Blogs

  • Science leads the debate against Seismic Surveys

    Science leads the debate against Seismic Surveys

    The Nature’s Valley Trust is a small community-driven NPO working at the cutting edge of integrated conservation in South Africa. Nestled in the magnificent…

  • Week One of an NVT internship

    Week One of an NVT internship

    by Jax Bath On the 5th of July, I arrived in the sleepy town of Nature’s Valley, excited to begin a 6-month conservation internship…

  • The Chapter of a Lifetime

    The Chapter of a Lifetime

    Where to even begin… In early 2019 I was afforded the greatest opportunity of being selected as one of 50 individuals to take part…

  • Leap day for frogs!

    Leap day for frogs!

    by Ben Wilson The 29th of February 2020 not only adds a whole extra day to our calendar year, but it also celebrates a…

  • Adventures in Nature’s Valley: a list

    Adventures in Nature’s Valley: a list

    by Ben Wilson RENT A CANOE OR KAYAK An all-time favourite activity in the valley is paddling out on a kayak or canoe (rented…

  • Penguin Awareness Day 2020

    Penguin Awareness Day 2020

    by Anna Kilmova Spotlight: The African Penguin Photo: Ben Wilson When you think of penguins, you probably imagine them being surrounded by ice and…

  • Conservation and wildlife encounters

    Conservation and wildlife encounters

    by Ide Uitentuis Lauren, a WWF intern at NVT, picked me up at the airport and brought me back to the intern house, where…

  • A time full of glee with the NVT

    A time full of glee with the NVT

    by Samuel Karlsson Straight away when I arrived in South Africa I was very well received by Kellyn, an NVT staff member who picked…

  • An amazing experience with Nature’s Valley Trust

    An amazing experience with Nature’s Valley Trust

    by Daniel Jongeling For my second year of university, I got the opportunity to go abroad for a 2-month internship. With Jappe, a friend…

  • My Time at NVT

    My Time at NVT

    by Jappe Rempe After flying for 20 hours, I and my good friend and travel companion Daniël finally arrived at the beautiful scenery of…