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A poor documentation of a local extinction: Cape Dwarf Chameleon

Posted on 04/01/2019 by Les Underhill

Where have all the chameleons gone? For many years, I could find a Cape Dwarf Chameleon almost on demand in my garden in Rondebosch. If a visitor wanted to see ...

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Do lots of Citizen Science in 2019

Posted on 01/01/2019 by Les Underhill

15 Citizen Science ideas for 2019 Keep your favourite camera handy! Grab all the opportunities which present themselves to take photos for the Virtual Museum. D...

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Alien opportunities: 10 bird species with feral populations in South Africa

Posted on 23/12/2018 by Les Underhill

Research opportunities on alien birds Although alien species are widely (and rightly) regarded as a “bad thing”, they offer special opportunities for research! ...

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Calvinia BioBash: Citizen Science in the Hantam

Posted on 16/12/2018 by Les Underhill

The Hantam is the general area north of Calvinia in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It’s an arid area, and poorly covered in biodiversity surveys. C...

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