November 17, 2014

Namibia | Mister Devil’s Claw

Text Jana-Mari Smith | Main Photograph: Julian Fennessy – Read Dr Fennessy’s story on Giraffe species! A true wildlife detective story. Some people’s passion for their […]
September 3, 2015

Battling invasive cacti

In order to save water, and because they have beautiful flowers and are often easily available, one may be tempted to plant cacti in the garden. However, the entire African continent boasts no indigenous cactus species. All cacti originate from the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Being very well adapted to arid conditions, they thrive excellently in our dry climate and since they are from a different part of the world they experience a total lack of indigenous pests or diseases in Namibia.