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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...
How has fishing changed in Plett and Nature's Valley in the last 15 years?
Do fishermen really have an impact on the inshore fish species in our Bay?
In order to answer this question, the Nature’s Valley Trust (NVT) initiated a fisherman impact study in 2014 under our...
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...
#ShareTheShores
September saw our third White-fronted Plover breeding season take flight as part of our Coastal Impact Programme. The previous season’s stats painted quite a dreary picture, with less than 10%...
Work hard, Play hard. The NVT way!
I came to NVT for an internship for my undergrad studies. Finally, I was going to do real fieldwork, something that I had always thought to be what I wanted to do with my life. Doing the actual...
The end of the beginning
This is it, when one reaches adulthood they have to leave their family to make a start for themselves. They take with them their values and teachings to share with the world. The family name will...
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...
Introducing the Tsitsikamma-Plettenberg Bay Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Big news in recently was the national launch of the new IBA Directory for South Africa, along with the first status report for the countries IBA’s. Hang on you say – what is an IBA? And why is...