Posted on the 21st December 2015
(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 more
Posted on the 9th December 2015
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 more
Posted on the 4th December 2015
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 more
Posted on the 25th November 2015
(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 more
Posted on the 26th October 2015
Kindly study Dr Hanneline Smit-Robinson's request below and consider participating in the monitoring of European Rollers in our region. We receive some reports of these birds in the Overberg du... Read more
Posted on the 23rd September 2015
The Department of Environmental Affairs has refused environmental authorisation for the Goereesoe wind farm and cited the following significant issues and reasons in support of their decision:
- ... Read more
Posted on the 14th September 2015
One-third of the 112 most important sites for nature in South Africa are facing imminent danger of irreversible damage, according to a new South African IBA Status Report published today by BirdLif... Read more
Posted on the 24th August 2015
Johannesburg, 21 August 2015:
BirdLife South Africa and the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) are working towards a brighter, more sustainable future by supporting the wind energy industry to minim... Read more
Posted on the 24th August 2015
Summary of Appeal sent to Minister Molewa of Department Environmental Affairs (DEA) – CC the Presidency.
Subject - The Karoo’s remote rural wilderness and natural areas are being targ... Read more
Posted on the 22nd July 2015
After a lengthy period of treatment to one of its eyes at FreeMe, a Secretarybird has been released back into the wild thanks to Lukas Marima who rescued the raptor in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria... Read more
Posted on the 29th May 2015
Harrier habitat conserved and sponsors: Renosterveld research centre opened!
(This report originally appeared in www.blackharrierspace.blogspot.com – Ed.)
The brain-child of Dr Odette ... Read more
Posted on the 18th May 2015
Norms and standards for raptor ringing, marking and tracking
Johannesburg, May 2015:
South Africa’s raptors are important environmental indicators and monitoring of, and research into s... Read more
Posted on the 4th May 2015
(This report was taken from the April Newsletter of the Wakkerstroom Bird Club – great news for our Blue Cranes. - Ed.)
A BIG change…
On the 4th May, begins a new chapter in my... Read more
Posted on the 28th April 2015
Hi All
Bio3, in partnership with the Aveiro University, has produced a book on biodiversity and wind energy, aimed at the general public. A free online version of the book is available at: ht... Read more
Posted on the 17th April 2015
Movements of a Secretarybird tracked for more than two years!
Johannesburg, 16 April 2015: Taemane, a Secretarybird tracked with a sophisticated satellite tracking device, became the first Secret... Read more
