Nov 12, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Updated 24/03/2020 Cape Town – A recent molecular genetic study has revealed hidden cryptic species within a known forest gecko from the east coast of South Africa – the Pondo flat gecko. Stellenbosch University MSc student Theo Busschau’s findings suggest that the...
Jul 29, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Updated 23/03/2020 Cape Town – A ‘fine-scale’ study on velvet worms has raised the flag for better protection of South Africa’s threatened forest habitats. According to Prof Savel Daniels and honours student Aaron Barnes from the University of Stellenbosch, South...
Jun 3, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Adapted from Stellenbosch University release – updated 27/03/2020 Stellenbosch – The uncontrolled harvesting of timber, bark and poles from indigenous forests in the Eastern Cape is having a negative impact on bird diversity, a new FBIP-funded study has...
Nov 16, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Updated 22/03/2020 Cape Town – A new ‘pearl white’ freshwater crab species has been discovered in the ‘forgotten’ Eastern Cape forests of South Africa. Prof Savel Daniels, a molecular taxonomist at Stellenbosch University, says freshwater crabs are relatively well...
