A woman died after being stuck overnight in one of scores of vehicles trapped in unusually heavy snowfall in South Africa with traffic still backed up for around 30km early on Sunday, nearly two days after the first people were stranded, authorities said. Cars, buses and trucks became stuck in heavy snow on Friday in … Read more
Unusually heavy snowfall caused major disruption on South Africa’s roads on Saturday with people still stranded at midday after spending the night stuck in their vehicles. The key N3 highway linking Johannesburg and Durban was one of the worst affected and several portions were closed, with even detours impassible, officials said. Not clear how many … Read more
Heavy snowfall across South Africa has closed several ports of entry, and authorities are advising travellers to avoid dangerous routes. Michael Masiapato, Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), issued a notice on Saturday morning urging caution due to unsafe conditions around certain ports. Temporary port closures because of snowfall To prioritise safety, the BMA, … Read more
Wildlife researchers are optimistic for the future of the critically endangered Vancouver Island marmot species, after they counted a record 86 wild-born pups this summer. The Vancouver Island marmot, which is endemic to its namesake, is one of the country’s most endangered species. The Marmot Recovery Foundation estimates there were fewer than 30 in the wild about 20 years … Read more
In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the boundary between B.C. and Alberta. It was part of an attempt to help keep animals including a beloved white grizzly bear named Nakoda away from the dangers of the road. … Read more
THE world’s loneliest man is forced to walk five hours a day to reach civilisation with his closest neighbours being hungry bears and packs of wolves. Samuil has spent the last two decades living in the middle of the Siberian wilderness in a place dubbed the coldest place on Earth with temperatures often plummeting way … Read more
If our previous list of snowy locations wasn’t enough, here are six MORE places around South Africa where you can see snow… 1. OUTENIQUA MOUNTAINS The Western Cape’s Outeniqua Mountains can experience snowfall on its higher peaks during the winter months, particularly around the Outeniqua Pass. The Pass, which lies just north of George on the national … Read more
When wolves are killed by bullets fired from helicopters during Alberta government culls, surviving members of the pack quickly learn to evade the threat, a new study has found. For nearly two decades, Alberta has killed off hundreds of grey wolves each year in an attempt to bolster dwindling caribou populations, a practice critics have … Read more
Cancer-causing chemicals are being blown downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines, newly published research has concluded. “Our results reveal, for the first time, clear evidence that coal mining contaminants are spread far downwind from their sources,” says the paper, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. The … Read more
Snow blanketed large parts of South Africa this week – with more of the white stuff on the way this weekend. Mzansi and Lesotho resembled a winter wonderland. Temperatures plummeted around Mzansi with no fewer than five provinces recording sub-zero temperatures in recent days. It wasn’t just humans hurling snowballs at each other and building … Read more
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