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The KwaZulu-Natal South Coast is known for its vervet monkey population. Vervet monkeys are a staple of life in these parts. Some of us love them; some of us hate them, and some would even prefer to eradicate them as a pest. To each their own, and this article is definitely not intended to restart the often heated debates between monkey lovers and monkey haters.

Many of us will know the experience: we come across a snake in the garden, on the patio or in the house. What to do? Most snakes are fairly small, but still have to be treated with caution.

The Dutch have a saying: “De hemel geeft; wie vangt, die heeft.” (Which translates to Afrikaans as “Die hemel gee; wie vang, dié het.”) While this mainly refers to the wisdom of catching an opportunity whenever it presents itself, it is also true in a very literal sense when it comes to water.

Our water infrastructure continues to deteriorate, and some catchment areas and dams are becoming less effective as rainfall patterns change.

The Munster Wetland Project — otherwise known as “Frogland” There was a car park opposite a simplex block in Munro Drive, Munster that was more like a bog than a car park.

The “manne” with their 4X4’s used to like testing them out there and ordinary cars sometimes got stuck.

One day, back in about 2022, Felicity Balcomb said — I think we should turn that area into a firefly sanctuary.

The Admiralty Reserve forms part of the range of zones that describe the coast along with the seashore, coastal waters, and coastal buffer zone. It is generally described as a strip of land between 45m to 60m wide, inland of the high-water mark.

Exploitation, survival, and beauty — a reflection

I have been made especially aware this last year of the relationship between exploitation, survival and beauty. The survival of the human species depends on the exploitation of our natural resources. We cannot survive without some form of exploitation. The question is how can we do this in a sustainable way — that is in a way that allows nature to keep giving us the things that we need to stay alive.

Hi Everyone

Munster Conservancy has been going for three years and I thought it is time that I put out a newsletter telling people about what’s been happening.

We have two basic aims in the conservancy — the first is to protect our natural environment and the second is to help others do the same.