False Bay
Wednesday Morning Spice
08 Jan 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
Great White in False Bay. Iran retaliates. Don Jr.’s Hillary gun. Eskom’s 13th cheques. Diana’s niece to marry SA-born billionaire. Schalk Brits’ road to the top. Madonna’s daughter.
Excellent Look At Cape Town’s Vanishing Great White Shark Population [Video]
30 Oct 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
The disappearance of Cape Town’s great white sharks has attracted plenty of international media attention, and now CNN is wading in.
The Great White Sharks Have Left False Bay – Here’s Why [Video]
12 Sep 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
The Shark Spotters research team have no confirmed sightings of a great white this year, and shark cage diving eco-tourism operators who frequent False Bay’s Seal Island have been just as unsuccessful.
The Nasty, Sad Truth About False Bay’s Whales [Images]
13 Jun 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
False Bay plays home to a number of visiting whales that come here to breed, as well as a resident population of Bryde’s whales and orcas. Now they’re under threat.
Absence Of Great White Sharks In False Bay Leads To Unexpected Results
03 Oct 2018 by Kiernan / 3 Comments
This last summer season, Shark Spotters recorded an all-time low number of great white shark sightings. This has opened the door for other species.
What Nine Years Of Studying The False Bay Great Whites Taught Researchers
29 Mar 2018 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
Over a period of nine years, researchers in False Bay recorded 1 105 great white shark sightings, identifying 303 individuals species. Here’s what they learnt.
Beautiful Footage Filmed Inside The Kelp Forests Of False Bay [Video]
10 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You might not be keen on braving the waters off False Bay yourself, but you really should take a look at life amongst the kelp.
Awesome Scenes As The NSRI Rescues A Struggling Whale In False Bay [Images]
23 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Called out on a whale rescue mission, the NSRI successfully detangled a large southern right whale before things could get out of hand.
Amazing Footage Of A Thieving Octopus’s Cunning Skills [VIDEO]
02 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s generally accepted that octopi are very intelligent, clever creatures however the depths of their cunning has never truly been measured, until now. An underwater camera, in South Africa’s False Bay, captured footage of one of the molluscs stealing an entire bait cannister – that was attacehed with three cable ties – while keeping a shark at bay!
Cape Town To Hire More Spotters In Wake Of Fatal Shark Attack
25 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the wake of the tragic death of 20-year old Capetonian bodyboarder, David Lillienfeld last Thursday, the City of Cape Town has agreed to implement a shark spotting programme at Kogel Bay, where the young man lost his life.
Cape Town Petition Opposes False Bay Shark Tagging Show
05 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Chris Fischer is an American documentary maker whose program, Shark Men, is in the Cape tagging Great White sharks along our coastline. A group opposed to this have lodged a complaint with the Department of Environmental Affairs, claiming the “research” Fischer conducts might make good TV, but is damaging to the sharks. Both sides of the story, after the jump!
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