Great Southern BioBlitz 2023: Greater Adelaide

The 'Great Southern BioBlitz',  or 'GSB' for short, is an international period of intense biological  surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within several  designated areas across the Southern Hemisphere in Spring.

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The purpose of this event is to highlight both the immense biodiversity spread across the Southern Hemisphere in the flourishing springtime, as well as to engage the public in science and nature learning using the citizen science platform iNaturalist. As we are international, in Spanish we are known as 'Gran Biobúsqueda del Sur', while in Portuguese we are known as 'Grande BioBlitz do Hemisfério Sul'.

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By the end of November, the natural world is on full throttle. Flowers are blooming, insects are emerging, birds are singing, and reptiles are coming out of their winter hibernation. It makes sense for the Southern Hemisphere to observe life at this time of year!

The #GSB22 will…