Tougher call for Coral Fever: Coral Fever’s early days were unremarkable. He was born on October 6, 2012, at Ascot Stud in Port Elizabeth and bought for R130 000 by mining entrepreneur and horseracing fan Colin Bird. Together with Sylvia Vrska, they sent the colt to Randjesfontein ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Oscar Pistorius jail sentence for murdering model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp DOUBLED as her family say "there is justice": She had graduated in law from the Nelson Mandela … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Tougher call for Coral Fever
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Coral Aloes in flower – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Coral Aloes in flower: The flowering Coral Aloes in the Karoo just north of Olifantskop was stunning again this year. We really don't have to go very far from Port Elizabeth to see nature in all it's splendor. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. The view outside my office: This is my view when I walk out of my office. Hobie Beach, Shark Rock Pier and Algoa Bay. Pity I have no window or view from my desk … [Read more...] about Coral Aloes in flower – Featured Blog
Fields of Coral Aloe – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Fields of Coral Aloe: Just as the "normal" Aloes in the Karoo Heartland is done flowering, it's the turn of the Coral Aloes. A drive through the southern Karoo Heartland (on the N10 just over the Olifantskop Pass from Port Elizabeth) in the Eastern Cape two weeks ago had me stop a couple of times and grabbing for my camera with literally fields of flowering Coral Aloe stretching away from the road.A carpet of orangeJust more … [Read more...] about Fields of Coral Aloe – Featured Blog
Coral Trees – PE’s Jacarandas – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Coral Trees - PE's Jacarandas: Port Elizabeth can't boast with Jacaranda Trees flowering so beautifully around town in Spring as Pretoria and Bloemfontein can, but I just luuuvvveee all the Coral Trees flowering around the city. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Voting Line shadows: It turns out that the Voting Line on the Donkin Reserve isn't just made up of interesting and diverse silhouettes, it also throws the most … [Read more...] about Coral Trees – PE’s Jacarandas – Featured Blog
Longest coral die-off on record – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Longest coral die-off on record by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Researchers believe the coral bleaching event that began in 2014 could extend well into 2017, thanks in part to El Niño. Marine Science Today Click here to book your Sardine Run Experience. Read more here: Sardine Run Port Elizabeth Give and take: Researchers analyze how nutrient pollution can negatively impact important ecological relationships by Sardine Run Port … [Read more...] about Longest coral die-off on record – Featured Blog
Herpes outbreak, other marine viruses linked to coral bleaching event – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Herpes outbreak, other marine viruses linked to coral bleaching event by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Significant outbreaks of viruses may be associated with coral bleaching events, especially as a result of multiple environmental stresses, a study has concluded. One such event was documented even as it happened in a three-day period. It showed how an explosion of three viral groups, including a herpes-like virus, occurred just as corals … [Read more...] about Herpes outbreak, other marine viruses linked to coral bleaching event – Featured Blog
