Impacts of Rhodes on Biodiversity 2 : Common Chaffinch
The first blog in this series talked a bit about Cecil John Rhodes and his beliefs, which can can be summarized in this quote: “Remember that you are an E...
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Impacts of Rhodes on Biodiversity 1 : Eastern Grey Squirrel
Cecil John Rhodes, who believed that the English were the best, introduced grey squirrels, from America, to his estate in Cape Town about 1900. This is the stor...
BDInsight – July 2020
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 ...
BioMAPping in Lockdown – Derek Solomon shares his experience
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...
BioMAPping in Lockdown – Rick Nuttall shares his experience
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...
BirdPixing since the start of lockdown
During the lockdown period in South Africa, the Virtual Museum kept going. 4008 records were submitted to BirdPix during 27 March to 23 June 2020. But only 34% ...
BioMAPping in Lockdown – Abubakar Surajo Ringim shares his experience
Lockdown has impacted all of us, but that has not stopped citizen scientists from biomapping! We have been overwhelmed by the determination and enthusiasm shown...
BioMAPping in Lockdown – Corrie du Toit shares her experience
It has been more than 65 days since lockdown began here in South Africa, but that has not stopped citizen scientists from biomapping! We have been overwhelmed b...
BioMAPping in Lockdown – Peter Small shares his experience
It has been more than 65 days since lockdown began here in South Africa, but that has not stopped citizen scientists from biomapping! We have been overwhelmed b...
BDInsight – May 2020
It has been more than 60 days since lockdown began here in South Africa, but that has not stopped citizen scientists from biomapping! We have been overwhelmed b...