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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. 

Regulations _ Farming Activities _ isiXhosa
State of Biodiversity Report 2002

CapeNature launched its State of Biodiversity Programme (SoBP) to assess and monitor the state of biodiversity in the Western Cape in 1999. This is the programme's first report.

State of Biodiversity Report 2007

CapeNature launched its State of Biodiversity Programme (SoBP) to assess and monitor the state of biodiversity in the Western Cape in 1999. This programme delivered its first report in 2002 and these reports are updated every five years. This is the second report.

State of Biodiversity Report 2012

CapeNature has compiled State of Biodiversity reports every five years since 2002 and this is the third report. These reports aim to give some indication of the state of the ecosystems of the Western Cape Province (WCP) and their constituents which are the many species that occur in this province.

State of Biodiversity Report 2017

CapeNature has compiled State of Biodiversity reports every five years since 2002 and this is the fourth report. These reports aim to give some indication of the state of the ecosystems of the Western Cape Province (WCP) and their constituents which are the many species that occur in this province.

State of Conservation Report 2020

This is the first annual State of Conservation Report for the Western Cape. This succinct and visually rich report provides an overview of the status of priority conservation indicators as at the end 2019. The report highlights achievements, challenges, impacts and urgent actions required. 

State of Conservation Report 2021

The entity endeavours to provide annual snapshots of the conservation status of species and ecosystems, highlighting achievements and impacts. This is the second State of Conservation Report that will inform the Western Cape State of Biodiversity Report, as mandated by the newly assented Western Cape Biodiversity Act.

State of Conservation Report 2022

This is the third State of Conservation Report to inform the periodic Western Cape State of Biodiversity Report, as mandated by the newly assented Western Cape Biodiversity Act, aimed at providing the status of indicators for assessing the global state of biodiversity.

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