Monthly Archives: June 2023

The museum was contacted by BCMM official Siani Tinley and holiday maker Ryan Blane regarding a whale stranding at Cebe on the Wild Coast (Tuesday 27 June 2023). Ryan sent through photos of the stranding which happened during the afternoon … Continue reading →

“It just kept munching” – Shark Destroys Surfski Thursday, 08 June 2023 12:42 | Written by  Rob Mousley East London, South Africa: Angus Warren watched helplessly as the shark’s teeth crunched through the hull of his surfski. “It seemed to go on and … Continue reading →

Last week (8th and 9th June 2023) museum scientist Kevin Cole investigated a humpback whale stranding reported to the museum by BCMM Senior Manager for Marine Services Siani Tinley. The sexually immature male humpback whale had come ashore east of … Continue reading →

On Sunday 11th June 2023 Kayser’s Beach resident Colleen Fletcher contacted the museum to report a dead bushbuck close to the beach car park. The female ewe was lying on her right side with two clear wounds to the body. … Continue reading →

Avid naturalist and East London resident Rory Haschick continues to delight with interesting reports. On Saturday 1st April 2023 he was notified about an unusual pipefish seen at a well known dive spot called ‘Three Sisters’. The museum data base … Continue reading →

Early on Saturday morning (3 June 2023) museum scientist Kevin Cole was called out to a stranding at the Qinira River mouth (Bonza Bay). Beacon Bay resident Scott Roebert regularly walks the beach with his family and dogs and noted … Continue reading →