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Southern Africa’s Biggest Nature Count Returns Nov 27–30
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Source domain: sanbi.org
Collected on 9 November 2026
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What this means
SANBI announces that registrations are open for the 2026 Great Southern Bioblitz, a four-day community science event from 27 to 30 November in which the public photographs wild species and uploads them to iNaturalist. It reports the 2025 event's results, including 127 983 observations and over 600 threatened taxa recorded.
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Great Southern Bioblitz 2026 participation
Between 27 and 30 November, anyone can photograph wild plants, animals or fungi in a registered region and upload them to the free iNaturalist app to help document biodiversity. No expertise is needed, and registrations for the 2026 event are open.
- Who it is for
- anyone with a smartphone in southern Africa
- How to act on it
- Register for the event if needed, then between 27 and 30 November photograph wild plants, animals or fungi and upload them to the free iNaturalist app.
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Registrations for the 2026 event are now open.
Who can apply
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- has a smartphone
Key Takeaways
- Great Southern Bioblitz 2026 runs 27 to 30 November
- registrations now open
- uses iNaturalist app
- 2025 event: 127 983 observations, 11 582 species
- over 600 South African taxa of conservation concern recorded in 2025
- South African National Biodiversity Institute
- SANBI
- iNaturalist
- Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan
- Great Southern Bioblitz
- National Herbarium