Last year Hartbeespoort had devastating damage from Leopard moths that target all cycads. They are around again!

What happened to the otters? That is the question that the Owl Rescue Centre wants to answer with a research-driven project.

Well-known local resident Werner Nagel witnessed an amazing incident during a recent drive in a game reserve when birds (not of the same feathers) banded together to chase off a puff adder to protect their baby birds.

The Centre for Biological Control (CBC) of Rhodes University responded to the public's skepticism and statements that the bugs on the hyacinth are not working.

Hyacinth currently covers about 40-45% of the Hartbeespoort Dam, but there is no quick fix, such as herbicides, says the Centre for Biological Control of Rhodes University.

Following the recent fish deaths in Hartbeespoort Dam, Magalies Water said the cause of the deaths could not be determined.

Hyacinth currently covers approximately 60% of Hartbeespoort Dam, and many have expressed concern that the invasive plant might cover the dam completely by December.

Masses of fish died on the eastern shore of Hartbeespoort Dam again over the weekend.

Hartbeespoort twins, Hendré and Teneal Keyser (16), won a silver medal at the recent international Eskom Expo for Young Scientists for their experiment to turn hyacinth into bio-coal.

The rain poses serious risks to vultures and birds of prey, including soaked feathers, nest destruction, and hypothermia.