Jul 5, 2022 | General News, Invasion Biology (IAPs)
Author: Boudine Kruger Romanskraal, situated in the Langeberg mountains near Albertinia, is a beautiful farm with a wide variety of fauna and flora. Unfortunately, as with many other farms in the area, the indigenous flora on this farm seems to be battling to stay...
May 10, 2022 | Competitions, Invasion Biology (IAPs)
Can you identify the Honey Mesquite tree? Take a photo of this invasive alien plant and share it with our hashtag #badmesquite on social media platforms. Tag @gouritzbiosphere and tell us how you identified this IAP to stand a chance to win a R3000 bounty reward!...
May 10, 2022 | Environmental Education, General News, Invasion Biology (IAPs)
Author: Boudine Kruger | Article adapted from Ken Coetzee’s “Prosopis, a Deadly Green Cancer” The invasion caused by the Prosopis tree damages the ecosystem by affecting resources like water supply and grazing. The diversity and biology of smaller animals like...
Mar 15, 2022 | Environmental Education, Goukou Resilient River, Gouritz Ecological Corridors Project, Invasion Biology (IAPs)
Author: Boudine Kruger | Article adapted from Ken Coetzee’s “Prosopis, a Deadly Green Cancer” The Honey Mesquite tree (or Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana) is an invasive alien plant (IAP) species that is taking over large tracts of overgrazed rangelands in...
Feb 23, 2022 | Environmental Education, Goukou Resilient River, Gouritz Ecological Corridors Project, Invasion Biology (IAPs)
Author: Luami Zondagh When we think of natural disasters and threats, we often tend to think of very extreme manifestations of weather and natural elements; we hardly ever turn our thoughts to plants and trees. In a world where increased deforestation is a threat to...
