Posted on the 5th September 2011
BirdLife South Africa
Position Statement on the disturbance and harming of seabirds
Seabirds are commonly found foraging in the same areas as those targeted by fishermen.
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Posted on the 20th August 2011(It is the time of year when we start receiving many complaints and queries from fruit farmers on the negative impact that birds have on orchards and vineyards. We received the following an... Read more
Posted on the 10th August 2011Important Bird Areas – Interactive Map
“There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before”. Th... Read more
Posted on the 20th July 2011New bird-friendly fishing gear lands big fish
Cape Town, 20 July.
Seventeen of the world’s 22 albatross species are threatened with extinction, with longline fishing responsible for much of t... Read more
Posted on the 7th July 2011We have been getting quite a few reports of fishermen leaving seabirds with hooks and line trailing from them. This is possibly due to lack of education on how to properly handle these birds or being ... Read more
Posted on the 28th June 2011The newest range change map to be displayed on the SABAP2 website http://sabap2.adu.org.za (currently top item of latest news, and with permanent URL http://sabap2.adu.org.za/news.php?id=1727) shows h... Read more
Posted on the 17th June 2011FYI - Following the recent release of the 2011 IUCN Red List update, you will note that two of the big African birds (Secretarybird and Hooded Vulture) were up-listed to join the list of globally thre... Read more
Posted on the 8th June 2011BirdLife South Africa media release
Global longline fisheries continue driving albatross declines
Seabirds continue to be killed in vast numbers as fisheries managers fail to stem the tide, but Sout... Read more
Posted on the 5th June 2011The buffer zone concept is included in NEMA (National Environmental Management Act 107, 1998) and was published in the Government Gazette of the 5th March 2011. It is also based on the White Paper for... Read more
Posted on the 31st May 2011BirdLife International, one of the largest conservation alliances in the world with over 120 country members recently confirmed that the Overstrand municipal area has been proclaimed as an Important B... Read more
Posted on the 30th May 2011The environmental impacts of the wind energy industry in South Africa remain largely unknown as the existing small installations on the West Coast have not provided any useful data. In the absence of ... Read more
Posted on the 9th May 2011INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVEL – TRIP REPORT
Ross Wanless
Participation in research expedition to Prince Edward Islands
Title of voyage
Research expedition to the Prince Edward Islands
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Posted on the 5th May 2011Landowner gets three days to explain land stripping decision
The landowner who ploughed up vegetation on the south-eastern banks of the Langebaan Lagoon last week has been given three days to justify... Read more
Posted on the 4th May 2011Dear all,
Thought I would try to divert the attention from the developing and predictable discussion between pet owners and non pet owners to the good news that another tagged eagle has been re-sight... Read more
Posted on the 3rd May 2011IBA’s - WESTERN CAPE
IBA’s are areas declared as being important for birds for specific reasons based on international criteria. This may mean that the area is important for a particular ... Read more
