Cape Town is joining the Great Southern Bioblitz Challenge, an annual event aimed at celebrating and documenting rich biodiversity.
From 24 to 27 November, residents have the chance to explore the city’s diverse reserves while contributing to a collective effort to record local flora and fauna.
The Great Southern Bioblitz is an invitation for Capetonians to embrace and showcase the city’s remarkable natural heritage.
By participating in this event and exploring the beauty of nature reserves like Wolfgat, Blaauwberg and Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve, residents can actively contribute to cataloguing unique plant and animal sightings.
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Free entry to Cape Town’s nature reserves is extended to participants of the Great Southern Bioblitz, encouraging everyone to immerse themselves in these preserved landscapes.
To engage in this initiative, residents can simply sign up and document their wildlife encounters using the iNaturalist app or website, becoming part of a collective effort to document the city’s diverse ecosystem.
Alderman Eddie Andrews, the City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, is enthusiastic about residents partaking.
‘Cape Town has its own unique biodiversity with many species being found nowhere else. I encourage residents to join us and participate by visiting the nature reserves in the City that you have never seen before.’
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