Hypotrigona kleineri
Another view of the stingless bee species Hypotrigona kleineri, with the yellow color of the amber filtered out. “It seems trivial on a planet with millions of species to sit back and go, ‘Okay, well, you documented two stingless bees that were lost,’” Michael Engel said. “But it’s really far more troubling than that.” Visual: Seckenberg Natural History Museum

Discovered in Collections, Many New Species are Already Gone

Scientists are increasingly seeing evidence of “dark extinction” in museum and botanical garden collections. By Undark's Katarina Zimmer.

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Tokai Pines DM
The area surrounding Tokai Park used to be a commercial pine plantation, but after the exit of forestry from the Western Cape, the last pine trees are being harvested and the area is being restored to indigenous fynbos vegetation.

The Tree Myth – With special regard to TMNP

Paul and Eileen van Helden lay to rest the myth that alien pines (pinus radiata) sequester more carbon than fynbos at Tokai Park.

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scientists and media
Scientists’ involvement in media reporting on fire leads to more nuanced and balanced messages Image Cathy Withers-Clarke via Shutterstock

SA media treat fire as a foe

Scientists speak out about SA media treating fire as a foe – incinerating its ecosystem benefits in a blaze of misinformation.

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