Two members of the West Coast Bird Club, Nigel McDonald and Ron Roefs, have been doing weekly bird counts in the Fossil Park over the past five years and have recorded all three species of South African mousebirds.
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RFQ: Brief for design and construction of climate-controlled structure to cover paleontological dig site at the West Coast Fossil Park (WCFP).
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In celebration of Tourism Month 2022, the West Coast Fossil Park (WCFP) partnered with Wesgro to host the West Coast Tourism Showcase on Thursday, 22 September. It was an opportunity for participating tourism businesses and the local community to (re)introduce visitors to the region’s culture, heritage and legendary hospitality.
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The West Coast Fossil Park remains one place birds can safely come to.
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Winter school holidays are here! While your kids are no doubt elated to be free from classes and homework for almost a month, you may be dreading the boredom slump that’s almost sure to set in by week two or three.
Well, the West Coast Fossil Park has your back! From guided hikes to puppet shows, planet watching to mock digs, our jam-packed holiday programme is designed to not only entertain, but also enrich and educate.
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If you’re familiar with South Africa’s topography and geography, you may find the idea of elephants roaming among the dunes and strandveld shrubland of the West Coast almost ludicrous.
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With schools closing on Friday for the school holidays, we have the perfect kids programme and activities planned that will not just entertain your kids, but teach them more about the world in which we live, whilst having fun.
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Anyone with the vaguest knowledge of South Africa’s geography would be well aware of the fact that the further west you move along our coastline, the more arid it gets.
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Even though the West Coast Fossil Park’s (WCFP) main claim to fame is its preservation and display of 5-million-year old fossils, it is also a hub for conservation and rehabilitation of the current eco system.
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Now that you’ve started planning your trip to the West Coast Fossil Park (WCFP), why not extend your stay a bit and uncover some more of the Cape West Coast’s magic.
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“Our primary mission is to communicate science to the public.”
This is how Director, Pippa Haarhoff, describes the impetus of the work they do at the West Coast Fossil Park (WCFP) in Langebaanweg.
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