SouSA - Whale and Dolphin Research June 05, 2017 Meredith Thornton As the winter chills set upon us in the Southern Hemisphere we celebrate two important days this week - today is World Environment Day, which is all about getting outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and to be fully conscious of its importance; Thursday is World Oceans Day which [...]
PAAZA Conference 2017 - Conservation Award May 31, 2017 Brenda du Toit The Dyer Island Conservation Trust (DICT) was excited to receive the PAAZA Conservation Award dedicated to our founder, Wilfred Chivell. The Conservation Award is given to those individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to the conservation of African species diversity or ecosystems. DICT is a conservation partner [...]
Educational Manual for DEEP May 22, 2017 Dyer Island Conservation Trust Dyer Island Conservation Trust Invests in Local Community The Dyer Island Conservation Trust’s Environmental Education Programme known as DEEP works with dedicated groups of young learners from a disadvantaged background and runs for three years to monitor and evaluate the impact and growth of each and every individual learner. An [...]
Become a “Supportive Shopper” April 11, 2017 Trudi Malan The Dyer Island Conservation Trust is excited to present you with the opportunity to become a “Supportive Shopper”. We have joined one of the biggest fundraising families in the country, the MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet, program that forms part of the Woolworths Group. This program allows shoppers the wonderful opportunity to support the Dyer Island Conservation Trust through, [...]
Marine Evening: White Sharks of Gansbaai March 29, 2017 Brenda du Toit The waters of Gansbaai are believed to have one of the of White sharks in the world. With the opportunity to see this shark all year round, and the proximity to land making it one of the most accessible places in the world to do so, Gansbaai is on the top [...]
Penguins Loved By La Pentola March 07, 2017 Brenda du Toit One of our favourite supporters, Shane Sauvage, of the famous restaurant, La Pentola visited the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary (APSS) leaving behind a legacy of R10 000.00 Shane has been a staunch supporter of the Dyer Island Conservation Trust for some years now with a special fondness for our great [...]
South Africa's most endangered dolphin needs your help! March 02, 2017 Meredith Thornton & Sandra Hoerbst At the Dyer Island Conservation Trust we are lucky to have one of South Africa’s lesser-known species of dolphin occurring right here in the Greater Dyer Island Area. This is a shy and somewhat elusive species called the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin. Their species, or [...]
African Penguin Release 23 Feb 2016 | African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary February 23, 2017 Theanette Staal Four adult penguins named Siân, Dippy, Patat and Mr Penguin Infanta were released today from Dream Catcher, Dyer Island Cruises' vessel, in the bay near Dyer Island where these penguins will now continue to live following their annual moult. They say a leopard can’t [...]
Today we celebrate World Whale Day!So why whales and why today? February 17, 2017 Meredith Thornton Well, the annual celebration was founded in 1980 in Maui, Hawaii, in order to honour humpback whales, which are found in big numbers just off its coast. Whale Day is the main showcase of the Maui Whale Festival. Crowds stream to the island every year [...]
International Marine Volunteers help with Ragged tooth shark dissection February 01, 2017 Alison Towner By Alison Towner Marine Biologist, Dyer Island Conservation Trust On the 31st of January we had a rare opportunity to dissect a Ragged Tooth shark, Carcharias taurus. The shark had washed up dead in Franskraal earlier in the month and was collected by Wilfred Chivell to be [...]