Hippo cannibalism
de Castro JJ, de Castro M, de Castro JA, and Ruiz Teixidor P. 2019. Hippo cannibalism. Biodiversity Observations 10.14:1-3 Biodiversity Observations is an open ...
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Elegant/Sandwich tern hybrid
O’Connell B. 2019. Elegant/Sandwich tern hybrid – Cape Recife, Port Elizabeth (The French Connection). Biodiversity Observations 10.13:1-5 Biodiversity Ob...
Leopard tortoise road mortality
Baxter-Gilbert J, and Riley JL. 2019. Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) road mortality and extralimital occurrence in Western Cape, South Africa. Biodive...
SAFRING Ringing Report for 2017
Paijmans DM, Rose S, Oschadleus HD, and Thomson RL. 2019. SAFRING Ringing Report for 2017. Biodiversity Observations 10.11:1-11 Biodiversity Observations is an ...
Fynbos Estate expedition, 3-12 December 2019
Following a successful 10 day BDI bird ringing expedition earlier this year, another was held at Fynbos Estate in December. It was hot and windy but the days we...
The Armoured Tail-Eater
South Africa has an amazing diversity of reptile species and today we feature the awesome spiky critter known as the Armadillo Girdled Lizard Ouroborus cataphra...
BDInsight – November 2019
November has been a busy month! We have exciting news all the way from Liberia to the southern most tip of Africa. Read on to find out more…. Upcoming eve...
Karoo ringing
Farm houses in the Karoo can be oases for birds, allowing relatively many birds to be ringed. Les, Karis and I visited New Holme guest farm (Karoo Gariep...
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BDInsight – October 2019
October has been hot hot hot, and so too is our BDI Newsletter. We have lots of exciting news and upcoming events to share with you. Upcoming Events Shoot The D...
Industrial Biodiversity 2 : Black River in Paarden Eiland
These pictures show a type of place which is known, in the trade, as a novel ecosystem. The original waterway, whatever it looked like, has been totally destroy...