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Author: Megan Loftie-Eaton

Megan is our communications, social media and citizen science coordinator. Prior to her work for the BDI, she coordinated OdonataMAP, the Atlas of African Odonata. A citizen science project run by the Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town and funded by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation. She also coordinated LepiMAP, which is the Atlas on African Lepidoptera. Megan is passionate about biodiversity conservation. She is a firm believer in the power of citizen science and getting the public involved in nature conservation.
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BDInsight – January 2021

Posted on 01/02/2021 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

The first month of the new year is already behind us! For January 2021 BioMAPpers managed to snap and map almost 10,000 records on biodiversity. Amazingly well ...

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BDInsight – Festive Season 2020/21

Posted on 05/01/2021 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

A very Happy New Year to each and everyone of you. It is hard to believe that 2020 is behind us and 2021 has started. The world is still in the grips of Covid-1...

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BDInsight – October 2020

Posted on 02/11/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

October has been a busy month full of awesome BDI Citizen Scientist Hour talks and a great BioBashing trip to the Klein Karoo! Here in the lowveld region of Sou...

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If a river could talk…

Posted on 13/10/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Looking out over the peaceful Seekoei River, the reeds swaying in the breeze, I find it hard to fathom the horrible atrocities that happened here almost 250 yea...

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BDInsight – September 2020

Posted on 01/10/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Spring has sprung and biomapping has begun! Here in the southern hemisphere we welcome back the arrival of several migrant bird species. Have you seen any of la...

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BDInsight – August 2020

Posted on 01/09/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Another month has flown by! We are heading into Spring here in the southern Hemisphere, although today feels more like Winter. It is rather chilly all over Sout...

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BDInsight – July 2020

Posted on 01/08/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Life in lockdown has become almost normal. I, for one, have lost count of the number of days we’ve been in lockdown here in South Africa. We adapt to the ...

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BDInsight – June 2020

Posted on 01/07/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Another month has flown by, here in South Africa we are still under lockdown, but that has not deterred BioMAPpers from uploading all sorts of wonderful and int...

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BioMAPping in Lockdown – Derek Solomon shares his experience

Posted on 01/07/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Please tell us a bit about yourself, and why do you love biomapping? I am a wildlife sound recordist, safari guide and enthusiastic amateur wildlife photographe...

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BioMAPping in Lockdown – Rick Nuttall shares his experience

Posted on 29/06/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Please tell us a bit about yourself, and why do you love biomapping? A keen birder since a young age, my passion led me to study ornithology. Following a career...

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