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17 Apr, 6 tweets, 3 min read

Just a Friendly Reminder: Take the City Nature Challenge 2021: Help your city be the top biodiverse city in 2021

Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) is taking part in the 2021 City Nature Challenge. Volunteers from over 250 cities worldwide will be recording their animals and

plants over 4 days at the end of April. You are invited to participate and show people worldwide that Cape Town is one of the most biodiverse cities in the world! The City Nature Challenge runs from 30 April - 3 May 2021. TMNP would like to encourage more participants to take

part in this challenge and we will be hosting a limited number of individuals and groups at the Silvermine and Cape Point for FREE on the 30th of April, 1st, and 3rd of May 2021 and please see an activity programme below. To participate, please submit your name, surname

(as they appear on your ID), contact details, date, and time of the activity you would like to take part in, and send an email to munzhedzi.muhanelwa@sanparks.org by no later than Tuesday, 27 April 2021.

To gain free entry on the day, participants need to have their names registered, have proof of Identity Document (ID), and the iNaturalist app that you can download and install for free via Play Store (Android) or App Store (iPhone).

For inquiries please contact Suzan Muhanelwa on 021 422 1601.

#CityNatureChallenge #SANParks #LiveYourWild #TableMountainNationalPark #iNaturalist #CapeTown

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