Renowned bird painter and ornithologist Ken Newman pioneered the type of field guide that enables birders to identify sightings. This revised edition honours his work and will help a new generation of birders to add ticks to their list.

Namibia’s desert-adapted lions live in an unforgiving habitat: rivers come and go in the endless dunes and it can grow bitterly cold in the rocky mountains. At a recent talk in Durbanville, carnivore researcher Dr Flip Stander gave us some insight into his research methods.

Log Cabins and quaint cottages  … not to mention farmhouses, houseboats and tents. There’s a huge variety of accommodation options in the Wild Parks, plus an All Cluster Wild Card earns you free entry around the country.

Paddy Gordon has been appointed to the helm of Table Mountain National Park. Paddy already has eight years’ experience at the park and was previously area manager for the northern section (Constantia Neck to the cableway).

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife are using satellite transmitters to track birds of prey.

Discover the wild world at your feet in this new book on insects.

The best wildlife pictures from around the world are now showing at the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town. And once again South African photographers have made us proud.

At last, the summer holidays are within sight – and with them the chance to catch up on some reading. These are the books I’ve got my eye on for the December break.

An afternoon book launch turns into a hike up Kloof Corner Ridge and down India Venster