BotSoc welcomes Kayleigh Murray as the new Conservation Project Coordinator for the Cape region. With a background in botany and ecology, Kayleigh will coordinate conservation projects and support branches in partnership with conservation organizations and botanical gardens.

Southern Double-Collared Sunbird feasting in the Ericas. Cheerful & busy little bird that’s #endemic & common in the #fynbos

#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdlovers #birdphotography #TwitterNatureCommunity

#Mexico City could run out of water within weeks.
'Day Zero' is counting down to June 26th. The whole country is in #drought conditions, and huge parts are in Extreme drought. A society can't run without water, and that could become a reality very soon in some regions.

Peter Dynes In 1990 I warned the city council of the capital of Namibia, Windhoek, about Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s evacuation plans for this reason (city of 1 m). In 2015-2018 Cape Town (city of 4 m) nearly ran out of water. This is the time for innovation and drastic conservation, everyone. ☀️

City Nature Challenge 2024 Bioblitz

Cape Rock Hyrax aka dassie is smiling at the camera! Spotted at the Penguin Colony where there is a healthy colony living in the rocks…

#dassie #rockhyrax #mammal #bioblitz #cnc2024 #iNaturalist #biodiversity #southafrica #citizenscientist

Yeah, it's bad, and if we want it to be moderately okay, it's time to get busy and learn how to work together again....

collaborativeforchange.com/post/yeah-it-s…

Moonrise over the mountains on a perfect autumn evening. The anticipation of it peeping out the clouds, with the night sky constantly changing while the stars twinkled was pure magic!

#moon #moon rise #magic #nighskies #stars #twinkle #lookup #thisiswhyilivehere #iphonepic

City Nature Challenge 2024 Bioblitz

Little Egret with the definitive yellow feet fishing in the rock pools in Betty’s Bay. Perfect reflection while concentrating on catching lunch

#overstrandbioblitzing #biodiversity #bird #shorebirds #pringlebaybirding #inaturalist

Sunset cloud making a painting in the sky! My evening walk surrounded by majestic mountains & and ever changing sunset sky…

#clouds #sunset #walking #naturesbeauty #naturespalette #mountains #landscape #momentintime #iphonephotography #sunset colours #thisiswhyilivehere

WILDLIFE ANIMAL PROTECTION FORUM SOUTH AFRICA has been reliably informed that the planned killing of 20 baboons at the #BlydeRiverBotanicalReserve has been cancelled. We would like to thank Minister of Environment, Forestry & Fisheries 🇿🇦 LimpopoLEDET Limpopo Provincial Government and WAPFSA member organisations and their supporters. Netwerk24

30 conservation organisations have written an urgent letter to Minister Creecy regarding the process and circumstances surrounding the issuing of a permit to kill 20 baboons on the Blyde River Botanical Reserve in Limpopo Province. wapfsa.org/urgent-request…

2,436,844 observations of 65,682+ species (including 3,940+ rare/endangered/threatened species) made possible by 83,528 participants in 690 cities worldwide: the results of the 2024 #CityNatureChallenge are here!

Oppose Overstrand Municipality NEW Baboon Management Plan for Pringle Bay - Sign the Petition! chng.it/2kKCZbtbwH via Change.org South Africa Where must they go to? Their habitat is shrinking and people’s houses are getting bigger!

Our Observation of the Day is this #plant , potentially Pseudoselago verbenacea, seen in #SouthAfrica by jennyparsons_201pringle!

More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/2…