The official results for the City Nature Challenge 2021 are in.

And looking at these results the Garden Route needs to give itself a hearty round of applause.

A total of 419 places registered across the world.
https://citynaturechallenge.org/

At close of the event at midnight on 03 May 2021 the following had been logged for the Garden Route District.

𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟳𝟳. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗥 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝟯𝟬𝟳𝟯. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗥 𝗶𝗻 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝟮𝟰𝟰. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗥 𝗶𝗻 𝟱𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Average number of observations per observer: 81.87
Ratio of observations per species: For every 6.5 observations, 1 species was recorded.

Of the 9614 species recorded in the Garden Route District to date, 31.9% of them were recorded over the 4-day period.

Well, well done to everyone, and thank you for participating and showcasing this great and diverse region we gladly call home to the rest of the world.

Posted on May 11, 2021 06:22 PM by shauns