New Species Discovery

latest news & developments

Peripatopsis barnardi represents the first ever species from the Little Karoo, which indicates that the area was historically more forested than at present. It is one of seven new species from the Cape Fold Mountains described in a paper published in Ecology and Evolution. Image: Savel Daniels

ANCIENT FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

Living ‘fossil’ found: Rare velvet worm species named after teenage explorer

A high school pupil’s nature walk led to a major scientific discovery

Sheree Bega

Christian Deschodt with his children Kara and Chris. (Photo supplied)

ANT DUNG BEETLE RELATIONSHIP

New dung beetle species found on family walk near Hartbeespoort

Christian Deschodt has been involved in the discovery and description of more than 50 dung beetle species

Sheree Bega