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Archive/Biodiversity/Citizen scientist profile/News

Biodiversity enthusiast! ….The BDI interviews citizen scientist Lucky Okpanachi Atabo

Posted on 07/07/2021 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

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...

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

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...

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

The Boom of The Bushveld!

Posted on 30/09/2019 by Willem van der Merwe

Southern Ground Hornbills Bucorvus leadbeateri are large birds, sometimes weighing more than 6 kg and standing about a meter tall on tiptoe. With their glossy b...

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...

Biodiversity/Citizen Science/LepiMAP/News/Virtual Museum

How to create a species distribution map in the Virtual Museum

Posted on 02/07/2019 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Today, we provide the recipe for creating a species distribution map for a butterfly, the Painted Lady Vanessa cardui, directly off the current and live data in...

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