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...
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...
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...
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...
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 (...
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...
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...
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...
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...