CAPE TOWN – Animal welfare officers saved a juvenile baboon from certain death over the weekend after removing a large wire snare that had sliced deep into her neck. The Cape of Good Hope SPCA’s (CoGH SPCA) wildlife section was contacted by NCC Environmental Services to assist in the rescue of the young female baboon […]
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Into the Sunset…
A Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) slips quietly beneath the waves of the commingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans as the sun sets over the Cape Peninsula. Gansbaai, South Africa.
Out of the Blue…
The Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is the most widely distributed animal on the planet, inhabiting most all of the earth’s oceans and seas except for the extreme polar regions. Because of their widespread distribution, they also have the dubious distinction of being the most widely captured shark, and between 20 – 30 million are captured […]