 kilometers hiked, plus 500 hours of...
Boats, Birds and Bellyaches
At 5 we woke, down on the beach for 6, ready for action. The boat we were to spend our day on, researching wildlife abundance and ocean conditions, was ready waiting for us on the sand. Framed...
Swim with seals with offshore Adventures
The opportunities to snorkel around the world are endless, but the opportunity to snorkel with seals? Now that’s hard to come by. Last week Craig, Twan and I were lucky enough to have this...
Reflections from an Ornithologist
It’s been a couple of weeks now that I left the beautiful Valley, and it took me really this long to digest all the great experiences and impressions I gathered during my two weeks of voluntary...
Our first Aussie!
An Aussie Princess Arrives in the Valley
It’s been a couple of weeks since I arrived in the Valley and wow, I have been exposed to a lot of new things! Let me tell you a bit about my self first...