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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.
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Blue Cascader (Zygonyx natalensis)

Posted on 20/02/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Cover photo by Jean Hirons. Find the Blue Cascader in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identification La...

Archive/Biodiversity/Citizen Science/Industrial biodiversity/News/OdonataMAP/Virtual Museum

OdonataMAP Report for 2019

Posted on 04/02/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

OdonataMAP is the Atlas of African Odonata and forms part of the Virtual Museum. OdonataMAP was launched in 2010. The first record was uploaded into the databas...

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...

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

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...

Archive/Biodiversity/Citizen Science/News/OdonataMAP/Virtual Museum

There Be Dragons…

Posted on 09/09/2019 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Dragons do exist, and they’ve been around for over 300 million years! They might not breathe fire, but they do have six legs, four wings, and extremely keen eye...

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BDInsight – August 2019

Posted on 29/08/2019 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

August has flown by! And soon the migrant birds will arrive back in South Africa. We look forward to welcoming them back in the southern hemisphere. August has ...

Biodiversity/Citizen Science/Citizen scientist profile/Data and statistics/LepiMAP/MammalMAP/News/OdonataMAP

Swaziland Superwoman!…BDI interviews conservation scientist Kate Braun

Posted on 28/08/2019 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

I was employed as Ecologist/Research Officer by the Swaziland National Trust Commission (now Eswatini National Trust Commission), the parastatal organisation re...

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Biodiversity Superhero… BDI interviews citizen scientist Owolabi Bibitayo Ayobami

Posted on 16/08/2019 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Owolabi Bibitayo Ayobami is a lecturer at the Department of Wildlife and Ecotourism Management at Osun State University in Osogbo, Nigeria. He is also busy with...

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Always on the move… BDI interviews citizen scientist Joan Young

Posted on 13/08/2019 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

“I have spent nearly 40 years living and working in the bush, loving every minute of every day. When I started with macro photography, I discovered a whol...

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    • Atlas of Dragonflies & Damselflies
    • Atlas of Butterflies & Moths
  • Karoo Research Centre

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