BDInsight – March 2022
Welcome to the March 2022 newsletter! Upcoming BDI Events 15 – 19 July 2022 2022: Winter Atlas Bash – Khoisan Karoo Conservancy 01 – 07 Septem...
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.
Roads are causing severe threats to apex predators across the globe
Roads are the most widespread form of ecological health and integrity loss. Currently, roads are causing severe conservation threats to apex predators globally,...
BDInsight – February 2022
We have lots of exciting news to share with you this month, from the plains of the Karoo to the savannas and woodlands of Limpopo Province. And, we have some gr...
PHunting Round Three – December 2021
The Festive Season is upon us, or is it the Silly Season? All around there is a mad dash in the shops, the queues are long, the smell of fresh hot-cross buns st...
PHunting Round Two – Results
PHunting season is here. No critter is safe. Citizen scientists are out and about, armed with their cameras, ready to Photo Hunt! (Featured image above by Gregg...
African Oystercatchers on Robben Island
Hot off the press! A new paper, published in Wader Study and authored by Itxaso Quintana, Rio Button and Prof Les Underhill, describes a single-year study of th...
PHunting Season has begun!
PHunting season is here. No critter is safe. Citizen scientists are out and about, armed with their cameras, ready to Photo Hunt! Well done to each and everyone...
BDInsight – July 2021
During the most recent BDI Citizen Scientist Hour, Les Underhill gave a talk on the current status of OdonataMAP, the Atlas of African Dragonflies and Damselfli...
Biodiversity enthusiast! ….The BDI interviews citizen scientist Lucky Okpanachi Atabo
Please tell us a bit about yourself, your background and what you do: My name is Lucky Okpanachi Atabo. I am a young Nigerian and an active volunteer and advoca...
The Virtual Museum
The Virtual Museum (populatrly known as the VM) provides the platform for citizen scientists to contribute to biodiversity research and mapping projects. This i...