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Progress with BirdPix in the Western Cape during 2020

Posted on 30/12/2020 by Les Underhill

This is planned to be the first of many similar blogs. We are starting with an easy project, BirdPix, in my home province, Western Cape. It is still a bit exper...

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Fundamentals of Citizen Science, a BDI course

Posted on 23/12/2020 by Les Underhill

During 2021, the BDI will offer a course called "Fundamentals of Citizen Science".

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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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BDI YouTube Channel: three months of growth!

Posted on 03/10/2020 by Les Underhill

The BDI launched its YouTube channel on 2 July. Three months later, the channel contained 61 videos and these videos had had more than 3,000 views. Up to now th...

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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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Citizen Science Week #1 from 19 to 27 September 2020: LepiMAP in South Africa, eSwatini and Lesotho

Posted on 22/09/2020 by Les Underhill, Karis Daniel & Megan Loftie-Eaton

LepiMAP is the Atlas of African Lepidoptera. LepiMAP is one of the sections of the Virtual Museum. From September 2020, the project has been hosted jointly by t...

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Citizen Science Week #1 from 19 to 27 September 2020: OdonataMAP in South Africa

Posted on 22/09/2020 by Les Underhill

OdonataMAP is the Odonata Atlas of Africa. OdonataMAP is one of the sections of the Virtual Museum. From September 2020, the project has been hosted jointly by ...

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Winter BioMAPping and Botanizing in Venda

Posted on 22/09/2020 by Willem van der Merwe (edited by Megan Loftie-Eaton)

On Friday, 12 June 2020, my friend Ruan Stander and I embarked on a reptile-and-plant-biomapping expedition in Venda. Venda is a wonderful and wild region in no...

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Citizen Science Week #1 from 19 to 27 September 2020: BirdPix in South Africa

Posted on 16/09/2020 by admin

The first Citizen Science Week of the 2020/2021 season starts this Saturday 19 September 2020, and runs to the end of the following weekend, Sunday 27 September...

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Fanie Rautenbach’s Great LepiMAP Challenge 2020/21

Posted on 02/09/2020 by Les Underhill

Fanie Rautenbach has worked his way through the LepiMAP records for South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, has identified data gaps, and is challenging us to fill...

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