Theatened and Invasive Species Recorded in South Africa

Our participation in GSB annually brings much fun being in nature, while feeding foundational biodiversity data to our national datasets, especially that of endemic, threatened, and protected species. More importantly, GSB data is being analyzed by local government agencies responsible for managing and reporting on biodiversity at the municipal scale.

A total of 654 species of conservation concern were recorded. These are records as per the South African Red List Plants and Animals Project which does not have all taxonomic groups listed. Note that the more threatened species are at the bottom of the link as they are the least observed.

223 Invasive species were recorded; the most observed invasive alien species (IAS) was the Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia ficus indica)

Posted on October 9, 2024 12:21 AM by suvarna