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SWF cycad drone survey
Lillie Cycad Reserve

SWF’s drone mapping project of The Lillie Cycad – Part 2

Building on Selati Wilderness Foundation’s (SWF) October blog post, we are thrilled to announce the completion of the second phase of our groundbreaking drone survey at the Lillie Cycad Reserve. Phase 2 expands on the earlier studies by employing LiDAR technology to gather a more comprehensive dataset on vegetation structure and biomass.

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Lillie Cycad Reserve

SWF Initiates Groundbreaking Drone Survey of the Lillie Cycad Reserve

The Selati Wilderness Foundation (SWF) has embarked on a project to conduct a comprehensive drone survey of the Lillie Cycad Reserve (on Selati Game Reserve), a site of unique ecological significance as it is the sole natural habitat of the critically endangered cycad species, Encephalartos dyerianus. Listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species requires urgent conservation attention.

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