May 18, 2022 | Latest, Value of collections articles
Article by Nicklaus Kruger Museums aren’t just musty buildings for storing boring old stuff. They have the power to teach us about our past and open our minds to new ideas — and to transform the world around us. On International Museum Day 2022, we’re celebrating that...
Jun 8, 2021 | Latest, Value of collections articles
Rob Gess, Albany Museum Left: Detail at left of a cluster of 4 mm long spore capsules of Mtshaelo kougaensis, a new species of 420 million year old plant from South Africa; Right: Elandia itshoba, a 25 mm high single axis of a new species of 420 million year old...
Jun 8, 2021 | Latest, Value of collections articles
David Allan, Durban Natural Science Museum Left: A close-up portrait of an immature Crowned Eagle; right: An adult Crowned Eagle in flight (photos: David Allan). In late January 2021 our Museum received a request from Dr Shane McPherson from the University of...
May 21, 2021 | Latest, Uncategorized, Value of collections articles
We currently have a good working knowledge of the reptile and amphibian species found in Free State Province, South Africa. However, to a large extent this is based mainly on surveys conducted in the 1970s (De Waal 1978, 1980a,b). This means that our current...
May 11, 2021 | Value of collections articles
Over the last few years, members of the Arachnology unit of the Agricultural Research Council – Plant Health and Protection have been working closely with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) Threatened Species Unit to evaluate all the South...
May 5, 2021 | Latest, Value of collections articles
The Social media, communication and establishment of links mini task team recommends that members of the NSCF Community make use of iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a social network of naturalists, citizen scientists, and biologists. built on the concept of mapping and...
