Conservation
RED DATA BOOK OF BIRDS LAUNCHED
Kindly note that we have now received copies of this excellent publication and this is available at the retail price of R 325.00 per copy. This is an outstanding resource for everyone interested in... Read morePRACTICAL EDUCATIONAL CARDS ON WETLAND AWARENESS
We received these beautiful cards from Mark Anderson. Please use the attached cards as and when you please to raise awareness about water, wetlands and waterbirds. They were designed by Utopia, Bir... Read moreSUMMARY OF BIRDLIFE SOUTH AFRICA ACTIVITIES DURING 2015
(Mark Anderson, the CEO of BirdLife Overberg discusses the ten highlights of BirdLife South Africa's activities during 2015. Wonderful work being done by the entire team. - Ed.) During t... Read moreWESTERN CAPE REGIONAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMME - DECEMBER 2015 STATUS UPDATE
(Herewith Dale Wright's report for 2015. Pay particular attention to the section on Hottentot Buttonquail research as members of BirdLife Overberg have donated R 30,000.00 towards this programm... Read morePROTECTING THE WESTERN CAPE’S ESTUARIES FOR BIRDS AND PEOPLE
PROTECTING THE WESTERN CAPE’S ESTUARIES FOR BIRDS AND PEOPLE Cape Town, 7 December 2015:Estuaries constitute one of South Africa’s most productive, but threatened habitats. While well... Read moreAgulhas Plain–Heuningnes Estuary Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Agulhas Plain–Heuningnes Estuary Important Bird and Biodiversity Area General Information: Status: Global IBA (A1, A2, A3, A4i) Protection: Partially Protected Number: SA121 Provinc... Read moreCAPE WHALE COAST IMPORTANT BIRD AND BIODIVERSITY AREA
(We have received our copies of the IMPORTANT BIRD AND BIODIVERSITY AREAS OF SOUTH AFRICA DIRECTORY and it is really an impressive volume of work. Congratulations to everyone at BirdLife South Afri... Read moreKINDLY REPORT BIRDS IN INCIDENTS WITH FENCES
Fences – a friend or foe of birds? You can help us answer this! Birds are killed each year when they collide with fences. Often these species are also of conservation concern, for example t... Read moreKINDLY REPORT BIRDS IN INCIDENTS WITH POWER LINES
Report power line related incidents. . . An appeal to BirdLife South Africa members and the public Eskom and the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) formalised their long-standing relationship b... Read more“FLIGHT FOR BIRDERS" REVIEW
(This article originally appeared in the 100th edition of “The Kite”, the official newsletter of the Tygerberg Bird Club and is loaded here with the permission of its Editor. - Ed.) ... Read moreNO BIRDS MENTIONED IN OVERBERG SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
(We were not amused about the total lack of any mention of birds and birding and particularly birding tourism in the proposed Overberg District Municipality Spatial Development Framework. ... Read moreKINDLY REPORT BIRDS ENTANGLED WITH PLASTIC
John Keyser, National Co-ordinator of International Coastal Cleanup for Plastics SA, is inviting members of BirdLife South Africa and of the birding community in general to report incidences of bir... Read moreHOW TO UNTANGLE A BIRD FROM A HOOK
We 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 moreOVERSTRAND NOW AN IMPORTANT BIRD AREA
BirdLife 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 moreEWT & BLSA POSITION STATEMENT ON WIND ENERGY FACILITIES
The 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 moreNo Current Conservation Articles
Cape Town Birding
- CONSERVATION CONCERNS AT VERMONT AND ONRUS WATER BODIES
- NEW PARTNERSHIP PROTECTS THE LARGER BIRDS OF THE OVERBERG
Garden Route Birding
- NEW PARTNERSHIP PROTECTS THE LARGER BIRDS OF THE OVERBERG
- OVERBERG WHEATBELT IMPORTANT BIRD & BIODIVERSITY AREA
Karoo Birding Route
Overberg Birding Route
- CONSERVATION CONCERNS AT VERMONT AND ONRUS WATER BODIES
- THE PROPOSED ALIEN REED MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE ONRUS RIVER ESTUARY
West Coast Birding
Winelands Birding
