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City puts plans in place to control invasive wasps
16 November 2014
MEDIA RELEASE: 10 October 2014 Two highly invasive wasp species are expanding their range throughout Cape Town and the Western Cape. The City of Cape Town has therefore ensured that measures are in...
CIB Partners Conference
13 October 2014
The City of Cape Town celebrated its partnership with the Centre for Invasion Biology (CIB) at the centre's Partners Conference in Stellenbosch in September 2014. read further http://academic.sun.ac...
Alien and Invasive Species Regulations published
8 August 2014
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) published the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations on Friday 1st August, 2014. A total of 559 alien species are now listed as invasive, in four...
City thanks residents for spotting new Cape Town weed
8 August 2014
MEDIA RELEASE 15 JULY 2014 Reports from observant members of the public of emergent weeds have enabled the City of Cape Town to respond quickly before the plant spreads. Through partnerships such as...
Recent records for three exotic spider species in South Africa
30 May 2014
Badumna longinqua (L. Koch, 1867) (Desidae) is a native spider from Australia and was introduced into New Zealand, Japan, United States, and South America where it was recorded only from Uruguay (...
Melaleuca hypericifolia monitoring and removal
23 April 2014
Containment of the invasive Melaleuca hypericifolia (Red flowering tea tree) in Chapman’s Peak Slope in the Hout Bay area and in De Waal Drive in Cape Town Melaleuca hypericifolia (native to...
Hottentots Holland CREW finds a population of Montpellier Broom on Vergelegen
10 April 2014
The Hottentots Holland CREW regularly go botanizing on Vergelelgen Wine Estate. In September 2013 they found a yellow pea in flower, but were uncertain of their identity. Working through the numerous...
Why people should not feed birds
19 March 2014
Feeding waterfowl and other birds such as guinea fowl is a popular activity for some people. Tossing food like bread, table scraps, corn or popcorn attracts ducks, geese and other birds to places...
Cape Collaborations For Amphibian Solutions
17 March 2014
Urbanization has significant impacts on a large number of threatened animal species, including frogs. Stakeholders in the Cape Town are working together to ensure the threat levels to frogs and their...