Rockwood Snow
Occasionally light snow comes to the Karkloof! And then we know that Winter has truly settled in the Midlands and the Karkloof has not escaped its long, icy fingers. [...]
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08, 2021
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06, 2021
Camera Traps & Sightings
The indigenous forest of the Karkloof Nature Reserve is home to a variety of bird and mammal species, like those you’ll find on our bird and mammal lists. Trail cameras [...]
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04, 2021
Fires Break Season
A firebreak is any gap in the vegetation or combustible material that acts as a barrier to slow down or stop a veldfire. They can either be natural, like the [...]
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09, 2020
How to Identify an Oribi?
How to identify an Oribi: Oribi generally have white crescent shaped bands of fur above the eye. Males only grow slender upright horns, which are ridged about halfway. They [...]
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04, 2020
Karkloof Blue Butterfly
Orachrysops ariadne, or the Karkloof Blue as it’s more commonly known, is severely threatened and currently on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. With only three known colonies, [...]
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07, 2019
Examining the Ecology of the Karkloof Forest
Examining the ecology of the Karkloof Forest Afrotemperate forests (such as Karkloof forest) in South Africa are an understudied system. Much of the forest ecological theory is based on systems [...]
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06, 2019
Donna Lay and Karkloof Conservation
Wildlands Donna Lay Talks Conservation in the Karkloof We recently chatted to Donna Lay of the WildLands Conservation Trust and Conservation Manager at Dartmoor Farm, which is part of the [...]
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06, 2016
FREEME Wildlife Caracal Release
Exciting news after Free Me released a caracal after a 4 month rehabilitation into the Karkloof Forest.
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09, 2013
Rare Leucistic Owl
Birding can be very hit and miss, but boy, did we strike a hit when a spotted Eagle Owl suffering from a rare form of leucism was seen with [...]
