Year in the Wild Blog

Vodacom Facebook Page – February 2012 – Mkhambathi Nature Reserve

My blogs and photos of the incredible Mkhambathi Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape were posted by Vodacom to their fans on their Facebook page.

Leisure Wheels Magazine – January 2012 – Feature Article on Year in the Wild

A feature article on Year in the Wild, eight pages long, published in Leisure Wheels 4x4 Magazine in January 2012.(1.6MB size)

News24.com – October 2011 – Feature article on Year in the Wild

South Africa's biggest news website published a feature article on Year in the Wild, written by Nadia Krige, in October 2011. Read the article online.

Mkhambathi’s special soul

I was sad to leave the small Mkhambathi Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape. It's truly a special place, and it's facing a fast-changing future, with threats of mining and unchecked development, especially the proposed N2 extension. On my way out of the reserve towards the Drakensberg, where I will be spending three weeks from today, I stopped by Tony Abbott in the nearby town of Port Edward. Tony is a retired
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Mkhambathi Nature Reserve…I’ve found what I’m looking for

I think I have found what I’m looking for. Mkhambathi Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape is one of the most photogenic, pristine and priceless places I have been on my Year in the Wild. There is so much to admire about this relatively small 7000 hectare reserve on the northern Wild Coast of South Africa. Excuse all the superlatives which you'll come across in this blog..but this place deserves them.

The
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Camera trap photos from Mountain Zebra National Park

It's been raining through the night and day here at Mountain Zebra National Park, and so I've had a chance to catch up on admin! But also, I've had a chance to look through some of the camera trap photos that senior section ranger Craig Williams has collected over the past few months. Here they are below...thanks Craig for your time and help, and these photos.

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