Our top observer for 2023 is still held by Shiella Ngobeni @ts219321228.
Only one observation has been made in the current year by Bantu Zwane @br_221967526.
There is still a chance for you to become a top observer at The City Nature Challenge 2024, our next citizen science event (26-29 April 2024). Here is a link to join CNC in your city: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-tshwane.
Congratulations to our top 2 contributors:
The City Nature Challenge 2024 is our next citizen science event (26-29 April 2024), where participants using the iNaturalist app are given the opportunity to showcase their city’s biodiversity to the world. We are inviting you to participate in the event and see who can make the most observations within this project.
So, will you be taking on the City Nature Challenge and be one of the top contributors?
It's been 6 months since students have received iNaturalist training.
The project has 217 observations made of 115 species across Southern Africa.
All students have participated.
High contributor thus far: @ts219321228 with 24 observations of 21 species
Most observed species: Protea caffra
June: Well done @ b_221554051 on contributing 8 observations of 5 species.
July: Congrats @ b_221554051 on contributing 3 observations of 3 species.
August: no observations made
September: Well done @sm222347386 for contributing 5 obs of 4 species
Keep up the momentum
In-person iNaturalist training was provided at the beginning of May, during a field trip in the Magaliesberg.
Just 6 of the 22 students on this project contributed observations for the month.
23 observations of 19 species were made despite spending a full day in the veld.
The Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve is contains three distinct biomes with unique plants and animals. The grassland biome, is characterized by rolling hills, open grasslands, and scattered trees and relies on fire as an important ecosystem driver. Some of the dominant grass species found in the reserve include Themeda triandra, Hyparrhenia hirta, and Setaria sphacelata. The savanna biome is characterized by a mix of trees and grasses. The trees found in this biome include thorn trees, Combretum, and Terminalia species. The grasses found in the savanna biome include Panicum maximum and Digitaria eriantha. The third biome is Forest or specifically for this area the Northern Afrotemperate Forest. It is found in the steep kloofs and is characterized by its dense tree cover.
