Category Archives: From the Phantom Forest

Our elusive forest fauna ~ Part 1


The smallest of all the antelope is the blue duiker (Philantomba monticola), a small, forest-dwelling duiker found in Central Africa and South Western South Africa.
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Blue duiker

Blue duiker

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One of the inhabitants of the “Phantom Forest” is the Blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola), the smallest antelope … Continue reading

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Leopard Trail – Phantom Forest

The walks around Phantom Forest Eco Reserve are breathtakingly beautiful, so we thought we’d take you on a visual winter walk … Continue reading

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All about Knysna

Eastern Head ~ Knysna blogEastern Head, Knysna

While it is certainly tempting not to want to budge once reaching Phantom Forest Eco Reserve, … Continue reading

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The Forest

Forests have since time immemorial invoked a feeling of the magical and the mysterious, and none more so than the breathtaking Knysna Forest. It is in this beautiful forest … Continue reading

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The search for the Knysna Elephants

Gareth Patterson collecting Knysna elephant DNA samples

Gareth Patterson collecting Knysna elephant DNA samples

 

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The wonderful world of fynbos

Phantom Forest is situated in a private nature reserve that comprises Afro Montane forest, Cape coastal fynbos and estuarine wetland. The fynbos found here, as well … Continue reading

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