Closure of key conservation group in the spotlight

For a long time, the Friends of the Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area (Fobwa) has looked after and promoted the Baviaanskloof but, now, it is closing down. One of SA’s oldest protected area volunteer support groups, Fobwa was established in 2001.  The announcement on Monday of the group’s closure has sounded warning bells for the sector as it battles poaching, invasive alien plants, lack of manpower and a myriad other eco-problems. In Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann this week, we speak to Wilderness Foundation Africa chief executive Andrew Muir. The Herald