Wild Karoo

True Confessions of a Failed Jackal Hunter

How Hilton Hamann tried hunting jackals but got permission to keep a mistress instead.

Fly Fishing in the Karoo

Fly fishing with Alan Hobson of Somerset East.

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Mokala National Park – March Hares and Camelthorns

Mokala National Park near Kimberley combines the allure of Karoo and Kalahari ecosystems.

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Khumba the Movie set in the Great Karoo

The Great Karoo stars in Khumba, a locally-produced animated movie.

The Bushman Poison Bulb: Doorway to the Hereafter

The Khoi and Bushmen (San) believe this bulb to be the link between the living

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Baboons and Sheep

Calling all farmers! Are baboons in the Karoo showing an unhealthy interest in sheep? Can

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Interlude with a Leguaan

Meeting up with a monitor lizard on a Karoo farm.

Layer-Cake Karoo

The unique geology and flat-topped mountains of the Karoo have their origin in ancient inland

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A Prickly Customer

From the 1880s right up to the mid-1930s, debate raged over what to do about