Bonamanzi Game Reserve's Journal

Journal archives for June 2021

June 7, 2021

Purpose of the Bonamanzi Project

To conserve an ecosystem it is important to know what species are present. Species are the 'building-blocks' of the ecosystem.

This Bonamanzi Project aims to compile a list of the species that contribute to the richness of this nature reserve.

Join this project and, should you visit Bonamanzi, add your observations. Every observation helps.

Posted on June 7, 2021 09:56 AM by ricky_taylor ricky_taylor

June 8, 2021

Bonamanzi is a bird 'hotspot'

Bonamanzi is well known for its birding. The diversity of habitats in the nature reserve attracts many species of birds. And this, in turn, attracts many 'birders'.

eBird lists 361 species of birds that have been recorded from Bonamanzi. It is listed as one of their bird hotspots.
see: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1314001/
A checklist of the birds of Bonamanzi can be downloaded from eBird.

You can see what bird observations have been recorded for Bonamanzi in iNaturalist at
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Aves&place_id=172732&project_id=bonamanzi

Posted on June 8, 2021 07:38 AM by ricky_taylor ricky_taylor

June 9, 2021

Frogs and reptiles at Bonamanzi

With its diversity of habitats and the variety of wetlands Bonamanzi has a rich in herp fauna (frogs and reptiles).
Observations of these can be seen at:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Amphibia,Reptilia&place_id=172732&project_id=bonamanzi

I have created preliminary guides to the frogs and the reptiles of Bonamanzi. These includes iNaturalist observations and those frogs in the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife database.

See the amphibian guide at: https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/14093
See the reptile guide at: https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/14094

Posted on June 9, 2021 09:22 AM by ricky_taylor ricky_taylor

June 11, 2021

Main habitats in Bonamanzi

There are five main habitats in Bonamanzi - defined by the vegetation. These are sand forest, savanna, riparian, woodland and wetland

Posted on June 11, 2021 02:02 PM by ricky_taylor ricky_taylor

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