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Elegant/Sandwich tern hybrid

Posted on 25/12/2019 by admin

O’Connell B. 2019. Elegant/Sandwich tern hybrid – Cape Recife, Port Elizabeth (The French Connection). Biodiversity Observations 10.13:1-5 Biodiversity Ob...

Figure 2. A live adult female leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) removed from a dirt road near Lambert’s Bay, Western Cape, South Africa; well outside of the species presumed native range.
Biodiversity/Biodiversity Observations/Citizen Science

Leopard tortoise road mortality

Posted on 24/12/2019 by admin

Baxter-Gilbert J, and Riley JL. 2019. Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) road mortality and extralimital occurrence in Western Cape, South Africa. Biodive...

Figure 1: Trend in ringing effort over fifteen years from 2003 to 2017
Biodiversity Observations/Bird ringing/Citizen Science/Uncategorized

SAFRING Ringing Report for 2017

Posted on 23/12/2019 by admin

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 ...

Archive/Biodiversity/Citizen Science/Karoo/News/Uncategorized/Virtual Museum

The Armoured Tail-Eater

Posted on 12/12/2019 by Willem van der Merwe and Megan Loftie-Eaton

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/Biodiversity/Citizen Science/LepiMAP/MammalMAP/News/OdonataMAP/Virtual Museum

BDInsight – November 2019

Posted on 03/12/2019 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

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...

BDInsight/Biodiversity/BirdPix/Citizen Science/Karoo/LepiMAP/MammalMAP/News/OdonataMAP/Virtual Museum

BDInsight – October 2019

Posted on 01/11/2019 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

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...

Biodiversity/Birding/BirdPix/Birds/Citizen Science/Industrial biodiversity/News/Site report/Virtual Museum

Industrial Biodiversity 2 : Black River in Paarden Eiland : novel ecosystem

Posted on 22/10/2019 by Les Underhill

This remarkable 200-m section of the Black River in Paarden Eiland is a novel ecosystem. There are many bird species breeding and feeding. It is a biodiversity ...

Biodiversity/Citizen Science/Karoo/LepiMAP/MammalMAP/OdonataMAP/Site report/Trip report/Virtual Museum

Boegoeberg Dam BioBash: Where Kalahari Meets Karoo

Posted on 18/10/2019 by Karis Daniel

The interface of Kalahari and Karoo is a study in contrasts: red sands and blue skies; dry earth and flowing river; bustling weaver colonies and deserted towns....

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Valuable, Vulnerable Vultures

Posted on 17/10/2019 by Willem van der Merwe and Megan Loftie-Eaton

There are two groups of vultures in the world.  The Old World vultures, with 16 species occurring in Africa, Europe and Asia; and the New World vultures with se...

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BDInsight – September 2019

Posted on 04/10/2019 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

September flew by! Where is the year going? We hope you are all enjoying the Spring weather and getting ready for a great Summer of biodiversity explorations an...

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