Articles for John Yeld
Fight over tourism development in the Cederberg
Trekkloof farm owner Anton Kok started building without plans or environmental authorisation
By John Yeld
News | 22 October 2025
Let them eat kreef!
New season’s crayfish catch allocation is up almost 60%
By John Yeld
News | 16 October 2025
Bird ringing – bringing knowledge and delight
A South African discovery offered the first proof of birds migrating across the equator
By John Yeld
Photo Essay | 5 October 2025
Hundreds of unique Cederberg place names rescued from potential extinction
Names like Slangbosfontein, Katstertdrif, Pendoornkraal, Sterrebosbank, Vogelgesang, Haasvlakte, and Jakkalskop
By John Yeld
Photo Essay | 24 September 2025
New oil transfer regulations a ‘lifeline for penguins’, says Minister
But bird conservation organisations fear that the regulations will be ineffective
By John Yeld
News | 29 August 2025
Green Scorpions target controversial Garden Route motocross track
Owner of the Harper’s Creek motocross track near Harkerville Forest must repair the damage to vegetation
By John Yeld
News | 27 August 2025
Eastern Cape game reserves challenge wind farm approval in court
Game park owners and environmentalists say turbines will spoil scenic landscapes, damage tourism and threaten endangered birds
By John Yeld
News | 17 July 2025
SA’s national bird threatened as numbers crash
Blue Crane conservation status moved to “vulnerable” after steep population decline since 2010, with Western Cape’s Overberg region worst affected
By John Yeld
News | 1 July 2025
Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned
The Western Cape government has issued retroactive environmental authorisation for a dam project undertaken eight years ago
By John Yeld
News | 23 June 2025