The ZSSA Wildlife Photography Competition ran from the 25th May until the 11th June 2021. The event was hosted on Instagram by Tshepiso Malelantje, our student representative. The ZSSA council assisted with the selection of the 10 best photos while the sponsors had the opportunity to choose the three winning photos. We are pleased to […]
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VIRTUAL CONGRESS GUIDE The following videos are an introduction to the OnAir Virtual Platform. These videos show the different content and different functionality and features that are included in the Virtual Conference Platform. These videos will help you by providing you with some visuals of what to expect in order to enjoy this great virtual
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Welcome to our three new members on the ZSSA Council who were nominated for council at the end of last year! They are Dr. Ute Schwaiboldt, Dr. Melissa Boonzaaier and Ms. Mpho Malematja Ute Schwaibold Dr. Ute Schwaibold holds a PhD in Zoology (Animal Behaviour) and has been with the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental
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Congratulations to the winners of the photo competition held on the our Instagram page! They are: Cormac Price Samuel Cox Blair Cowie Dewald Kleynhans Remember to like our Instagram Page at https://www.instagram.com/zssa_official/
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We are excited to announce that our student council member, Tshepiso Majelantle (tshepiso.majelantle@zoology.up.ac.za), has created an Instagram Page for our society! To launch our new Instagram page, a wildlife photography competition with exciting prices to win is in the pipeline! But please first like and follow the page to take part and to find out
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Dear Colleagues, It is with regret that we have to inform you of the Local Organising Committee’s decision to postpone the ICZ 2020 Conference that was to be hosted in July this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has had a dire impact on countries and communities around the world, as well as the
We are happy to announce that the deadline for abstracts submissions has been extended to 31 March 2020. Early bird registrations also close on 31 March. If you could please forward this final call for abstracts to all staff in your departments. We are especially keen to showcase Zoological research from South African Universities and
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https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2018.1518728 Hyaenas at the Kruger National Park visit human occupied areas for reasons other than just food scraps and waste, a recent study has found. Hyaenas have a bad reputation as unscrupulous scavengers with a creepy nocturnal ‘laugh’. Researchers from the University of Pretoria Mammal Research Institute have found that visits by spotted hyaena
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ZSSA members, it is time to call for nominations for the Biennial ZSSA awards/grants. We are calling on you to consider nominating suitable receivers of the awards below. The Gold Medal Award The Gold Medal award is presented biennially by the ZSSA Council for outstanding achievements in Zoology in Southern Africa over several years. Such
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By Dane McDonald: Researchers have sounded the warning that findings for invasive mussels on South Africa’s rocky shores cannot ‘simply’ be translated into findings for sub tidal regions. In a recent study Dr Tammy Robinson and her research colleagues found that invasion patterns for Mytilus galloprovincialis and Semimytilus algosus in the ‘subtidal’ regions on the
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