Among wildlife professionals, there is a clear ethical standard that you should never bait a predator. There is not a game park in the world that places tourists in a cage and then drags bait around to entice apex predators, like lions, to provide a thrill for the 'caged ones'. Lloyd Edwards, of Raggy Charters, announced earlier this month that he had been awarded the rights - along with another as yet unidentified Bay-based operator - to conduct tours to Algoa Bay’s Bird Island for shark … [Read more...] about Would you stand in a cage whilst Lions are baited? Then why Sharks?
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Humpback whale release, Maitland’s River Mouth
Hi Alan, At 14h40 on the 28th of July 2104, I received a call from Irene Rule of Blue Horizon Bay telling me that I was about to go to sea! One of the residents of Maitland's Hill, Andre, had reported an entangled whale about 1km offshore from the river mouth. Armed with my binoculars I raced to the scene. Sure enough there it bobbed, ensnared in a length of 20mm nylon rope with two yellow buoys in tow. I first called the Bayworld head of marine mammals Greg Hofmeyer and discussed a plan of … [Read more...] about Humpback whale release, Maitland’s River Mouth
Killer Whales in Port Elizabeth
I saw my first group of killer whales near Bird Island in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth on 20 February 1999. It was a group of four (three adults and a calf) spotted near a Bryde's whale. They had captured a baby bottlenose dolphin and were "flicking" it to each other using their large flippers. The cries of the baby dolphin were quite unnerving but still necessary for this top predator's survival. In this case the killer whales were honing their skills just like when a cat plays with a mouse. Since … [Read more...] about Killer Whales in Port Elizabeth
