We are just surfacing with some good news… Zanzibar is back for #GSB2026 ! In 2025, #Zanzibar impressed with spectacular marine life! 🐟🐢🌱 Thanks for all the contributions & Rainer Vierkoetter for organising Zanzibar #GSB2026. #Tanzania #GreenSeaTurtle #CitizenScience
Great Southern Bioblitz
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Biodiversity awareness through citizen science November 27th-30th 2026 on iNaturalist @AGrandeBioblitz (Portuguese & Spanish) #GSBioblitz https://linktr.ee/gsbioblitz
BICHEADA EN LOS MANGLARES Descubriendo la biodiversidad Los iNaturalistas recorrieron los manglares de Puerto Hualtaco, canal internacional, Isla Costa Rica, Isla Bellavista y la playa San Gregorio, donde realizaron el registro fotográfico de la biodiversidad. #SomosInaturalistas #RutaDelManglar
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN SOUTH AMERICA Records are falling allover the Continent from North To South FRENCH GUIANA 35.7C Maripasoula- Hottest July day GUYANA Min 25.5 Max 34.9 Lethem July Hottest day & night JULY (winter) RECORDS BOLIVIA 38.0 Robore PARAGUAY 37.4 Luis Argana
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN SOUTH AMERICA MInd blowing MINIMUM 28.7 Georgetown GUYANA HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY 40c IN WINTER Insane winter heat in BRAZIL with 38/40C Next days HUNDREDS of records in Brazil,Bolivia,Paraguay,Peru,Ecuador and Colombia. Absolutely crazy.
The jaguarundi 🐈⬛ has a new IUCN Red List assessment, and it takes into account our work (wow! 🥹). After being considered Least Concern (LC) for many years, the species is now Near Threatened (NT) 🔴. The species is now also considered as extant in Uruguay 🇺🇾 www.iucnredlist.org/species/9948...
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BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Escarabajo Rinoceronte / Heterogomphus chevrolatii 🏞️: Reserva Madrigal del Podocarpus 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida
BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Avispa Alfarera / Ancistrocerus sp. 🏞️: Loja y sus alrededores 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #CienciaCiudadana #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida
Voting is open for the GSB2026 Banner, If you are a previous GSB organiser or participant you can see the submissions and vote on your favourite to help with the decision 👇👇👇 www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/post/voting-...
BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Mariposa Perezosa / Actinote negra 🏞️: Reserva Madrigal del Podocarpus - Loja 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida
Blue-faced Honeyeater 'Entomyzon cyanotis' catching some insects on the wing in the suburbs of the Gold Coast QLD, #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026
BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Chinche de las Plantas / Tribu Resthenini 🏞️: Parque Univer. Francisco Vivar Castro 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida
BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Avispa Papelera Versicolor / Polistes versicolor 🏞️: Loja y sus alrededores 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida
BICHEADA EN LOS MANGLARES Green Jewel & GIBS Ad Austra invitan a la salida para observar y fotografiar biodiversidad en los Manglares del sur del Ecuador.
🌿 The Limpopo Great Southern BioBlitz 2026 project is now live! In 2025, participants recorded 8,408 observations and 2,539 species—one of the biggest GSB projects anywhere! 🚀 Read the journal for highlights and join us 27–30 November 2026. 📖🦋🌿 #GreatSouthernBioBlitz #iNaturalist #Limpopo
The Noongar season of Makuru (roughly June-July) might be the wettest and coldest part of the year in the Perth Hills, but the bushland is looking greener now and more of our native plants are flowering IDs in ALT 🌿 #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling
Looking to attend The 57th Australian Entomological Society Conference in Sydney this December? Don't forget that abstract submissions close at the end of this month, 31 July 2026! For more details visit:
Home - The 57th Australian Entomological Society Conference
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BICHEADA RESERVA MADRIGAL DEL PODOCARPUS Descubriendo la biodiversidad Los iNaturalistas participaron de una jornada espectacular compartiendo y aprendiendo en la naturaleza junto a profesionales de la Reserva Madrigal, GIBS Ad Austra & Green Jewel.
BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Mariposa Ochenta y Ocho / Diaethria clymena ssp. peruviana 🏞️: Paquisha - Zamora Chinchipe 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida
BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Escarabajo Barrenador de la Ceiba / Euchroma giganteum 🏞️: Yayu - Mura Nunka - Nangaritza 📷: Ángel Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida
We now have 15 regions on the map! 🌏 Is your project one of them? Help us get organised by creating your project and adding it to the Google Doc. We'll then add it to the Great Southern BioBlitz 2026 Umbrella Project.
Esta tortuga de canaleta (Acanthochelys spixii), observada en Rocha por dracoptera, ¡es nuestra Observación del Mes en NaturalistaUY! Más detalles en www.naturalista.uy/observations... #Acantochelys #Chelidae #UICNredlist #faunasudamericana #observaciondelmesnaturalistauy
🎨 Artists, photographers, designers & nature lovers — we need your help! Create the official artwork for the #GreatSouthernBioblitz 2026 🌏🌿 Showcase Southern Hemisphere biodiversity: 🌿 Flora 🦅 Fauna 🍄 Fungi 🏔️ Landscapes 🗳️ Selected by public vote 🔗 Details & submissions via our Linktree
Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis) by ©DavidTorres, on San Cristobal, Ecuador
🌿 #SemanaNacionalDoMeioAmbiente 🌿 🦋 Dia 5: Phaeochlaena lampra 📸 © Carlos Otávio Gussoni (@gussoni) 📍 Rio Claro, SP, #Brasil Uma das muitas mariposas que revelam a extraordinária diversidade de insetos do Brasil. #Biodiversidade #Mariposas #iNaturalist 🦋
Polar ice is melting at an accelerating rate. Sea levels are rising. Ocean systems are shifting. The way we respond has never been more urgent. Join us #NowForClimate: World Environment Day #WorldEnvironmentDay
🎨 Artists, photographers, designers & nature lovers — we need your help! Create the official artwork for the #GreatSouthernBioblitz 2026 🌏🌿 Showcase Southern Hemisphere biodiversity: 🌿 Flora 🦅 Fauna 🍄 Fungi 🏔️ Landscapes 🗳️ Selected by public vote 🔗 Details & submissions via our Linktree
La #culebrera europea (𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑎𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑠) selecciona sus territorios según la riqueza local de #serpientes, un patrón poco conocido que refleja su especialización extrema. Esta patrulla las lagunas de #Villafáfila en plena temporada: 🟢 spain.inaturalist.org/observations... #observacióndelasemana 📸
🌿 Semana Nacional do Meio Ambiente 🌿 🐦 Dia 4: Jaçanã (Jacana jacana) 📸 © Gustavo Sigal 📍 Piratininga, Niterói - RJ, Brasil Conhecida por seus longos dedos, que permitem caminhar sobre plantas aquáticas. #SemanaNacionalDoMeioAmbiente #Brasil #Biodiversidade #AvesDoBrasil #iNaturalist 🐦
South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) is one of the largest and most sexually dimorphic eared seals. Seen in Mar del Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina by @gustavotrekman.bsky.social buff.ly/GGTMluJ
🌿 #SemanaNacionalDoMeioAmbiente 🌿 🐒 Dia 3: Macaco-prego-preto (Sapajus nigritus) 📸 Observado por Carlos Otávio Gussoni (@gussoni) 📍 São Paulo, #Brasil Um dos muitos mamíferos fascinantes que habitam as florestas brasileiras. #Biodiversidade #Mamíferos #iNaturalist 🐒