by p432140 | May 31, 2019 | Ecology & Nature
My first encounter with an African jacana was in the Namib Desert – a rare, unthinkable place for these waders to occur, since they usually inhabit freshwater wetlands. Baby Jac, as I named the juvenile, must have been blown into the desert by the extreme winds that...
by p432140 | Apr 12, 2019 | Ecology & Nature
Home to the oldest desert in the world, Namibia is well known for its beautiful dunes of all forms and dimensions. They attract photographers for their ever-shifting displays of light and colours and often even an added shimmer due to minerals. Adventure-seekers adore...
by p432140 | Mar 15, 2019 | Ecology & Nature
“Why should I be studying for a future that soon may be no more, when no one is doing anything to save that future? And what is the point of learning facts when the most important facts clearly mean nothing to our society?” These are the questions that 16-year-old...
by p432140 | Feb 8, 2019 | Ecology & Nature
If you want to fall in love this Valentine’s Day, fall in love with the planet. That is why I decided to share some environmental love from Gondwana’s side. While many people are still struggling to become accustomed to sipping smoothies through paper straws and to...
by p432140 | Nov 2, 2018 | Ecology & Nature
Charmingly bedecking the savannas of northern Namibia is the Jackalberry tree, Diospyros mespiliformis. Omwandi is its local name in the O-regions of the country, and it is also referred to as African ebony. It is an evergreen to deciduous tree as it sheds its leaves...
by p432140 | Sep 28, 2018 | Ecology & Nature
In the vast Namib Desert of Namibia, you will not miss the prickly !Nara plant or Acanthosicyos horridus. The plant’s name comes from the Nama and Damara languages of Namibia. It is pale green in colour and is mainly a shrub, which has no leaves but boasts blooming...
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