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Angels on an Avian Mission
...In a ground survey of the Olifants River earlier this year, a total of nine Pel's fishing owls were seen and counted, and the owl is listed as rare in the Red Data Book...English
Letaba Game Viewing Routes
...Be on the lookout for the rare Roan antelope. There are often herds of Roan north of the Letaba River looking for taller grasses in lightly wooded savannah. The Tsendzi Loop (S48) is about 40 minutes north of Letaba...English
Kruger National Park Rest Camps
...Find out more about Pretoriuskop Rest Camp
Punda Maria Rest CampPunda Maria Rest Camp has lush vegetation which attracts a wide variety of rare bird species and wildlife...English
Birdlife
...About 20 days after the first egg has hatched, the female breaks out and the chicks reseal the nest without any help from the parents.Ground HornbillThe Ground Hornbill is an intriguing and rare bird that weighs up to four kilograms...English
Bat Hawk
...In the Far East it frequents the mouths of limestone and other caves inhabited by Birds-nest Swiftlets.Due to its specialised habits it is a rare bird through most of its range, but is quite common where it is found, and frequents towns as well as wilder..English
Niger Rare Giraffe Population Now Number 310
...Niger Rare Giraffe Population Now Number 310Niger Rare Giraffe Population Now Number 310In 1996, there were only 50 West African giraffe, 'giraffa camelopardalis peralta', in the world...English
Punda Maria Bird Hide
...As well as the usual bird life, several of the bird hides are renowned for their leopard sightings...English
The Race Is On To Find Rare Beetles
...The Race Is On To Find Rare BeetlesThe Race Is On To Find Rare BeetlesThree insect experts from Montana State University will be spending from late June to early August engaged in a multi-national search for some extremely rare beetles that can help explain..English
Rare and Invasive Species Workshop
...Rare and Invasive Species WorkshopRare and Invasive Species WorkshopKruger Park News ArchiveSolly Themba, community facilitator, facilitated a rare and invasive species workshop at the Mhala Science Centre...English
Activities at Lower Sabie Rest Camp
...A new bird hide, Nhlambanyathi, 11km (6.8 miles) from Lower Sabie Camp, with a platform overlooking a tranquil pool, is an ideal spot for the avid birder to view our feathered friends...English
A Watchful Eye on South Africas Secretary Bird
...The second bird moved from its nest in Bela Bela, Limpopo to distance of 270 km in the Makgadikgadi pans. The third bird moved from its nest Warden, Limpopo to the KwaZulu-Natal coast...English
25th Big Birding Day Hopes to Attract Garden Birding Enthusiasts
...These include albatrosses and petrels, the African Penguin, bustards and korhaans and the Southern Bald Ibis.Learn more about bird species in our African Bird Guide..English
Sharpen Your Bird-spotting Skills For National Bird Week
...Sharpen Your Bird-spotting Skills For National Bird WeekSharpen Your Bird-spotting Skills For National Bird Week© Charl PauwIn the first week of May every year BirdLife South Africa tries to get as many South Africans as possible from all walks of..English
Northern Kruger Park Region
...As these antelope are rare in South Africa, park managers are concerned and have taken steps to arrest the decline...English
Princess Takamado of Japan Explores South Africa's Bird Life
...Princess Takamado of Japan Explores South Africa's Bird LifePrincess Takamado of Japan Explores South Africa's Bird LifeKruger Park News ArchiveJapan's princess Takamado recently visited several important bird sites in South Africa...English
Mahogany Loop (S99)
...The animals found in this area include the rare and small Suni Antelope and the Sharpe's grysbok.The uncommon bay hawk is also a regular sighting in the area, probably due to the Punda's large concentration of bats...English
Anthrax Outbreak in the North of KNP
..."Roan antelopes are some of the rare species in the park and having lost 30 animals will have a very serious impact on the total population which is estimated at about less than 100 animals in the whole park...English
The Riddle Of The Rare Antelope
...The Riddle Of The Rare AntelopeThe Riddle Of The Rare AntelopeAsk any lowveld old-timer and they will tell you that sable antelope were once so common in the central lowveld that landowners used to regularly shoot them for meat for their staff...English
Birding Route Offers Opportunities for Bird Guides
...Birding Route Offers Opportunities for Bird GuidesBirding Route Offers Opportunities for Bird Guides© Nigel J DennisA feasibility study conducted by BirdLife South Africa for the development of a Greater Limpopo Birding Route has just been completed..English
Is Climate Change Affecting Our Birds? Help Us Find Out!
...Long-term environmental monitoring has indicated that global climate change has already extended plant growing seasons, changed animal and plant distribution patterns, and altered the annual dates of flowering, breeding, and bird migration.As far as bird..English
To Bird or Not to Bird
...To Bird or Not to BirdTo Bird or Not to Bird"Why do people become birders?" I guess this is the age-old dilemma that so bothered Hamlet ... "To bird or not to bird, that is the question"...English
The Southern Kruger Park Region
...Because these trees are rare elsewhere in Kruger, it was at one time policy to protect them by restricting the elephant population in the Southern Region to 900...English
Rescued Penguins Return to the Wild
...It is expected that the penguins will make their way back to colonies on Bird and St Croix Island in Algoa Bay as they have done in the past...English
Poachers Plunder Rare Plants
...Poachers Plunder Rare PlantsPoachers Plunder Rare Plants©Katy JonsonRhino poaching has grabbed headlines across the world. But there are other species that may not survive people's arbitrary actions...English
