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Marion Island Positions to be Filled
Join the 80th Marion Island Overwintering Team! The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is looking for suitable candidates to join the 2023/2024 Marion Island team. The team...
Happy World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day, is celebrated every year on 02 February. On this day, in 1971, the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) was signed in Ramsar, Iran. World...
The Wanderer – October – November 2022 – Newsletter
October and November were two enormously busy months. The elephant sealsโ breeding season came to an abrupt end and immediately shifted to the moulting season. Brown skua nests and small...
The Mouse-Free Marion Project is hiring
The Mouse-Free Marion (MFM) Project, a partnership between the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and BirdLife South Africa, plans to eradicate invasive mice from Marion...
Minister Barbara Creecy visits Antarctica
Media Release by the Department of Forestry Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy visits Antarctica, 9 to 12 Jan 9 Jan 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Ms...
Season’s Greetings from SANAP overwintering teams
Personnel at the SANAE IV Station, Marion Island Research Station, and at the Gough Island Station wish everyone a happy festive season. SANAE IV, ANTARCTICA [button...
On their way to Antarctica: Meet the 62nd SANAE Overwintering Team
The S.A. Agulhas II is expected to depart to Antarctica today, 15 December 2022. The 62nd South African National Antarctic Expedition team (SANAE 62) is on board the vessel. The S62 team with be...
News from Antarctica – The Endurance Sept/Oct 22
In this edition: Learn more about spring time at SANAE IV Birds at SANAE IV? The Communications Technician, Aphiwe Dyum, shares his experience thus far as part of the 61st SANAE overwintering team...
Marion Island Positions to be Filled
Join the 80th Marion Island Overwintering Team! The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is looking for suitable candidates to join the 2023/2024 Marion Island team. The team will depart (on the research and supply vessel, S.A. Agulhas II) to...
Happy World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day, is celebrated every year on 02 February. On this day, in 1971, the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) was signed in Ramsar, Iran. World Wetlands Day is celebrated to to "raise awareness and understanding of...
The Wanderer – October – November 2022 – Newsletter
October and November were two enormously busy months. The elephant sealsโ breeding season came to an abrupt end and immediately shifted to the moulting season. Brown skua nests and small chicks have started to appear widespread across the island. Flowers are in...
The Mouse-Free Marion Project is hiring
The Mouse-Free Marion (MFM) Project, a partnership between the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and BirdLife South Africa, plans to eradicate invasive mice from Marion Island. The project is gaining increasing momentum as we work towards an...
Minister Barbara Creecy visits Antarctica
Media Release by the Department of Forestry Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy visits Antarctica, 9 to 12 Jan 9 Jan 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Ms Barbara Creecy, will on Monday (9 January 2023) visit the Princess...
Season’s Greetings from SANAP overwintering teams
Personnel at the SANAE IV Station, Marion Island Research Station, and at the Gough Island Station wish everyone a happy festive season. SANAE IV, ANTARCTICA [button link="https://www.sanap.ac.za/the-endurance-s61-publishes-first-newsletter" color="red"...
On their way to Antarctica: Meet the 62nd SANAE Overwintering Team
The S.A. Agulhas II is expected to depart to Antarctica today, 15 December 2022. The 62nd South African National Antarctic Expedition team (SANAE 62) is on board the vessel. The S62 team with be replacing the S61 team during this Antarctic relief voyage. 62nd South...
News from Antarctica – The Endurance Sept/Oct 22
In this edition: Learn more about spring time at SANAE IV Birds at SANAE IV? The Communications Technician, Aphiwe Dyum, shares his experience thus far as part of the 61st SANAE overwintering team Here are some of the interview questions: How would you rate...
Antarctica Day 2022
Antarctica Day is celebrated by the international polar community on the 1st of December to commemorate the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, by 12 countries (including South Africa) in 1959. On 01 December 1959, Antarctica was set aside for peaceful and scientific...
The Wanderer – August to September 2022 issue is out
The 79th Marion Island Overwintering team has compiled their 3rd newsletter, filled with interesting stories and fascinating photography! In this edition: Meet the Diesel Mechanic, Ecologist and Medical Orderly of...
World Science Day for Peace and Development 2022
World Science Day for Peace and Development is coordinated each year by UNESCO on 10 November. The theme of World Science Day for Peace and Development is Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. This day is being celebrated within the International Year of...
Job Advertisement: SAPRI Senior Electronics Technician
As per job advertisement: The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) is a research platform funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF). SAEON is mandated to establish and manage...
JOBS: Marion Island 2023 to 2024
The following positions are available on the sub-Antarctic, Marion Island for the overwintering period (April 2023 to May 2024) Applications close between 7 November and 14 November 2022. Click here: View the...
Medical Doctor wanted for Antarctica 2022-2024
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is seeking a medical doctor to join the 62nd South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) team. Expedition departure (ETD): 15 December 2022 Return: February 2024 Team training starts in November...
First Announcement – SCAR Biology 2023
This is the first announcement for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Biology Symposium 2023 in New Zealand. Will you be attending/presenting a...
The Endurance Newsletter โ NEWS from SANAE 61
In this edition: Get to know the teamโs medical doctor and team leader, JC Laubscher Find out more about his work at SANAE IV as a medical doctor. He speaks about his Antarctic journey, expectations vs reality of Antarctica and much more. " I think...
Open Access: Prince Edward Islands Geospatial Database
In a new publication, An open access geospatial database for the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands, by Elizabeth Rudolph, David William Hedding, Nico de Bruyn, and Werner Nel, open access is given to a geospatial database for both Marion Island and Prince Edward...
Preparatory phase in full swing at SAPRI – Positions available
SAPRI โ Transforming, Consolidating and Strengthening Polar Sciences Four new positions are available as part of the SAPRI professional development acceleration program which ties in with the SAPRI transformation drive. These positions are not the integrated facility...
Attention Early Career Researchers
Applications are now open to join the national committee of APECS-SA, the South African National Committee of APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists). APECS-SA is looking for early career scientists, enthusiasts, naturalists, and good storytellers...
Welcome Home Gough 67
The 67th Gough Island Overwintering Team has returned to Cape Town. Two members of this team stayed behind on Gough Island. Departure to Gough Island: 15 September 2021 Disembarked at East Pier: 20 September 2022 Gough 67 The...
