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SANAP mammalogists work with an Antarctic seal among the sea ice of the Southern Ocean, with South Africa’s Antarctic research and supply ship, the S.A. Agulhas II, standing by In October last year researchers participating in the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) came together for a two-day strategic workshop to discuss a way forward […]

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An Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos unusually broods two downy chicks on Gough Island; photograph by Michelle Risi, 15 December 2015.  Full story here. Southern Africa, generally well covered by books on particular groups of birds, now has a seabird book to fill a notable gap and join existing books on game birds, water birds […]

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The South African National Antarctic Programme, 2018 – 2020 The South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) invites applications to an OPEN CALL for a three-year funding cycle (2018-2020). All application materials must be submitted electronically via the NRF Online Submission System. All applications must be endorsed by the research office of the principal investigator before submission to the […]