Mushrooms and Fun(gi) at Grootbos
Winter in the Cape means one thing - mushroom season!
We recently assisted a cobra that was accidentally injured during roadworks between Stanford and Gansbaai. Kurt and Mike from our Conservation Research team quickly stepped in to help. They expertly coaxed the cobra into a tube to safely assess its injury, ensuring its backbone was not damaged and disinfected the wound. Thankfully, the cobra was unharmed and could be safely released back into its natural habitat.
Our team is dedicated to protecting wildlife and helping animals like this cobra when human activities inadvertently cause harm. These moments allow us to empower the community to become protectors of wildlife, aligning with one of our core goals at the Grootbos Foundation.
Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...
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Did you know Grootbos Foundation has a curated insect collection of over 60,000 pinned specimens?
Camera traps take photographs of secret animals as they go about their private lives.
Winter in the Cape, with its cooler temperatures and steady rainfall, offers the perfect climate for spores to germinate.
The Earth Rangers group from Laerskool Gansbaai had a fun and educational field trip to Grootbos!