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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.

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.

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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. 

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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.