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Wood Carvings Used to Attract Cranes to Bird Watching Site
...Wood Carvings Used to Attract Cranes to Bird Watching SiteWood Carvings Used to Attract Cranes to Bird Watching SiteThe small town of Wakkerstroom is famous for its endemic grassland and wetland birds, and eco tourists come from far and wide to experience..English
Terms Used to Describe the Status of Species
...What was considered endangered within a certain region can often be classified as rare or marginal in relation to total population distribution. We have examples of sable, roan and certain other species of antelope...English
Discovering Kruger Park Birdlife
...Kruger National Park houses some of the world's most amazing birds including:The world's largest bird: OstrichThe world's heaviest flying bird: Kori BustardAfrica's largest eagle: Martial EeagleAfrica's largest owl: Giant Eagle Owl..English
Yellow Tags Successful In Re-Sighting Poisoned Vultures
...was spotted, the general condition of the bird and what it was doing (eating, drinking, sitting in a tree, etc), and preferably the GPS location of the bird or at least the name of the area or the farm where the bird was seen...English
Birding Tourism in South Africa is Still in its Infancy
...South Africa has an enviable combination of different biomes, high bird species diversity, the presence of 122 important bird areas, well developed birding routes and birding facilities.The 900 bird species that can be found in Southern Africa amounts..English
Fascinating Flower Emerges
...Fascinating Flower EmergesFascinating Flower EmergesA rare Southeast Asian flower has bloomed in Hoedspruit...English
New National Rules For Hunting Industry And Protected Species
...Dogs may only be used to track wounded animals and can point and retrieve in the case of listed bird species.In order to ensure that the whole game breeding and hunting industry is better regulated, especially in the case of rare and endangered species..English
More Than One-Fifth of Worlds Plants Under Threat of Extinction
...Both common and rare species were assessed in order to give an accurate picture of how plants are faring around the world...English
Snow Leopards Spotted on Mt Everest
...Ale saw two snow leopards and tracks of two more on the slopes of Mount Everest, the first sighting of this rare creature on the mountain since the 1960s. There are estimated to be between 300 and 500 snow leopards left in Nepal...English
Are You Going Big This Birding Big Day
...Prizes include weekend getaways, books, bird feeders and much more...English
Game Drives from Letaba to Olifants in the Southern Mopaneveld
...There is a magnificent sycamore fig with lots of bird activity, a number of jackal-berries and matumis closer to the water's edge...English
Prepare Your Garden Spade for Arbor Week
...Every year two indigenous trees are chosen, one common and one rare, to be the 'trees of the year'.This year the rare baobab tree (Adansonia digitata or kremetart) has been chosen...English
Of Bills and Beaks
...The outer layer of the bill continues to grow during the life of the bird. If not worn down by normal use, beaks can become overgrown, as with human finger nails...English
Vine Snake
...Vine SnakeVine SnakeName
Southern Vine Snake, Twig Snake, Bird Snake [Thelotornis capensis capensis]
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Colubridae
Subspecies
3 races are recognized
Length_F
975 mm
Length_M
1 062..English
Research Helps Conservationists Mitigate Bird and Power Line Collisions
...Research Helps Conservationists Mitigate Bird and Power Line CollisionsResearch Helps Conservationists Mitigate Bird and Power Line CollisionsRecent noteworthy research is helping the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to better manage the interactions between..English
Birders Attempt to Spot 300 Bird Species in 24 Hours
...Birders Attempt to Spot 300 Bird Species in 24 HoursBirders Attempt to Spot 300 Bird Species in 24 HoursBirdwatchers around the country will be gearing up for a special Birding Big Day this year - BirdLife South Africa has challenged its best birders..English
Caterpillars Snare Snails with Silk
...Authors of the paper, Daniel Rubinoff and William Haines, say, "Specialised predatory by lepidopteron larvae, an extremely rare phenomenon worldwide, has independently arisen at least twice in Hawaii...English
The Eyesight of Birds is Key to Avoiding Power Line Collision
...The Tygerberg and Johannesburg Zoos provided captive birds, and expert bird handling expertise...English
SAs Rarest Breeding Bird Investigated
...SAs Rarest Breeding Bird InvestigatedSAs Rarest Breeding Bird InvestigatedHelicopters, birding telescopes, sunscreen and patience have all been deployed in a two-week long search for a "small dumpy bird that moves at breakneck speed" - South..English
Sable and Roan Researchers Pleased with Recent Sightings
...Grant Knight, Sanparks air services; Billy Swanepoel, LNP wildlife manager; Valerio Macandza; Bruce Leslie, corporate investigation services Sanparks; and Markus Hofmeyr, veterinary wildlife services Sanparks; took to the skies to find out how these rare..English
Kruger Park Vegetation by Regions
...These can be almost impenetrable in some areas and are the favoured habitat of the rare black rhino...English
Important Bird and Protected Areas Under Review by BirdLife
...Important Bird and Protected Areas Under Review by BirdLifeImportant Bird and Protected Areas Under Review by BirdLife©Birdlife Botswana - Motsherganyl Vitrat KootsositseBirdLife Partners in Africa recently convened an inaugural meeting in Botswana..English
National Bird Threatened by Illegal Trade
...National Bird Threatened by Illegal TradeNational Bird Threatened by Illegal TradeIn February alone, nine blue cranes were confiscated in four separate incidences of illegal removal from the wild in their Karoo habitat...English
Food In Kruger
...the wellness of your meat
1) Medium rare - take your index finger and feel the meat - if it feels like a marsh mallow it is medium rare
2) Medium - the meat should feel like the palm of your hand
3) Well done- well I will refuse to do this ...English
