Knysna Wildlife Project

One of the incredible joys of visiting Knysna is experiencing the Wildlife, especially in the Brenton Peninsula. One of the most common antelope species found in the area is Bushbuck. The smaller "cousin" of the Kudu and Nyala, these beautiful browsers are some of the most beautiful and graceful animals to watch. Even though bushbuck can survive in both moist and dry climates, they require habitat that provides enough food and shelter from the predators. Bushbuck are threatened by habitat loss that has already eliminated several populations of these animals. Luckily, bushbuck is still numerous in the wild and it is not listed as endangered species. Interestingly  enough the body of bushbuck are covered with fur which color depends on the habitat. It can be yellow, reddish or brown. Bushbuck that live in dense forest have darker fur as can be seen in the Knysna area. Unlike other antelopes, bushbuck do not tolerate birds that remove insects from their fur and tend ...

Y ou may not have ever heard the term ‘ microplastics ‘ before, but for the last 50 years, tiny particles of plastic are used in many cosmetic products like scrubs, shower gel, shaving creams, toothpaste, hair spray, and eyeshadows. Microplastics are replacing natural options as it is more cost effective to Multi-Million Companies. They are even used as bulking agents (Makes you think there is more in the bottle than there actually is) The exfoliating type shower gels can typically contain an amount of plastic in microbeads equivalent to the packaging in comes in.  They  land up in the global oceans where they cause serious harm to marine life,   and then in turn humans who then consume seafood. Microplastics are tiny pieces or particles of plastic many are invisible to the naked eye. Microplastics pollute the ocean and can have toxic effects on biological organisms that ingest or absorb them such as dolphins, whales, and fish. Washed down the drain, those p...