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Conservation Genetics and Wildlife Management Course & Workshop

09/12/2024 - 15/12/2024

The Great HP Beer Festival

16/12/2024

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NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

The largest zoo in the country and the only one with national status.

3117 specimens of 209 mammal species

1358 specimens of 202 bird species

3871 specimens of 190 fish species

388 specimens of 4 invertebrate species

309 specimens of 93 reptile species

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PLANTS OF THE WEEK

SANBI’s two Plants of the Week

Find out more about South Africa’s extraordinarily rich and diverse plant life as SANBI’s horticulturists and botanists highlight two new […]

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK

Marbled Reed Frog

Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp 1842, is an amphibian species whose habitat preference and appearance reflect its name, the Marbled Reed Frog. […]

ABOUT SANBI

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) contributes to South Africa’s sustainable development by facilitating access to biodiversity data, generating information and knowledge, building capacity, providing policy advice, showcasing and conserving biodiversity in its national botanical and zoological gardens.

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