Biodiversity

Video: Webinar - The Wonderful World of Insects
Learn about why insects are so interesting and why they are so important in this fun webinar about these creepy crawlies.
Taxonomy of the Capensibufo rosei group (Anura Bufonidae) from South Africa
Zootaxa 4232(2): 282-292. Channing, A., Measey, G.J., De Villiers, A.L., Turner, A. 2017
Marasmodes (Asteraceae, Anthemideae), the most threatened plant genus of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 111: 371-386. Magee, A.R., Ebrahim, I., Koopman, R. and Van Staden, L. 2017.
Quantitative evaluation of hybridization and the impact on biodiversity conservation
Ecology and Evolution, 7: 320–330. Van Wyk, A.M., Dalton, D.L., Hoban, S., Bruford, M.W., Russo, I-R.M., Birss, C., Grobler, P., van Vuuren, B.J. and Kotzé, A. 2017.
Radio Interview: Alien Invasive Fish - English

Radio Interview: Biodiversity - Alien Invasive Vegetation
Protection levels show imperiled SA reptiles not sufficiently safe-guarded despite low extinction risk
Biological Conservation 233:61-72. K.A. Tolley, J. Weeber, B. Maritz, L. Verburgt, M.F. Bates, W. Conradie, M.D. Hofmeyr, A.A. Turner, J.M. da Silva and G.J. Alexander. 2019.
The scientific value of UNESCO biosphere reserves
S Afr J Sci Pool-Stanvliet, R. & Coetzer, K. 2020.
Radio Interview: Water & Biodiversity -Wetlands Day 2020
Learn all about the importance of wetlands in these English and Afrikaans radio interviews.

Radio Interview_ Biodiversity - Illegal Harvesting
Listen to our Field Rangers talk about biodiversity crime.
Radio Interview: Invasive Species
Listen to one of CapeNature's Field Rangers speak about invasive species, what is being done to eradicate them and prevent further spread.

Lesson plan and presentation: Invasive species – youth and adults
Learn all about the problem of invasive species in the Western Cape, the possible solutions, and what CapeNature is doing.