Pictures from South Africa - Western Cape


Verlorenvlei near Elandsbay on the West Coast of South Africa

The reeds in Verlorenvlei near Elandsbay, South Africa, require careful management

Elevated view of Verlorenvlei near Elandsbay, South Africa

Cattle grazing on the banks of Verlorenvlei, Ramsar site near Elandsbay, South Africa

Gannets and Cormorants are the main inhabitants of Malgas Island, Ramsar site at Langebaan, West Coast, South Africa

SAN Parks manages the Ramsar site at Langebaan, West Coast, South Africa

Langebaan Lagoon, the biggest area of the Ramsar site at Langebaan, West Coast, South Africa

16 Mile Beach is part of the Ramsar site at Langebaan, West Coast, South Africa

Langebaan Lagoon is surrounded by the West Coast National Park near Langebaan, West Coast, South Africa

Marcus Island near Saldanha harbour is part of the Ramsar site at Langebaan, West Coast, South Africa

The military jetty in front of the SAN Parks office at Langebaan, West Coast, South Africa


Island Lake, one of 3 lakes at Wilderness Lakes, a Ramsar wetland in the Western Cape, South Africa

The Serpentine river system, connecting the lakes of the Wilderness Lakes wetlands.

De Hoop Vlei near Bredasdorp in the Western Cape - one of the first Ramsar wetlands in South Africa.

The filming crew of FC Hamman Films getting ready to film at De Hoop Vlei.

The water at De Hoop Vlei is self sustainable, but the wetlands can dry up in severe dry seasons.

The Heuningnes estuary at De Mond, also near Bredasdorp in the Western Cape.

De Mond is the smallest Ramsar wetland in South Africa.