Update

GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The Garden Route proved to be a top contender in the City Nature Challenge held from 30 April to 3 May. 

The City Nature Challenge is an international competition with the goal of finding and documenting plants and wildlife species in cities across the world.

At close of the event at midnight on 3 May, the Garden Route was in 10th place for logging 19 977 observations, and in 5th position for an impressive 3 073 species recorded. In total, 244 observers took part in the event, with an average of 81,87 observations per observer. 

Of the 9 614 species recorded in the Garden Route District to date, 31,9% were recorded over the four-day period.

In the Garden Route District, more than 2 170 species of plants were recorded; as well as more than 50 species of mammal, more than 190 species of birds and more than 20 species of reptile. In addition, several species of fish, fungi, insects, snails, and spiders were recorded.

Worldwide collective results

Participants: 419 places

Observations: 1 270 767

Species: 45 300+, including more than 2 100 rare/endangered/threatened species

Observers: 52 777

Winners for the six prizes

The first four winners each receives an annual membership to the Garden Route Botanical Garden for one person.

The Garden Route was placed in 10th place internationally, for its total of 19 977 observations.

Congratulations to:

• iNaturalist Username: outrampsmarge 
• iNaturalist Username: brendafan 
• iNaturalist Username: mary-hunter 
• iNaturalist Username: val Marsh 

The winner of the day access for four people to SANParks Ebb 'n Flow in Wilderness, including canoeing:

• iNaturalist Username: mikecameron 

The winner of two nights for four people at one of the following Cape Nature Reserves: Goukamma, Gamkaberg or Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserves:

• iNaturalist Username: hirons 

A prize-giving ceremony will be held at The Marshmallow Café in the Garden Route Botanical Garden at 14:00 on Saturday 22 May.

For more information, click here.