Every year on February 2nd, the world comes together to celebrate World Wetlands Day, marking the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. This global observance highlights the vital role wetlands play in sustaining biodiversity, mitigating climate change, and supporting life on Earth. In 2025, as we reflect on […]
4 January 1948 – Lieutenant-Commander John Fairbairn clambers ashore on Prince Edward Island and claims it for South Africa. Following the occupation of Marion Island on 29 December 1947, Lieutenant-Commander John Fairbairn, Captain of the frigate H.M.S.A.S. Transvaal, is landed by “crayfish dinghy” after being towed by the ship’s motorboat into Cave Bay on Prince […]
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Above: HRH the Duke of Edinburgh accepts three books on the Prince Edward Islands from Mark Anderson in the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland Mark Anderson (Chief Executive Officer of Birdlife South Africa) undertakes a royal visit on behalf of the Mouse-Free Marion Project. He also presented the Duke with three books on Marion […]
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