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Rapid Bioblitz Adventures!

Rapid Bioblitz Adventures!

Grootbos Foundation

Rapid Bioblitz Adventures!

Our entomologists are hard at work, sweeping and brushing through foliage with their trusty nets during a rapid bioblitz. This technique helps them scoop up fascinating insects into their nets.

The real fun begins when they dive headfirst into the nets to discover what treasures they’ve caught! It’s all part of understanding and protecting the incredible biodiversity at the Grootbos Foundation.

Rapid Bioblitz Adventures!

Grootbos Foundation

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...

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