Category: Wild Karoo

  • November 20, 2013
    Every year in November, tens of thousands of compact raptors fly from breeding grounds in Russia and Kazakhstan to small…
  • Giant Earthworms

    June 13, 2013
    Startled motorists sometimes spot giant earthworms crossing Karoo roads after heavy rains.
  • Riverine Rabbit, Karoo, rivers

    May 22, 2013
    Not only is the riverine rabbit critically endangered, it is found only in the Karoo. New technology though, is capturing…
  • September 28, 2015
    Die slim jakkals van die Hartland – uittreksel uit ‘n Knapsak vol Karoo.
  • Springbok

    October 12, 2025
    One of the best ways to appreciate the Karoo’s beauty is by exploring its conserved areas. These ones should be…
  • cape lion

    June 11, 2015
    Breaking story about the escaped lion roaming the Karoo.
  • Blue cranes, Karoo

    March 11, 2015
    A large number of Blue Cranes were apparently deliberate poisoned close to Richmond in the Northern Cape Karoo in 2012.…
  • Acacia karroo thorn

    May 23, 2013
    The Karoo Thorn is by far the most common tree in South Africa. It is fast-growing and fast spreading, and…
  • springbok

    June 12, 2013
    The legends of the springbok migrations.
  • Karoo tigers

    June 30, 2013
    In Asia, the tiger numbers in the wild are tumbling fast. In one little corner of the Karoo, though, they…