Great Southern Bioblitz 2021

Discover what wild things inhabit the Southern Hemisphere in 2021 for the second-ever Great Southern BioBlitz!

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 across the Southern Hemisphere in Spring.

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’.

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 greater public in science and  nature learning.

By the end of October, 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 us to  observe life at this time of year!