A deep dive into a forest and a soul...
Not in tonight's episode of 'Bewonder & Bewaar' but soon!
Thank-you Leonie Wagner at Sunday Times for this beautiful article in today's paper.

Tune in to kykNET channel 144 on DStv this Sunday, 19 May 2024 at 20:00 when the Faculty's Prof Gerhard Steenkamp, world famous for his maxillofacial work on wild animals, will feature on the next episode of ‘Bewonder & Bewaar’ with English subtitles, hosted by Bonné de Bod 🆚

Vanaand om 20:00 gesels ek oor hoop en my geloof op Voelgoed LIVE, skakel in op hulle webtuiste, youtube kanaal of FB blad, maar ek sal ook die video op my Facebook blad deel.

Baie dankie Leon van Nierop vir hierdie ongelooflike resensie oor die nuwe seisoen van 'Bewonder & Bewaar' in vandag se Rapport!
Ek is so geraak deur jou woorde oor my aanbieding in die reeks... maar die passievolle individue in elke episode maak dit maklik!

'Haar humorsin en

Loving all the comments about last night's episode!
What a character Dr Francois Becker is... and wonderful to see the new fascination people have for the barking gecko!
The link to the episode on Catch Up is in my bio.

How beautiful is this?!

Our series “Bewonder & Bewaar met Bonné de Bod” returns tonight!
This time with English subtitles.
Hosted by Bonné de Bod on kykNET TV (DStv channel 144) at 8pm. 🧵 below from our director:

Vyf-vinnige-vrae-Vrydag met Bonné de Bod oor die nuwe seisoen van 'Bewonder & bewaar'
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Wat 'n voorreg om deel van SARIE Tydskrif se 'Top 5 uitskieters' te wees! Sulke spesiale woorde, dankie aan joernalis Lydia van der Merwe.
'Haar naam is sinoniem met natuurlewe-TV-programme en -flieks wat jou in verwondering laat oor ons mooi aarde en haar wilde bewoners.'
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An hour down memory lane with my favourite hits from the 80's and 90's and I can't wait! Join me tomorrow morning at 10am on CapeTalk on 567AM or listen live here:
radio-south-africa.co.za/cape-talk?gad_…

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are coming to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

Happy New Year!
Some of us love setting goals at the beginning of a new year (I do!) and some of us choose to ride the waves as they come… whatever works best for you, try to make time to be in nature this year. There is nothing that rejuvenates more! No matter where you find

Dispatch From The Field:
Finally!
The most famous wolves on earth!
I have been to Yellowstone before and like many people, despite trying hard over several days I was not able to spot wolves. So to see them now with Kira Cassidy, the biologist from the Yellowstone Wolf Project,

Just could not walk past these without grabbing them the past few months! The brilliant journalist Anton Crone is the new editor (just happens to be such a nice guy too!) and so I probably would’ve bought them all anyways even if they’d had crappy covers… but hello! How

Pictured here almost four years ago to the day... Derek and the Carte Blanche crew visiting for an interview about our rhino poaching film 'STROOP - journey into the rhino horn war'.

To have an icon of investigative journalism be interested in what we were doing and continue encouraging us over the years of making STROOP... well, what a way to instil confidence and keep us on track.

Deeply saddened by the news of Derek Watts. As the many tributes state, he was indeed a gentle giant with a positive outlook on life. I chatted with him a few months ago on WhatsApp and he was his typical self... incredibly kind and inspiring, turning the topic away from his…

See what we’ve been up to in the field ⬇️

Dispatch From The Field:
As you can see I’m not kidding… they’re fast!

Cine: Susan Scott ©Scott & de Bod Films

… For a comprehensive sum-up of numbers as well as the most targeted areas, here is a good read:

dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-0…