Fynbos

Kids from the Wemmershoek School observe a Cape galaxias caught during a citizen science outing on the Wemmershoek River near Cape Town. The tiny Cape galaxias, endemic to the region, is one of the most ancient lineages of fynbos fish, dating back to the time of Gondwanaland.

Clear Water Revival

In a biodiversity wonderland hardly known outside South Africa, a decades-long effort to restore native fish and their streams is starting to pay off—but new trouble could undermine this fragile comeback.