Participating Institutions
Participating institutions are committed to collaborating to achieve the following objectives:
Data from specimens in collections accessible and used for managing collections, research and decision-making
Collections and associated research provide services to identify natural science specimens for a range of stakeholders including in the agriculture, health, environmental management and academic sectors
Agricultural Research Council (ARC)
Plant Protection Research Institute
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Entomology, Arachnida, Acari, Nematodes, Fungi
Onderstepoort Veterinary Research
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Ticks, Helminths, Disease Vectors
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (DNMNH)
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Mammals, Birds, Herpetology, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, General Entomology, Invertebrates, Archaeozoology, Palaeontology
Iziko Museums of South Africa (Natural History)
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Mammals, Birds, Herpetology, Fish, Marine Invertebrates, Terrestrial Invertebrates and Entomology, Palaeontology
KwaZulu-Natal Museum (KZN Museum)
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Entomology, Terrestrial Invertebrates, Malacology, Oligochaetes
National Museum
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Mammals, Birds, Herpetology, Entomology, Arachnida, Acari, Herbarium
South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
MAIN COLLECTIONS
National Herbarium, Compton Herbarium, KZN Herbarium
South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Fish, Amphibia, Marine Invertebrates, Diatoms
Albany Museum
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Birds, Entomology, Freshwater Invertebrates, Palaeontology, Herbarium

Amathole Museum
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Mammals

East London Museum
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Birds, Marine Invertebrates, Malacology, Tortoises
Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld)
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Marine Mammals, Herpetology, Otoliths, Cephalopod Beaks

McGregor Museum
MAIN COLLECTIONS
Mammals, Birds, Herpetology, Terrestrial Invertebrates, Archaeozoology, Herbarium